# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 ##############################################################################
 
+import os
 import sys
 import pkg_resources
+import paramiko
 
 from yardstick.benchmark.contexts.base import Context
 from yardstick.benchmark.contexts.model import Server
         self._user = None
         self.template_file = None
         self.heat_parameters = None
+        self.key_filename = 'yardstick/resources/files/yardstick_key'
         super(self.__class__, self).__init__()
 
     def init(self, attrs):
             self.servers.append(server)
             self._server_map[server.dn] = server
 
+        print "Generating RSA host key ..."
+        rsa_key = paramiko.RSAKey.generate(bits=2048, progress_func=None)
+        print "Writing yardstick_key ..."
+        rsa_key.write_private_key_file(self.key_filename)
+        print "Writing yardstick_key.pub ..."
+        open(self.key_filename + ".pub", "w").write("%s %s\n" %
+                                                    (rsa_key.get_name(),
+                                                     rsa_key.get_base64()))
+        del rsa_key
+        print "... done!"
+
     @property
     def image(self):
         '''returns application's default image name'''
             self.stack = None
             print "Context '%s' undeployed" % self.name
 
+        if os.path.exists(self.key_filename):
+            try:
+                os.remove(self.key_filename)
+                os.remove(self.key_filename + ".pub")
+            except OSError, e:
+                print ("Error: %s - %s." % (e.key_filename, e.strerror))
+
     def _get_server(self, attr_name):
         '''lookup server info by name from context
         attr_name: either a name for a server created by yardstick or a dict
 
+++ /dev/null
------BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
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-cTKXFMHY8BqjMBF01cnx4nbtJffWy6jgqUlCgpm1sdzjSftZKhceB8LChFi4sg2K
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-akSn3gOTevxczBl97BDdTndZ23+NHk52cj3TKwMnVHsAWF8ozBG7S/gjHY6Ongms
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-Bz6+8/sShSEYUb+cnf87kT8CgYAPTcO4M4OEdf/HXF1vBFnh+J8/xME2ZL2MkRFh
-rz6bs9PksrGwvBfLgYNaBWJS3IESYFHHbNWKs3c77SwCfBTsRyJEJFbN/BN2rq3t
-DHmcHyHuWcD0GraoLVvzAWYHoHKbqTtBuIuq17Eh3BewulF7GdqAdZrMTYL7Ql0d
-VrhrsQKBgBT3TOSJqc+idx58sMfZI/18GEI5PIkOuDtzgtqdwjUsIHaVnI0bVuzo
-tiEl8Ma36ZsDD5JLRUF90ckeMtjHawE4KimyO51dnE4AXsMACfbdtDc5KO+BNKJz
-6qw2SjRD7zlD6JYPVRERNFLGMIWLJbmD9tkswjuIOG/9ctWUC5FC
------END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----