github.com/hashicorp/packer@v1.14.3/website/content/partials/packer-plugin-sdk/communicator/SSH-Private-Key-File-not-required.mdx (about) 1 - `ssh_private_key_file` (string) - Path to a PEM encoded private key file to use to authenticate with SSH. 2 The `~` can be used in path and will be expanded to the home directory 3 of current user.