[JENKINS-72785] Add ability to generate an SSH private key

[jenkins-infra-bot]

When adding an ssh credential with a key, the UI presents with a single option "Private key -> enter directly".

While it makes sense in a few cases to enter a key generated from somewhere else, far more useful would be for the key to be generated for you by ssh-credentials plugin.

This removes a step where an administrator needs to know more about the key generation process than they would like, and serves as a barrier to entry.

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Originally reported by minfrin, imported from: Add ability to generate an SSH private key

• assignee: jvz
• status: Open
• priority: Minor
• component(s): ssh-credentials-plugin
• resolution: Unresolved
• votes: 0
• watchers: 1
• imported: 20251215-193512

Raw content of original issue

When adding an ssh credential with a key, the UI presents with a single option "Private key -> enter directly".

While it makes sense in a few cases to enter a key generated from somewhere else, far more useful would be for the key to be generated for you by ssh-credentials plugin.

This removes a step where an administrator needs to know more about the key generation process than they would like, and serves as a barrier to entry.