keys

Manage SSH keys.

GUI key management

The Connecto GUI provides a full-featured key management interface in the Keys tab:

Authorized keys

View and manage SSH keys that are authorized to connect to this machine. You can:

• View key algorithm, fingerprint, and comment
• Remove keys to revoke access

Local keys

View and manage SSH key pairs stored in ~/.ssh/:

• List keys: See all local key pairs with algorithm, comment, and fingerprint
• Copy path: Copy the public key path to clipboard
• Rename: Rename key files (both private and public)
• Delete: Remove key pairs permanently

Generate new key

Create new SSH key pairs:

• Choose between Ed25519 (default) and RSA-4096
• Set custom key name and comment
• Keys are saved to ~/.ssh/

CLI key management

The CLI key management commands are planned for a future release.

Planned features

List keys

connecto keys list

Show all Connecto-generated SSH keys.

Rotate keys

connecto keys rotate <HOST>

Generate a new key pair for a host and update the remote authorized_keys.

Key info

connecto keys info <HOST>

Display key details (type, fingerprint, creation date).

Current CLI workarounds

List Connecto keys

ls -la ~/.ssh/connecto_*

View key fingerprint

ssh-keygen -lf ~/.ssh/connecto_mydesktop.pub

Manual key rotation

1. Unpair the host: connecto unpair mydesktop
2. Re-pair: connecto scan && connecto pair 0

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