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This seems like a legit request though my team do not manage the core modules

Maybe <@U11HA7VJ7> can direct us to the right person

oh I assumed they are owned by CAT as well

nah. Currently the _core modules are owned by the core Puppet team.

we are currently working on issue tracking, but for now the `MODULES` project is probably your best bet. <https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/MODULES>

<@U016X9SDPK6> but first, did you try using `purge =&gt; true` on the `sshkey` resource?

<https://www.puppet.com/docs/puppet/latest/types/resources.html#resources-attribute-purge>

I figured it out.  I added
<https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PUP-10510?jql=text%20~%20%22sshkey%22|resources {'sshkey':  purge => true,}&gt;
to my manifest and the extraneous ssh keys were purged.  Can someone explain why the sshkey resource doesn't support the purge parameter yet the 'resources' trick above works?

the `resources` resource is a "metaresource" that exists basically to manage how other types work. Generally speaking, if a type can list all instances and ensure absent as well as present, then it can be purged in this way.