# NCryptDeleteKey with Key storage provider (KSP)
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The `NCryptDeleteKey` function deletes a KSP key from the Key Storage Provider (KSP).

## Parameters
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 `hKey` [in]   
 The handle of the key to delete. 

`dwFlags` [in]  
Flags to modify the function's behavior. You can use zero or more of the following values:    
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[See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudhsm/latest/userguide/ksp-library-apis-delete-key.html)

## Return Value
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The function returns a status code to indicate success or failure.

Common return codes include:


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| Return code | Description | 
| --- | --- | 
| ERROR\_SUCCESS | The function was successful. | 
| NTE\_INVALID\_PARAMETER | One or more parameters are not valid. | 
| NTE\_BAD\_FLAGS | The `dwFlags` parameter contains an invalid value. | 
| NTE\_FAIL | The operation couldn't complete. | 
| NTE\_INVALID\_HANDLE | The handle in `hKey` is not valid. | 
| NTE\_INTERNAL\_ERROR | A internal error happened when deleting key. |