orca keypair

Manage SSH key pairs.

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orca keypair

Manage SSH key pairs.

Usage:

orca keypair [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options:

Name	Type	Description	Default
--help	boolean	Show this message and exit.	False

Subcommands

• create: Generate a new key pair.
• delete: Delete a key pair.
• generate: Generate a key pair locally and upload the public key.
• list: List key pairs.
• show: Show key pair details (fingerprint & public key).
• upload: Import an existing public key.

orca keypair create

Generate a new key pair.

OpenStack generates both keys. The private key is returned ONCE and saved locally. The public key is stored server-side.

Usage:

orca keypair create [OPTIONS] NAME

Options:

Name	Type	Description	Default
--save-to	path	Path to save the private key. Default: ~/.ssh/.pem	None
--help	boolean	Show this message and exit.	False

orca keypair delete

Delete a key pair.

Usage:

orca keypair delete [OPTIONS] NAME

Options:

Name	Type	Description	Default
--yes, -y	boolean	Skip confirmation.	False
--help	boolean	Show this message and exit.	False

orca keypair generate

Generate a key pair locally and upload the public key.

The private key NEVER leaves your machine.

Examples: orca keypair generate my-key orca keypair generate my-key --type rsa --bits 4096

Usage:

orca keypair generate [OPTIONS] NAME

Options:

Name	Type	Description	Default
--type	choice (ed25519 | rsa | ecdsa)	Key algorithm.	ed25519
--bits	integer	Key size (RSA only, default 4096).	None
--save-to	path	Private key path. Default: ~/.ssh/orca-	None
--help	boolean	Show this message and exit.	False

orca keypair list

List key pairs.

Usage:

orca keypair list [OPTIONS]

Options:

Name	Type	Description	Default
--noindent	boolean	Disable JSON indentation.	False
--max-width	integer	Maximum table width (0 = unlimited).	None
--fit-width	boolean	Fit table to terminal width.	False
--column, -c	text	Column to include (repeatable). Shows all if omitted.	Sentinel.UNSET
--format, -f	choice (table | json | value)	Output format.	table
--help	boolean	Show this message and exit.	False

orca keypair show

Show key pair details (fingerprint & public key).

Usage:

orca keypair show [OPTIONS] NAME

Options:

Name	Type	Description	Default
--noindent	boolean	Disable JSON indentation.	False
--max-width	integer	Maximum table width (0 = unlimited).	None
--fit-width	boolean	Fit table to terminal width.	False
--column, -c	text	Column to include (repeatable). Shows all if omitted.	Sentinel.UNSET
--format, -f	choice (table | json | value)	Output format.	table
--help	boolean	Show this message and exit.	False

orca keypair upload

Import an existing public key.

Examples: orca keypair upload my-key --public-key-file ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub orca keypair upload my-key --public-key "ssh-ed25519 AAAA..."

Usage:

orca keypair upload [OPTIONS] NAME

Options:

Name	Type	Description	Default
--public-key-file	path	Path to public key file. Default: ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub	None
--public-key	text	Public key content as string (e.g. 'ssh-rsa AAAA...').	None
--help	boolean	Show this message and exit.	False