def deleteCertificate(self, certName):
        """
        This operation deletes an SSL certificate from the key store. Once
        a certificate is deleted, it cannot be retrieved or used to enable
        SSL.

        Inputs:
          certName - name of the cert to delete

        """

        params = {"f" : "json"}
        url = self._url + "/sslCertificates/{cert}/delete".format(
            cert=certName)
        return self._post(url=url, param_dict=params,
                          proxy_port=self._proxy_port,
                          proxy_url=self._proxy_url)