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Termique stores SSH key pairs locally (encrypted) and lets you use them when authenticating to hosts.

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Generate a new key

  1. Open Settings → SSH keys and click Generate key.
  2. Choose an algorithm: ed25519 (recommended) or rsa.
  3. Enter a name to identify the key.
  4. Click Generate. The private key is encrypted with your DEK and stored. The public key is shown so you can copy it to your server’s ~/.ssh/authorized_keys.

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Import an existing key

  1. Open Settings → SSH keys and click Import key.
  2. Paste or drag in your private key (PEM or OpenSSH format).
  3. Enter a name.
  4. Click Import. The private key is encrypted before storage.
Termique does not support passphrase-protected private keys at import time. Remove the passphrase with ssh-keygen -p -f <key> before importing.

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Use a key for authentication

When adding or editing a host, set Auth type to key and select the key from the dropdown.

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View the fingerprint

Open Settings → SSH keys. Each key row shows its SHA-256 fingerprint. Use this to verify the key on the server side with ssh-keygen -lf ~/.ssh/authorized_keys.

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Delete a key

Open Settings → SSH keys, select the key, and click Delete. Hosts that reference the deleted key will fail to connect until you update their auth settings.

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Sync

SSH keys (encrypted private keys + public keys + metadata) are synced to your API backend. The private key blob is always encrypted — the server stores the ciphertext only.