Password-less SSH-based Login for Admin User

The NSX Advanced Load Balancer enables the admin user to log in using SSH keys, instead of having to supply a password. This section details ways for password-less SSH-based login for admin user.

Password-less Login using NSX Advanced Load Balancer CLI

• To upload a key, use the following command.

  upload adminkey public_key "<public key>

• To delete a specific key, use the following command.

  delete adminkey public_key "<public key>"

• To delete all the keys, use the following command.

  delete adminkey

Password-less Login using NSX Advanced Load Balancer Rest API

• To upload a key, usee the following API request.

  POST https://<controller-ip>/api/adminkey JSON data: {"key":"<public key>"}

• To delete a specific key, use the following API request.

  DELETE https://<controller-ip>/api/adminkey?key=<public key>

• To delete all the keys, use the following API call.

  DELETE https://<controller-ip>/api/adminkey?key