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Manage access keys

Users with access to the control panel can manage their SSH keys for the cloud platform, API keys and S3 keys.

Manage SSH keys⁠

To securely connect to the server using the encrypted SSH protocol, you can add and SSH keys in your profile.

Users with the Account Owner and User Administrator roles can manage SSH keys of other users, including service users, see the section on SSH keys for more information. Manage the user's SSH keys instructions Change the user's data or role.

Add an SSH key⁠

If you're created an SSH key You can add its public part to your profile. The added SSH key can be cloud-host.

The key will be available in all projects to which the user has been added.

  1. В control panels from the top menu, press Account.
  2. Go to the section Access → tab SSH keys.
  3. Click Add key.
  4. Enter the name of the key.
  5. Insert a public SSH key in OpenSSH format.
  6. Click Add.

Delete SSH key⁠

  1. В control panels from the top menu, press Account.
  2. Go to the section Access → tab SSH keys.
  3. On the menu. key select Delete.
  4. Click Delete.

Manage API keys⁠

An API key (static token, X-Token) is used to manage Selectel products via API, more details in the section Static token (X-Token) Instructions Authenticating API documentation requests.

Add API key⁠

Use the section Get a static token Instructions Authenticating API documentation requests.

Disable API key⁠

  1. В control panels from the top menu, press Account.
  2. Go to the section Access → tab API keys.
  3. In the key line, turn off the toggle switch.

Delete API key⁠

  1. В control panels from the top menu, press Account.
  2. Go to the section Access → tab API keys.
  3. On the menu. key select Delete.
  4. Enter the name of the key to confirm.
  5. Click Delete.

Manage S3 keys⁠

Control panel users may S3 keys but we recommend create service users and use S3 keys in conjunction with them.

To issue an S3 key to another user, including a service user, use subsection Issue an S3 key to a user instructions Manage access to the object store.

Add S3 key⁠

  1. В control panels from the top menu, press Account.
  2. Go to the section Access → tab S3 keys.
  3. Click Add key.
  4. Enter the name of the key.
  5. Select project for which the key will work.
  6. Click Add.

Delete S3 key⁠

  1. В control panels from the top menu, press Account.
  2. Go to the section Access → tab S3 keys.
  3. On the key line, click .
  4. Click Delete.