User SSH Keys

In This Guide

Add SSH Key

To add your own SSH key follow these steps:

  1. Select My settings from the top menu bar
  2. Select SSH Keys from the sidebar
  3. Click the Add new SSH Key button
  4. Enter a description/name for the SSH key to help you identify it
  5. Paste your SSH public key into the Key text box. It should begin with ssh-rsa or ssh-dsa
  6. If you wish to restrict this key to specific IP address(es) then enter those into the Authorised IP addresses field, one IP address per line
  7. Click the Save button

The SSH key will now have been added.

Edit SSH Key

It is only possible to change the name and/or permitted IP addresses for a given SSH key. If you wish to change the key itself then you will need to remove it and re-create a new SSH key entry within your account.

  1. Select My settings from the top menu bar
  2. Select SSH Keys from the sidebar
  3. Click the name of the SSH key you wish to modify
  4. Adjust the name and/or IP addresses as required
  5. Click the Save button

Remove SSH Key

To remove an SSH key from your account:

  1. Select My settings from the top menu bar
  2. Select SSH Keys from the sidebar
  3. Click the three dots next to the key you wish to remove (right side of the table)
  4. Click Delete
  5. Confirm the prompt

The SSH key will now be removed from your account.

Other SSH Guides

You can find more SSH related guides within the virtual machines how-to guides.