Description
The SSHKey class describes an ssh key.
Derived By
Extending virtualResource
Content Model
Contains elements as defined in the following table.
Component |
Type |
Occurs |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
billingEntityUUID |
string |
0..1 |
The UUID of the Billing Entity to which the resource belongs |
resourceCreateDate |
dateTime |
0..1 |
The creation date of the resource |
resourceKey |
0..* |
The keys attached to the resource |
|
resourceMetadata |
0..1 |
The metadata attached to the resource |
|
resourceName |
string |
0..1 |
The name of the resource |
resourceState |
0..1 |
The state of the resource |
|
resourceType |
0..1 |
The type of the resource |
|
resourceUUID |
string |
0..1 |
The UUID of the resource (read-only) |
clusterName |
string |
0..1 |
The name of the cluster in which the resource is located |
clusterUUID |
string |
0..1 |
The UUID of the cluster in which the resource is located |
customerName |
string |
0..1 |
The name of the customer that owns the resource |
customerUUID |
string |
0..1 |
The UUID of the customer that owns the resource |
productOfferName |
string |
0..1 |
The name of the product offer associated with the resource |
productOfferUUID |
string |
0..1 |
The UUID of the product offer associated with the resource |
vdcName |
string |
0..1 |
The name of the VDC in which the resource is contained |
vdcUUID |
string |
0..1 |
The UUID of the VDC in which the resource is contained |
globalKey |
boolean |
1..1 |
|
publicKey |
string |
0..1 |
The public key in the same format as a line from authorized_keys |
userName |
string |
0..1 |
The username to which the ssh key applies (or none to make it apply to the default initial user) |
Remarks
SSHKeys are provided to servers via metadata. The normal use case is that they can initialise the SSH keys for the initial user on boot, thus permitted secure login without the danger inherent in an initial password.