Problems setting up ASUSWRT with SSH Keys

Configuration
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Hello there,

I am trying to setup my ASUSWRT with SSH Keys, here is my config:

asuswrt:
    host: !secret asus_hostname
    username: "admin"
    port: !secret asus_port
    ssh_key: "/root/.ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key"
    sensors:
        - devices
        - download
        - upload
        - download_speed
        - upload_speed

I am using the SSH keys I found in the path “/data/host_keys”, which I copied to the path “/root/.ssh/”.

I SSH’ed into Home Assistant, and managed to SSH from HA to my Asus router using the private key “ssh_host_rsa_key”, so this confirms I have setup the Asus router correctly.

The problem is, when I validate the above configuration I get the following error:

Invalid config for [asuswrt]: not a file for dictionary value @ data[‘asuswrt’][‘ssh_key’]. Got ‘/root/.ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key’. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 14).

I tried a few different variations but without any luck.

The file “/root/.ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key” is owned by root with 600 permissions.

Please advise.

2

Solved the issue by moving the file inside the /config folder. The winning config is:

asuswrt:
    host: !secret asus_hostname
    username: "admin"
    port: !secret asus_port
    protocol: ssh
    ssh_key: /config/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
    sensors:
        - devices
        - download
        - upload
        - download_speed
        - upload_speed
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