SshKeyManager

class SoftLayer.managers.SshKeyManager(client)

Manages account SSH keys in SoftLayer.

See product information here: https://knowledgelayer.softlayer.com/procedure/ssh-keys

Parameters:

client (SoftLayer.API.BaseClient) – the client instance

__init__(client)

Methods

__init__(client)
add_key(key, label[, notes])	Adds a new SSH key to the account.
delete_key(key_id)	Permanently deletes an SSH key from the account.
edit_key(key_id[, label, notes])	Edits information about an SSH key.
get_key(key_id)	Returns full information about a single SSH key.
list_keys([label])	Lists all SSH keys on the account.
resolve_ids(identifier)	Takes a string and tries to resolve to a list of matching ids.

Attributes

resolvers

add_key(key, label, notes=None)

Adds a new SSH key to the account.

Parameters:

• key (string) – The SSH key to add

• label (string) – The label for the key

• notes (string) – Additional notes for the key

Returns:

A dictionary of the new key’s information.

delete_key(key_id)

Permanently deletes an SSH key from the account.

Parameters:

key_id (int) – The ID of the key to delete

edit_key(key_id, label=None, notes=None)

Edits information about an SSH key.

Parameters:

• key_id (int) – The ID of the key to edit

• label (string) – The new label for the key

• notes (string) – Notes to set or change on the key

Returns:

A Boolean indicating success or failure

get_key(key_id)

Returns full information about a single SSH key.

Parameters:

key_id (int) – The ID of the key to retrieve

Returns:

A dictionary of information about the key

list_keys(label=None)

Lists all SSH keys on the account.

Parameters:

label (string) – Filter list based on SSH key label

Returns:

A list of dictionaries with information about each key

resolve_ids(identifier)

Takes a string and tries to resolve to a list of matching ids.

What exactly ‘identifier’ can be depends on the resolvers

Parameters:

identifier (string) – identifying string

Returns list: