diff --git a/credential-store/credential-api/src/main/java/org/apache/custos/credential/api/controllers/SSHCredentialsController.java b/credential-store/credential-api/src/main/java/org/apache/custos/credential/api/controllers/SSHCredentialsController.java
index a6063e5..8250687 100644
--- a/credential-store/credential-api/src/main/java/org/apache/custos/credential/api/controllers/SSHCredentialsController.java
+++ b/credential-store/credential-api/src/main/java/org/apache/custos/credential/api/controllers/SSHCredentialsController.java
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
 import org.apache.custos.credential.api.resources.SSHCredential;
 import org.dozer.DozerBeanMapper;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
 
 @RestController
 public class SSHCredentialsController {
@@ -24,4 +21,11 @@
         SSHCredentialEntity credentialEntity = vaultManager.getCredentialEntity(SSHCredentialEntity.class, token, gateway);
         return mapper.map(credentialEntity, SSHCredential.class);
     }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/ssh/{gateway}", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    public String createSSHCredential(@RequestBody SSHCredential sshCredential, @PathVariable("gateway") String gateway) throws Exception {
+        SSHCredentialEntity credentialEntity = mapper.map(sshCredential, SSHCredentialEntity.class);
+        String token = vaultManager.saveCredentialEntity(credentialEntity, gateway);
+        return token;
+    }
 }