# 12. Create Profile SSH Key

**Step 1:** When you have authenticated and logged in to the service administration page, click on the area showing account name to the right of the upper corner of the page. Select **SSH Key Management.** Users will be directed to the **SSH Key** profile administration page.

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**Step 2:** Select **Import SSH Key**. A new interface will appear.

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**Step 3:**

* **If users want to create a separate pair of key pairs:** Select **Generate new key pair**. The system will automatically create and display the full SSH key info. Users can rename the profile instead of the default profile name set by the system.
* **If users want to use an existing pair of key pairs:** Fill in the SSH key public information obtained from the third source. Users can rename the profile instead of the default profile name set by the system. After pressing **Save**, the system will re-verify the accuracy of the key, and save the SSH Key profile with the name and information. Users will also be allowed to download the **private key** of the SSH profiles and select the profile to see key details.

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{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:blue;">**Note:**</mark> The current system supported following SSH key formats: 'ssh-rsa, ecdsa-sha2-nistp256', 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp384', 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp521', 'ssh-ed25519'.
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