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Create a dedicated, least-privilege account
Don't reuse a personal or shared admin login. Create an account scoped to read-only or show-only commands wherever the platform supports role-based CLI access.
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Generate an SSH key pair
From Settings > Credentials, click Generate SSH key. Zynty keeps the private key encrypted on your collector and only ever shows you the public key to install on devices.
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Install the public key on the device
Add the generated public key to the device's authorized_keys (or vendor equivalent, e.g. `ip ssh pubkey-chain` on Cisco IOS).
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Add the credential when adding a device
Select SSH as the protocol, choose the stored key, and enter the username. Password auth is supported as a fallback but key-based auth is strongly recommended.
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