Managing key pairs
As a cloud image is a copy of an already existing disk image with an operating system already installed, the root users are generally disabled, and if the root password is set, it is usually not distributed. To overcome the inability to authenticate without a password, OpenStack uses SSH key pairs. If you remember, in Chapter 4, Image Management, we discussed the need for cloud-init to be installed in a cloud image. Then, in Chapter 5, Network Management, we discussed how cloud-init would connect to the metadata service via the IP address provided by the router. One of the primary roles of this process is to pull down the public SSH key that will be used for authentication. OpenStack provides a facility for you to manage your ...
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