»SSH Key

Type: sshkey

Datasource used to generate SSH keys

»Parameters and output

»Optional

  • name (string) - Key name, must be unique across sshkey datasource instances. Defaults to packer.

»Output data

  • public_key (string) - SSH public key in "ssh-rsa ..." format
  • private_key_path (string) - Path to SSH private key

»Example

»Notes

  • Plugin generates 2048-bit RSA keys
  • Private key is cached in PACKER_CACHE_DIR (by default packer_cache directory is used). If you delete cached private key it will be regenerated on the next run.
  • Packer 1.7.3 or later is required