Managing your Actor's SSH Keys

After adding an appliance Actor, you can manage your Actor's SSH keys in the Actions menu.

To manage authorized SSH keys

1. Click Environment > Actors.
2. In the Network Actors table, locate the Actor you want to configure, open its Action menu, and click Manage credentials.
3. To check the status of the SSH protocol, click Check SSH Status. The status displays in a card at the top of the page.
4. To enable or disable SSH, click the appropriate button. A card displays to show the status and the SSH Status field updates.
5. To view the authorized keys, click Refresh Authorized Keys. The system displays any authorized keys.
   • To update the authorized SSH Keys:
     1. Click Refresh Authorized Keys to display existing keys.
     2. Add your ssh id_rsa key(s) to the text box.
        

        Setting authorized SSH keys

     3. Click Set Authorized SSH Keys.
   • To set an SSH Password, select Enabled for SSH Password Auth.
     1. Enter and Confirm the Login Password.
     2. Click Set Password Authentication.
   • To disable Password Authentication for SSH Keys:
     1. Change SSH Password Auth to Disabled.
     2. Click Set Password Authentication.