{"id":42737,"date":"2024-10-17T12:31:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T10:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/?p=42737"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:00:28","slug":"manage-private-ssh-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/cloud\/manage-private-ssh-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"Manage private SSH keys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private SSH keys are used to securely connect to your cloud instances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you connect to an instance via SSH, your SSH client uses the <\/span><b>private key<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to prove that you are authorised to access the instance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article explains how to safely <\/span><b>store, create, and manage private key files<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when using SSH with xneelo 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