SSH credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

• SSH

Prerequisites

• Create a remote server with SSH enabled.

• Create a user account that can ssh into the server using one of the following:

  • Their own password

  • An SSH private key

Supported authentication methods

• Password: Use this method if you have a user account that can ssh into the server using their own password.

• Private key: Use this method if you have a user account that uses an SSH key for the server or service.

Related resources

Secure Shell (SSH) protocol is a method for securely sending commands over a network. Refer to Connecting to GitHub with SSH for an example of SSH setup.

Using password

Use this method if you have a user account that can ssh into the server using their own password.

To configure this credential, you’ll need to:

1. Enter the IP address of the server you’re connecting to as the Host.

2. Enter the Port to use for the connection. SSH uses port 22 by default.

3. Enter the Username for a user account with ssh access on the server.

4. Enter the Password for that user account.

Using private key

Use this method if you have a user account that uses an SSH key for the server or service.

To configure this credential, you’ll need to:

1. Enter the IP address of the server you’re connecting to as the Host.

2. Enter the Port to use for the connection. SSH uses port 22 by default.

3. Enter the Username of the account that generated the private key.

4. Enter the entire contents of your SSH Private Key.

5. If you created a Passphrase for the Private Key, enter the passphrase.

   • If you didn’t create a passphrase for the key, leave blank.