Creating and importing key pairs

You can use the Key Pairs page to create key pairs, delete key pairs, and import public keys for the OpenStack cloud.

The key pair is used to enable an SSH connection to the virtual machine. To use the key pair, the public key is added to the instance at deployment time. The private key is then used to encrypt the connection by using your terminal application (for example, PuTTY).

To access the Key Pairs page, click the User Account icon in the upper right corner and select Key Pairs from the list.