# NCryptDeleteKey with Key storage provider (KSP)
NCryptDeleteKey

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

## Parameters


 `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


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

Common return codes include:


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| Return code | Description | 
| --- | --- | 
|  ERROR\$1SUCCESS  |  The function was successful.  | 
|  NTE\$1INVALID\$1PARAMETER  |  One or more parameters are not valid.  | 
|  NTE\$1BAD\$1FLAGS  |  The `dwFlags` parameter contains an invalid value.  | 
|  NTE\$1FAIL  |  The operation couldn't complete.  | 
|  NTE\$1INVALID\$1HANDLE  |  The handle in `hKey` is not valid.  | 
|  NTE\$1INTERNAL\$1ERROR  |  A internal error happened when deleting key.  |