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Ssh Key Structure

Structure documentation for SSH key management entities

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Ssh Key Structure is a JSON Structure definition published by SSH.

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{
  "title": "SSH Key Management Structure",
  "description": "Structure documentation for SSH key management entities",
  "version": "1.0",
  "structures": [
    {
      "name": "SSHKey",
      "description": "A registered SSH public key",
      "fields": [
        { "name": "id", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Unique identifier" },
        { "name": "userId", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Owner user ID" },
        { "name": "keyType", "type": "enum(rsa|ed25519|ecdsa|dsa)", "required": true, "description": "Key algorithm" },
        { "name": "publicKey", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "OpenSSH format public key" },
        { "name": "fingerprint", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "SHA-256 key fingerprint" },
        { "name": "comment", "type": "string", "required": false, "description": "Key comment" },
        { "name": "createdAt", "type": "datetime", "required": true },
        { "name": "lastUsedAt", "type": "datetime|null", "required": false }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "KeyPair",
      "description": "Generated SSH key pair",
      "fields": [
        { "name": "publicKey", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Public key in OpenSSH format" },
        { "name": "privateKey", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Private key (possibly encrypted)" },
        { "name": "fingerprint", "type": "string", "required": true },
        { "name": "keyType", "type": "string", "required": true }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "SSHCertificate",
      "description": "A signed SSH certificate",
      "fields": [
        { "name": "certificate", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Signed certificate string" },
        { "name": "serialNumber", "type": "integer", "required": false },
        { "name": "principals", "type": "array<string>", "required": true, "description": "Authorized principals" },
        { "name": "validAfter", "type": "datetime", "required": true, "description": "Certificate valid from" },
        { "name": "validBefore", "type": "datetime", "required": true, "description": "Certificate expiry" },
        { "name": "certType", "type": "enum(user|host)", "required": true },
        { "name": "fingerprint", "type": "string", "required": false }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "KnownHost",
      "description": "A known SSH host entry",
      "fields": [
        { "name": "id", "type": "string", "required": true },
        { "name": "hostname", "type": "string", "required": true, "description": "Hostname or IP address" },
        { "name": "keyType", "type": "string", "required": true },
        { "name": "publicKey", "type": "string", "required": true },
        { "name": "fingerprint", "type": "string", "required": true },
        { "name": "addedAt", "type": "datetime", "required": true }
      ]
    }
  ]
}