Tools

SSH Keys

SSH keys let you authenticate into IBEE Solutions servers securely without a password. Add your public key once to your organization, then select it when creating a VM — it will be injected automatically at boot.

Before you begin

  • An active IBEE Solutions organization (Create an organization)
  • An SSH key pair on your local machine — generate one if you don’t have one yet:
$# Generate an ed25519 key (recommended)
$ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your-email@example.com"
$
$# Or RSA
$ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your-email@example.com"

Your public key is at ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub (or ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub).

Add an SSH key

1

Go to SSH Keys

In the IBEE Solutions portal, click SSH Keys in the left sidebar under Tools.

2

Add a key

Click + Add SSH Key.

3

Fill in the details

FieldRequiredDescription
NameYesA label for this key, e.g. My Laptop Key
SSH Public KeyYesPaste the contents of your .pub file. Must start with ssh-rsa, ssh-ed25519, etc.
DescriptionNoe.g., Production server key
4

Save

Click Add SSH Key. The key appears in the SSH Keys list.

SSH Keys list

ColumnDescription
NAMEKey label
KEY TYPEAlgorithm, e.g. ssh-ed25519, ssh-rsa
FINGERPRINTSHA256 fingerprint for verification
CREATED ATDate added
ACTIONSView · Delete

Delete a key

Click Delete in the Actions column. Deleting a key does not remove it from servers it was already deployed to — it only prevents the key from being selected for new servers.

Use an SSH key when creating a server

When creating a VM, select your saved SSH key in the SSH Key step. The key is injected into the server at first boot under the default user (typically root or ubuntu).

SSH keys on VM details

The VM detail page shows the names of SSH keys authorized for the instance, so you can verify which keys have access without logging in.

Connect to a server

Once a key is injected, connect with:

$ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 root@<server-ip>

Troubleshooting

Key rejected — must start with ssh-rsa, ssh-ed25519, etc. Ensure you are pasting the public key (.pub file), not the private key. Public keys begin with ssh-rsa, ssh-ed25519, or similar.

Permission denied when connecting

  • Verify the correct private key is being used with -i
  • Check that the public key was selected during VM creation
  • Ensure the server is running and the IP is correct

Key deleted but still works on an existing server Deleting a key from the portal only removes it from future server deployments. To revoke access on a running server, remove the key from ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on the server.