(manage-ssh-keys)=
# How to manage SSH keys

> See also: [`juju` | SSH key](https://juju.is/docs/juju/ssh-key)

## Add an SSH key

To add a public `ssh` key to a model, in your Terraform plan create a resource of the `juju_ssh_key` type, specifying the name of the model and the payload (here, the SSH key itself). For example:

```text
resource "juju_ssh_key" "mykey" {
  model   = juju_model.development.name
  payload = "ssh-rsa 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 user@somewhere"
}
```

> See more: [`juju_ssh_key` (resource)](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/juju/juju/latest/docs/resources/ssh_key)

## Remove an SSH key

To remove an SSH key, remove its resource definition from your Terraform plan.

> See more: [`juju_ssh_key` (resource)](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/juju/juju/latest/docs/resources/ssh_key)

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> <small>**Contributors:** @cderici, @hmlanigan, @tmihoc </small>