Rollback an SSH key

Rollback option allows you to revert the action performed on the SSH key to an immediate previous state.

From an SSH key

To perform a rollback action from the SSH key:
  1. Click and select Inventory > SSH.
    The SSH screen opens.
  2. If the Key tab is not displayed, click to open it.
  3. If the SSH key you want to access is not visible on the screen, use the Search field to locate it.
  4. Click the link in the Key name column for the key you want to delete. The holistic view appears, with the SSH key displayed.
  5. Right-click on the SSH key and select Rollback from the menu that appears.
  6. On the Rollback screen that pops up, enter the passphrase that you had mentioned while generating the SSH key.
  7. Enter any comments you have about the rollback action, then click Yes.
    If the key policy does not require work order approval, then the rollback process is complete.

From a Client or Server device

To perform a rollback action from the client or server device:
  1. Click and select Inventory > SSH.
    The SSH screen opens.
  2. If the Key tab is not displayed, click to open it.
  3. If the SSH key you want to access is not visible on the screen, use the Search field to locate it.
  4. Click the link in the Key name column for the key you want to delete.
    The holistic view appears, with the SSH key displayed.
  5. Right-click on the client or server device and select Rollback from the menu that appears.
  6. On the Rollback screen that pops up, enter any comments you have about the rollback action, then click Yes.
    If the key policy does not require work order approval, then the rollback process is complete.

From the Cloud inventory

To perform a rollback action from the cloud inventory:
  1. Click and select Inventory > SSH.
    The SSH screen opens.
  2. If the Key tab is not displayed, click to open it.
  3. If the SSH key you want to access is not visible on the screen, use the Search field to locate it.
  4. Click the link in the Key name column for the key you want to delete. The holistic view appears, with the SSH key displayed.
  5. Right-click on the cloud inventory (of GCP and AWS connector types) and select Rollback from the menu that appears.
  6. On the Rollback screen that pops up, enter any comments you have about the rollback action, then click Yes.
    If the key policy does not require work order approval, then the rollback process is complete.

Work Order Required by the SSH Policy

If the key policy does require work order approval:
  1. On the holistic view screen of the respective SSH Key, the status changes to In Progress (Rollback - Approval level 1).
  2. Right-click the SSH key or the device and select Approve from the dropdown menu that appears.
  3. On the Approve popup screen that appears, enter any comments you have about the deletion, then click Yes.
  4. Click in the holistic view to refresh the screen until the key shows a status of In Progress (Rollback - Awaiting implementation).
  5. Right-click the SSH key or the device and select Implement from the dropdown menu that appears.
  6. On the Implement screen that pops up, enter any comments about the implementation, then click Yes.
  7. Click in the holistic view to refresh the screen until it shows a status of Rollback - Completed.
    At this point, the process is complete: the rollback action has been performed from the selected key or the device.
    Note: You might have to click a few times to update the screen to see the status change