SSH Key

Type: sshkey

Data source used to generate SSH keys

Parameters and output

Optional

• name (string) - Key name, must be unique across sshkey datasource instances. Defaults to packer.
• type (string) - Key type, must be either rsa or ed25519. Defaults to rsa.

Output data

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

Notes

• 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