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Warning

The private key generated in the step above is not recoverable if it is lost. It is highly recommended that a backup of the key is made and kept safe, ideally on a separate hard drive or USB key.


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About key pairs

Key pairs are a set of mathematically generated strings, one is the private key and the other is the public key. The key pairs that are used in the Rapid Access Cloud are ssh keys generated by the OpenStack dashboard, keeping the public key to be injected as needed into new instances, and the private key is the *.pem file automatically downloaded by the browser in the steps above. If you already have a key pair suited for use, import that key by following the steps in the Advanced Guide. 


A detailed explanation of public-key cryptography is out of the scope of this document; 
this will help you understand it better. 

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