title: SSH keys layout: normal

Brooklyn requires an SSH key, which will be used to connect to cloud VMs. By default Brooklyn will look for SSH keys named ~/.ssh/id_rsa or ~/.ssh/id_dsa. If you do not already have an SSH key installed, create a new key.

{% highlight bash %} $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -N "" -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa {% endhighlight %}