{"id":42476,"date":"2024-10-04T11:52:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T09:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/?p=42476"},"modified":"2026-04-30T11:57:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:57:30","slug":"create-and-manage-key-pairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/cloud\/create-and-manage-key-pairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Create and manage key pairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key pairs (SSH keys) are used to secure and authenticate access to an instance. They are a combination of a public key (to encrypt data) and a private key (to decrypt data).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In xneelo Cloud you can easily generate or import public keys to connect to your instances. Follow the steps below to get started.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to learn more about key pairs see the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/cloud\/key-pairs-in-xneelo-cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key Pairs in xneelo Cloud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> article.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SSH-key-pair-overview-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SSH-key-pair-overview-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"380\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SSH-key-pair-overview-1.png 658w, https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SSH-key-pair-overview-1-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"plain":"<span >Key pairs (SSH keys) are used to secure and authenticate access to an instance. They are a combination of a public key (to encrypt data) and a private key (to decrypt data).<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span >In xneelo Cloud you can easily generate or import public keys to connect to your instances. Follow the steps below to get started.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span >If you want to learn more about key pairs see the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/cloud\/key-pairs-in-xneelo-cloud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span >Key Pairs in xneelo Cloud<\/span><\/a><span > article.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SSH-key-pair-overview-1.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SSH-key-pair-overview-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"658\" height=\"380\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47830\" \/><\/a>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow these guides to learn how to create or import key pairs to securely connect to your cloud 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