# What is the Default Username and Password for my Instances?

## Problem

I just created a new instance in Platform9 Managed OpenStack. What are the credentials to log in to the server?

## Environment

* Platform9 Managed OpenStack - All Versions

## Answer

The default credentials used to access your server are not managed by Platform9.

A common method for authenticating to instances is through the use of SSH Keypairs. Please refer to the Platform9 documentation to [Create SSH Key-value Pair](https://platform9.com/docs/openstack/authentication-ssh-key-value-generation) and [Import SSH Key-value Pair.](https://platform9.com/docs/openstack/authentication-import-ssh-key-value-pair)

Alternatively, you may [Set a default password and inject a custom script using User Data.](https://platform9.com/docs/openstack/tutorials-vm-cloudinit)


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