Manage Keys

Required Tenable Security Center User Role: Administrator

For more information about ED25519 keys in Tenable Security Center Director, see Keys Settings.

Add a Key

To add a new key:

  1. Log in to Tenable Security Center Director via the user interface.

  2. In the left navigation, click System > Keys.

    The Keys page appears.

  3. At the top of the table, click Add.

    The Add Key page appears.

  4. In the Type drop-down, select DSA, RSA, or ED25519.

  5. In the Comment box, add a description or note about the key.

  6. In the Public Key box, type the text of your public key from your remote Tenable Security Center.

  7. Click Submit.

    Tenable Security Center Director saves your configuration.

Download the Tenable Security Center Director SSH Key

You can download the Tenable Security Center Director ED25519 key on the Keys page.

Note:Tenable Security Center Director authenticates to Tenable Security Center Director with ED25519 keys. If your Tenable Security Center Director remote repository still uses an RSA or ECDSA key, it will continue to use the RSA or ECDSA key until you add the ED25519 key to the remote repository.

To download the Tenable Security Center Director SSH key:

  1. Log in to Tenable Security Center Director via the user interface.

  2. Click System > Keys.

  3. At the top of the table, click Download Tenable Security Center Key.

    The Tenable Security Center Director ED25519 key downloads.

Delete a Key

To delete a key:

  1. Log in to Tenable Security Center Director via the user interface.

  2. Click System > Keys.

  3. Select the key you want to delete:

    • To delete a single key:

      1. In the table, right-click the row for the key you want to delete.

        The actions menu appears.

      2. Click Delete.

    • To delete multiple keys:

      1. In the table, select the check box for each key you want to delete.

        The available actions appear at the top of the table.

      2. At the top of the table, click Delete.

    A confirmation window appears.

  4. Click Delete.

    Tenable Security Center deletes the key.