diff --git a/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/NetconfControllerImpl.java b/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/NetconfControllerImpl.java
index cb0a712..51e8913 100644
--- a/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/NetconfControllerImpl.java
+++ b/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/NetconfControllerImpl.java
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
                 NETCONF_REPLY_TIMEOUT + ":Integer=" + NETCONF_REPLY_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT,
                 NETCONF_IDLE_TIMEOUT + ":Integer=" + NETCONF_IDLE_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT,
                 SSH_LIBRARY + "=" + SSH_LIBRARY_DEFAULT,
+                SSH_KEY_PATH + "=" + SSH_KEY_PATH_DEFAULT,
         })
 public class NetconfControllerImpl implements NetconfController {
 
@@ -119,6 +120,9 @@
     /** SSH client library to use. */
     protected static String sshLibrary = SSH_LIBRARY_DEFAULT;
 
+    /** Private SSH Key File Path to use. */
+    protected static String sshKeyPath = SSH_KEY_PATH_DEFAULT;
+
     protected NetconfSshClientLib sshClientLib = NetconfSshClientLib.APACHE_MINA;
 
     private static final MessageSubject SEND_REQUEST_SUBJECT_STRING =
@@ -254,6 +258,7 @@
             netconfConnectTimeout = NETCONF_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT;
             netconfIdleTimeout = NETCONF_IDLE_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT;
             sshLibrary = SSH_LIBRARY_DEFAULT;
+            sshKeyPath = SSH_KEY_PATH_DEFAULT;
             sshClientLib = NetconfSshClientLib.APACHE_MINA;
             log.info("No component configuration");
             return;
@@ -262,6 +267,7 @@
         Dictionary<?, ?> properties = context.getProperties();
 
         String newSshLibrary;
+        String newSshKeyPath;
 
         int newNetconfReplyTimeout = getIntegerProperty(
                 properties, NETCONF_REPLY_TIMEOUT, netconfReplyTimeout);
@@ -271,6 +277,7 @@
                 properties, NETCONF_IDLE_TIMEOUT, netconfIdleTimeout);
 
         newSshLibrary = get(properties, SSH_LIBRARY);
+        newSshKeyPath = get(properties, SSH_KEY_PATH);
 
         if (newNetconfConnectTimeout < 0) {
             log.warn("netconfConnectTimeout is invalid - less than 0");
@@ -290,11 +297,15 @@
             sshLibrary = newSshLibrary;
             sshClientLib = NetconfSshClientLib.getEnum(newSshLibrary);
         }
-        log.info("Settings: {} = {}, {} = {}, {} = {}, {} = {}",
+        if (newSshKeyPath != null) {
+            sshKeyPath = newSshKeyPath;
+        }
+        log.info("Settings: {} = {}, {} = {}, {} = {}, {} = {}, {} = {}",
                  NETCONF_REPLY_TIMEOUT, netconfReplyTimeout,
                  NETCONF_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, netconfConnectTimeout,
                  NETCONF_IDLE_TIMEOUT, netconfIdleTimeout,
-                 SSH_LIBRARY, sshLibrary);
+                 SSH_LIBRARY, sshLibrary,
+                 SSH_KEY_PATH, sshKeyPath);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/NetconfSessionMinaImpl.java b/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/NetconfSessionMinaImpl.java
index f45c877..61913bd 100644
--- a/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/NetconfSessionMinaImpl.java
+++ b/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/NetconfSessionMinaImpl.java
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@
     private static final String NETCONF_11_CAPABILITY = "urn:ietf:params:netconf:base:1.1";
     private static final String NETCONF_CLIENT_CAPABILITY = "netconfClientCapability";
     private static final String NOTIFICATION_STREAM = "notificationStream";
-    private static final String SSH_KEY_PATH = "/root/.ssh/id_rsa";
     private static final String EMPTY_STRING = "";
 
     private static ServiceDirectory directory = new DefaultServiceDirectory();
@@ -257,16 +256,17 @@
                 deviceInfo.port())
                 .verify(connectTimeout, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
         session = connectFuture.getSession();
-        //Using the onos private ssh key at path SSH_KEY_PATH
+        //Using the onos private ssh key at path NetconfControllerImpl.sshKeyPath
+        String sshKeyPath = NetconfControllerImpl.sshKeyPath;
         if (deviceInfo.password().equals(EMPTY_STRING)) {
-            try (PEMParser pemParser = new PEMParser(new FileReader(SSH_KEY_PATH))) {
+            try (PEMParser pemParser = new PEMParser(new FileReader(sshKeyPath))) {
                 JcaPEMKeyConverter converter = new JcaPEMKeyConverter().setProvider(BouncyCastleProvider.PROVIDER_NAME);
                 try {
                     KeyPair kp = converter.getKeyPair((PEMKeyPair) pemParser.readObject());
                     session.addPublicKeyIdentity(kp);
                 } catch (IOException e) {
                     throw new NetconfException("Failed to authenticate session. Please check if ssk key is generated" +
-" on ONOS host machine at path " + SSH_KEY_PATH + " : ", e);
+" on ONOS host machine at path " + sshKeyPath + " : ", e);
                 }
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/OsgiPropertyConstants.java b/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/OsgiPropertyConstants.java
index 6fcdcfd..cb15706 100644
--- a/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/OsgiPropertyConstants.java
+++ b/protocols/netconf/ctl/src/main/java/org/onosproject/netconf/ctl/impl/OsgiPropertyConstants.java
@@ -34,4 +34,7 @@
 
     public static final String SSH_LIBRARY = "sshLibrary";
     public static final String SSH_LIBRARY_DEFAULT = "apache-mina";
+
+    public static final String SSH_KEY_PATH = "sshKeyPath";
+    public static final String SSH_KEY_PATH_DEFAULT = "/root/.ssh/id_rsa";
 }