Uploading SSH Public Keys to Your Nobus Account

After you create an SSH key pair, you can upload your public key to your Nobus account to make it easier to add your keys to your instances. It's safe to freely share your SSH public key because it cannot be used to re-create the private key. It can only be used to validate the user who holds the associated private key.

To add an SSH public key to your Nobus account, log in to the Nobus Management console.

  1. Select the appropriate project from the drop down menu at the top left.

  2. On the Project tab, open the Compute tab.

  3. Click the Key Pairs tab, which shows the key pairs that are available for this project.

  4. Click Import Key Pair.

  5. In the Import Key Pair dialog box, enter the name of your key pair, copy the public key into the Public Key box, and then click Import Key Pair.

The Dashboard lists the key pair on the Key Pairs tab.

When you create instance, you can automatically attach this key by selecting it in the Add your SSH keys section of the instance create menu.

Now, instead of using a set root password, you can use your private key to sign in to your instance. If you set a password on the key itself when you created it, you will be prompted for the key's password. otherwise, no additional authentication is required to connect.