diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/keys/SshKeyPair.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/keys/SshKeyPair.kt
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+package org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.keys
+
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.core.Secret
+
+class SshKeyPair(publicKey: Secret, privateKey: Secret) : KeyPair(publicKey, privateKey) {
+
+    val keyType = publicKey.plain().substringBefore(" ")
+
+    val sshAlgorithmName =
+        if (keyType.startsWith("ssh-")) {
+            keyType.removePrefix("ssh-")
+        } else {
+            "unknownKeyType"
+        }
+}
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