Key Pairs

Key Pairs are fundamentals in Qumulus that provide users a secure way to authenticate your access to Instances.

Each Key Pair consists of two keys:

• Public Key: Stored on the instance; it verifies access requests.

• Private Key: Stored securely by the user; it authenticates the user to the instance.

When you log into instances via SSH, the private key establishes secure authentication against the public key stored on your instance, thus eliminating password-based authorization. You can either create new Key Pairs directly from the Qumulus or import your existing public keys.