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az sshkey

Manage ssh public key with vm.

Commands

Name Description Type Status
az sshkey create

Create a new SSH public key resource.

 Core GA
az sshkey delete

Delete an SSH public key.

 Core GA
az sshkey list

List all of the SSH public keys.

 Core GA
az sshkey show

Retrieve information about an SSH public key.

 Core GA
az sshkey update

Update an SSH public key resource.

 Core GA

az sshkey create

Create a new SSH public key resource.

az sshkey create --name --ssh-public-key-name
                 --resource-group
                 [--encryption-type {Ed25519, RSA}]
                 [--location]
                 [--public-key]
                 [--tags]

Examples

Create a new SSH public key resource.

az sshkey create --location "westus" --public-key "{ssh-rsa public key}" --resource-group "myResourceGroup" --name "mySshPublicKeyName"

Create a new SSH public key resource using public key in a file.

az sshkey create --location "westus" --public-key "@filename" --resource-group "myResourceGroup" --name "mySshPublicKeyName"

Create a new SSH public key resource with auto-generated value.

az sshkey create --location "westus" --resource-group "myResourceGroup" --name "mySshPublicKeyName"

Create a new SSH public key resource with Ed25519 encryption.

az sshkey create --location "westus" --resource-group "myResourceGroup" --name "mySshPublicKeyName" --encryption-type "Ed25519"

Required Parameters

--name --ssh-public-key-name -n

The name of the SSH public key.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Optional Parameters

The following parameters are optional, but depending on the context, one or more might become required for the command to execute successfully.

--encryption-type

The encryption type of the SSH keys to be generated.

Property Value
Default value: RSA
Accepted values: Ed25519, RSA
--location -l

Location. Values from: az account list-locations. You can configure the default location using az configure --defaults location=<location>.

--public-key

SSH public key used to authenticate to a virtual machine through ssh. If this property is not initially provided when the resource is created, the publicKey property will be populated when generateKeyPair is called. If the public key is provided upon resource creation, the provided public key needs to be at least 2048-bit and in ssh-rsa format.

--tags

Space-separated tags: key[=value] [key[=value] ...]. Use "" to clear existing tags.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

Property Value
Default value: False
--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

Property Value
Default value: False
--output -o

Output format.

Property Value
Default value: json
Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

Property Value
Default value: False

az sshkey delete

Delete an SSH public key.

az sshkey delete [--ids]
                 [--name --ssh-public-key-name]
                 [--resource-group]
                 [--subscription]
                 [--yes]

Optional Parameters

The following parameters are optional, but depending on the context, one or more might become required for the command to execute successfully.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

Property Value
Parameter group: Resource Id Arguments
--name --ssh-public-key-name -n

The name of the SSH public key.

Property Value
Parameter group: Resource Id Arguments
--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Property Value
Parameter group: Resource Id Arguments
--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

Property Value
Parameter group: Resource Id Arguments
--yes -y

Do not prompt for confirmation.

Property Value
Default value: False
Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

Property Value
Default value: False
--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

Property Value
Default value: False
--output -o

Output format.

Property Value
Default value: json
Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

Property Value
Default value: False

az sshkey list

List all of the SSH public keys.

az sshkey list [--resource-group]

Optional Parameters

The following parameters are optional, but depending on the context, one or more might become required for the command to execute successfully.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

Property Value
Default value: False
--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

Property Value
Default value: False
--output -o

Output format.

Property Value
Default value: json
Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

Property Value
Default value: False

az sshkey show

Retrieve information about an SSH public key.

az sshkey show [--ids]
               [--name --ssh-public-key-name]
               [--resource-group]
               [--subscription]

Examples

Get an ssh public key.

az sshkey show --resource-group "myResourceGroup" --name "mySshPublicKeyName"

Optional Parameters

The following parameters are optional, but depending on the context, one or more might become required for the command to execute successfully.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

Property Value
Parameter group: Resource Id Arguments
--name --ssh-public-key-name -n

The name of the SSH public key.

Property Value
Parameter group: Resource Id Arguments
--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Property Value
Parameter group: Resource Id Arguments
--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

Property Value
Parameter group: Resource Id Arguments
Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

Property Value
Default value: False
--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

Property Value
Default value: False
--output -o

Output format.

Property Value
Default value: json
Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

Property Value
Default value: False

az sshkey update

Update an SSH public key resource.

az sshkey update [--ids]
                 [--name --ssh-public-key-name]
                 [--public-key]
                 [--resource-group]
                 [--subscription]
                 [--tags]

Optional Parameters

The following parameters are optional, but depending on the context, one or more might become required for the command to execute successfully.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

Property Value
Parameter group: Resource Id Arguments
--name --ssh-public-key-name -n

The name of the SSH public key.

Property Value
Parameter group: Resource Id Arguments
--public-key

SSH public key used to authenticate to a virtual machine through ssh. If this property is not initially provided when the resource is created, the publicKey property will be populated when generateKeyPair is called. If the public key is provided upon resource creation, the provided public key needs to be at least 2048-bit and in ssh-rsa format.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Property Value
Parameter group: Resource Id Arguments
--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

Property Value
Parameter group: Resource Id Arguments
--tags

Space-separated tags: key[=value] [key[=value] ...]. Use "" to clear existing tags.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

Property Value
Default value: False
--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

Property Value
Default value: False
--output -o

Output format.

Property Value
Default value: json
Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

Property Value
Default value: False