rancherOS/docs/os/configuration/ssh-keys/index.md

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title: SSH Keys in RancherOS layout: os-default

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SSH Keys

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RancherOS supports adding SSH keys through the cloud-config file. Within the cloud-config file, you simply add the ssh keys within the ssh-authorized-keys key.

#cloud-config
ssh_authorized_keys:
  - ssh-rsa AAA...ZZZ example1@rancher
  - ssh-rsa BBB...ZZZ example2@rancher

When we pass the cloud-config file during the ros install command, it will allow these ssh keys to be associated with the rancher user. You can ssh into RancherOS using the key.

$ ssh -i /path/to/private/key rancher@<ip-address>