---
title: "SSH Key Management"
description: "SSH keys let you connect to your TIR instances and training clusters with a key in place of a password."
content_type: "overview"
product: "ssh-keys"
platform: "TIR"
url: "/tir/ssh-keys/"
---

# SSH Key Management

SSH keys let you sign in to your TIR instances and training clusters over an encrypted
connection, to manage the server and move files, with a key in place of a password. Requests from your
applications, scripts, and services use a different credential,
[Personal Access Tokens](/tir/personal-access-tokens/).

## Where to find them

Open the account menu at the top right of the portal, the button that shows your name and email, and
select **SSH Keys**. In the settings area, **SSH Keys** is also in the left menu under
**Access & security**, with **Identity & Access Management (IAM)** and **Audit Logs**.
Your SSH keys belong to you, so the same keys show in every project.

## What you can do

- [Generate a key pair on your computer](/tir/ssh-keys/how-to/generate-an-ssh-key-pair-on-your-computer/),
  then [add the public key](/tir/ssh-keys/how-to/add-an-ssh-key/).
- [Create a key in the browser](/tir/ssh-keys/how-to/create-an-ssh-key-in-the-browser/) if you
  prefer it to `ssh-keygen`.
- [Sync SSH keys](/tir/ssh-keys/how-to/sync-ssh-keys-from-myaccount/) you already keep in MyAccount.
- [Connect with an SSH key](/tir/ssh-keys/how-to/connect-with-an-ssh-key/) to an instance or a
  training cluster.
- [Delete an SSH key](/tir/ssh-keys/how-to/delete-an-ssh-key/) you have retired.

[How SSH keys work](/tir/ssh-keys/concepts/how-ssh-keys-work/) explains the key pair and how to keep your
private key safe.

## Where to start

[Get started with SSH Key Management](/tir/ssh-keys/get-started/) adds your first key in a few
minutes. The [SSH Key Management FAQ](/tir/ssh-keys/faq/) has short answers, and
[Troubleshooting SSH Key Management](/tir/ssh-keys/troubleshooting/ssh-keys/) explains each message
TIR shows when it refuses a key.