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+"""Slice 12 — actor × target authz matrix for ``POST /key/delete``.
+
+Same shape as Slices 10/11: master-seed a scoped scratch key, the actor under
+test attempts to delete it via ``POST /key/delete {keys: [<cleartext>]}``. On
+200 the test verifies the row is gone (or soft-deleted) AND the cleartext can
+no longer auth. On denial it verifies the row survives and still authenticates.
+"""
+
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+
+import pytest
+
+from .actors import TEAM_ALPHA, TEAM_BETA, Actor
+from .conftest import MASTER_KEY
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.asyncio(loop_scope="session")
+
+
+_SCENARIOS = [
+    # ─── target = self-owned key ──────────────────────────────────────────
+    ("self/proxy_admin", Actor.PROXY_ADMIN, "self", 200),
+    ("self/org_admin", Actor.ORG_ADMIN, "self", 401),
+    ("self/team_admin", Actor.TEAM_ADMIN, "self", 200),
+    ("self/internal_user", Actor.INTERNAL_USER, "self", 200),
+    ("self/owner", Actor.OWNER, "self", 200),
+    ("self/unrelated_same_org", Actor.UNRELATED_SAME_ORG, "self", 200),
+    ("self/cross_org_user", Actor.CROSS_ORG_USER, "self", 200),
+    ("self/service_account", Actor.SERVICE_ACCOUNT, "self", 200),
+    # ─── target = OWNER-scoped key in org_a / team_alpha ──────────────────
+    ("owner_target/proxy_admin", Actor.PROXY_ADMIN, "owner", 200),
+    # ORG_ADMIN hits the early role gate before any target-specific check.
+    ("owner_target/org_admin", Actor.ORG_ADMIN, "owner", 401),
+    ("owner_target/team_admin", Actor.TEAM_ADMIN, "owner", 200),
+    ("owner_target/internal_user", Actor.INTERNAL_USER, "owner", 403),
+    ("owner_target/unrelated_same_org", Actor.UNRELATED_SAME_ORG, "owner", 403),
+    ("owner_target/cross_org_user", Actor.CROSS_ORG_USER, "owner", 403),
+    ("owner_target/service_account", Actor.SERVICE_ACCOUNT, "owner", 403),
+    # ─── target = CROSS_ORG_USER-scoped key in org_b / team_beta ──────────
+    ("cross_org_target/proxy_admin", Actor.PROXY_ADMIN, "cross_org", 200),
+    ("cross_org_target/org_admin", Actor.ORG_ADMIN, "cross_org", 401),
+    ("cross_org_target/team_admin", Actor.TEAM_ADMIN, "cross_org", 403),
+    ("cross_org_target/owner", Actor.OWNER, "cross_org", 403),
+    ("cross_org_target/cross_org_user", Actor.CROSS_ORG_USER, "cross_org", 200),
+    ("cross_org_target/service_account", Actor.SERVICE_ACCOUNT, "cross_org", 403),
+]
+
+
+async def _create_scratch_key(
+    proxy_client,
+    scratch_prefix: str,
+    *,
+    user_id: str,
+    team_id: Optional[str] = None,
+) -> str:
+    body: Dict[str, Any] = {"key_alias": scratch_prefix, "user_id": user_id}
+    if team_id is not None:
+        body["team_id"] = team_id
+    resp = await proxy_client.post(
+        "/key/generate",
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {MASTER_KEY}"},
+        json=body,
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == 200, f"setup: master /key/generate failed: {resp.text}"
+    return resp.json()["key"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "actor,target_shape,expected_status",
+    [(a, t, s) for (_id, a, t, s) in _SCENARIOS],
+    ids=[s[0] for s in _SCENARIOS],
+)
+async def test_key_delete_authz_matrix(
+    actor: Actor,
+    target_shape: str,
+    expected_status: int,
+    proxy_client,
+    prisma,
+    scratch,
+    world,
+):
+    from litellm.proxy.utils import hash_token
+
+    caller = world.keys[actor]
+
+    if target_shape == "self":
+        target_cleartext = await _create_scratch_key(
+            proxy_client, scratch.prefix, user_id=caller.user_id
+        )
+    elif target_shape == "owner":
+        target_cleartext = await _create_scratch_key(
+            proxy_client,
+            scratch.prefix,
+            user_id=world.keys[Actor.OWNER].user_id,
+            team_id=TEAM_ALPHA,
+        )
+    elif target_shape == "cross_org":
+        target_cleartext = await _create_scratch_key(
+            proxy_client,
+            scratch.prefix,
+            user_id=world.keys[Actor.CROSS_ORG_USER].user_id,
+            team_id=TEAM_BETA,
+        )
+    else:
+        pytest.fail(f"unknown target_shape={target_shape}")
+
+    target_hashed = hash_token(target_cleartext)
+
+    resp = await proxy_client.post(
+        "/key/delete",
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {caller.cleartext}"},
+        json={"keys": [target_cleartext]},
+    )
+    assert resp.status_code == expected_status, (
+        f"{actor.value} POST /key/delete {target_shape} → "
+        f"{resp.status_code} (expected {expected_status}). body={resp.text}"
+    )
+
+    # Verify the after-state matches the verdict.
+    row = await prisma.db.litellm_verificationtoken.find_unique(
+        where={"token": target_hashed}
+    )
+    auth_check = await proxy_client.get(
+        "/key/info",
+        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {target_cleartext}"},
+    )
+
+    if expected_status == 200:
+        # Successful delete: cleartext must no longer authenticate, regardless of
+        # whether the row is hard-deleted or soft-deleted into LiteLLM_DeletedVerificationToken.
+        assert auth_check.status_code == 401, (
+            f"{actor.value}: handler returned 200 but cleartext still authenticates "
+            f"({auth_check.status_code}): {auth_check.text}"
+        )
+    else:
+        # Denied: row still present, cleartext still works.
+        assert row is not None, (
+            f"{actor.value}: handler returned {expected_status} but row vanished — "
+            f"silent delete on denial"
+        )
+        assert auth_check.status_code == 200, (
+            f"{actor.value}: handler returned {expected_status} but cleartext no "
+            f"longer authenticates: {auth_check.text}"
+        )