---
name: "Net::SSH2::PublicKey"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libnet-ssh2-perl"
version: "0.74-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Net::SSH2::PublicKey"
---

# Net::SSH2::PublicKey(3pm)

SSH 2 public key object

## NAME

Net::SSH2::PublicKey - SSH 2 public key object

## DESCRIPTION

```
   *** WARNING: public key functionality in libssh2 is experimental
   *** and mostly abandoned. Don't expect anything on this module to
   *** work correctly.
```

A public key object is created by the Net::SSH2 `"public_key"` method.

## METHODS

### add ( name, blob, overwrite flag, attributes... )

Adds a new public key; attributes is a list of hashes with `"name"`, `"value"`, and `"mandatory"` keys; mandatory defaults to false and value to empty.

### remove ( name, blob )

Remove the given public key.

### fetch

Returns a list of public keys in array context (count in scalar context); each item is a hash with keys `"name"`, `"blob"`, and `"attr"`, with the latter being a hash with `"name"`, `"value"`, and `"mandatory"` keys.

## SEE ALSO

Net::SSH2.