# NCryptFreeObject with Key storage provider (KSP)
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The `NCryptFreeObject` function releases provider or key handle from the Key Storage Provider (KSP).

## Parameters
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 `hObject` [in]   
 The handle of the object to release. You can use:  
+ A provider handle (`NCRYPT_PROV_HANDLE`)
+ A key handle (`NCRYPT_KEY_HANDLE`)

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

Common return codes include:



| Return code | Description | 
| --- | --- | 
| ERROR\_SUCCESS | The operation completed successfully. | 
| NTE\_INVALID\_HANDLE | The handle in `hObject` is not valid. | 

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for AWS CloudHSM. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query cloudhsm` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).