SSH Keys — Overview
SSH Keys is a feature that lets you centrally store and manage SSH public keys on the portal. When creating an Instance, you select a saved key and the system automatically installs it into the Instance — allowing you to connect via SSH without entering a password.
Key Features
- Centralized storage: manage all SSH keys for a project in one place, making it easy to reuse them when creating multiple Instances
- Create a new keypair: the system generates a public/private key pair; you download the private key and store it securely on your end
- Import a public key: if you already have a keypair (created with
ssh-keygenor another tool), paste the public key to register it with the portal - View fingerprint: each key displays its fingerprint so you can verify the key's identity without exposing the full content
Supported Scope
SSH Keys are available on both VPC types:
| VPC Type | SSH Keys Support |
|---|---|
| General VPC | Yes |
| Specific VPC | Yes |
Important Security Note
Important: When you delete an SSH Key from the portal, SSH access to Instances that used that key is not revoked. The public key has already been installed into the Instance's operating system and remains active. To revoke access, you must manually remove the public key from the
~/.ssh/authorized_keysfile inside the Instance.
Get Started
- Create a new keypair from the portal: see Create an SSH Key
- Import an existing public key: see Import an SSH Key
- Delete an SSH Key: see Delete an SSH Key
- Look up field data: see Reference