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     2  layout: "aws"
     3  page_title: "AWS: aws_key_pair"
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     6    Provides a Key Pair resource. Currently this supports importing an existing key pair but not creating a new key pair.
     7  ---
     8  
     9  # aws\_key\_pair
    10  
    11  Provides an [EC2 key pair](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-key-pairs.html) resource. A key pair is used to control login access to EC2 instances. 
    12  
    13  Currently this resource only supports importing an existing key pair, not creating a new key pair.
    14  
    15  When importing an existing key pair the public key material may be in any format supported by AWS. Supported formats (per the [AWS documentation](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-key-pairs.html#how-to-generate-your-own-key-and-import-it-to-aws)) are:
    16  
    17  * OpenSSH public key format (the format in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys)
    18  * Base64 encoded DER format
    19  * SSH public key file format as specified in RFC4716
    20  
    21  ## Example Usage
    22  
    23  ```
    24  resource "aws_key_pair" "deployer" {
    25    key_name = "deployer-key" 
    26    public_key = "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQD3F6tyPEFEzV0LX3X8BsXdMsQz1x2cEikKDEY0aIj41qgxMCP/iteneqXSIFZBp5vizPvaoIR3Um9xK7PGoW8giupGn+EPuxIA4cDM4vzOqOkiMPhz5XK0whEjkVzTo4+S0puvDZuwIsdiW9mxhJc7tgBNL0cYlWSYVkz4G/fslNfRPW5mYAM49f4fhtxPb5ok4Q2Lg9dPKVHO/Bgeu5woMc7RY0p1ej6D4CKFE6lymSDJpW0YHX/wqE9+cfEauh7xZcG0q9t2ta6F6fmX0agvpFyZo8aFbXeUBr7osSCJNgvavWbM/06niWrOvYX2xwWdhXmXSrbX8ZbabVohBK41 email@example.com"
    27  }
    28  ```
    29  
    30  ## Argument Reference
    31  
    32  The following arguments are supported:
    33  
    34  * `key_name` - (Required) The name for the key pair.
    35  * `public_key` - (Required) The public key material. 
    36  
    37  ## Attributes Reference
    38  
    39  The following attributes are exported:
    40  
    41  * `key_name` - The key pair name.
    42  * `fingerprint` - The MD5 public key fingerprint as specified in section 4 of RFC 4716.