diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 04facd8..c9d22bd 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+* :support:`-` add API for gvafile task set_file_ssh_authorized_keys (requires
+  gvafile >= 0.5.0 on the fileserver side)
 * :support:`-` update to Django 1.7.4
 
 * :release:`0.9.0 <2015-01-27>`
diff --git a/gnuviechadmin/fileservertasks/tasks.py b/gnuviechadmin/fileservertasks/tasks.py
index 388c79a..c04d395 100644
--- a/gnuviechadmin/fileservertasks/tasks.py
+++ b/gnuviechadmin/fileservertasks/tasks.py
@@ -118,3 +118,18 @@ def delete_file_website_hierarchy(username, sitename):
     :rtype: str
 
     """
+
+
+@shared_task
+def set_file_ssh_authorized_keys(username, ssh_keys):
+    """
+    This task sets the authorized keys for ssh logins.
+
+    :param str username: the user name
+    :param list ssh_key: an ssh_key
+    :raises Exception: if the update of the creation or update of ssh
+        authorized_keys failed
+    :return: the name of the authorized_keys file
+    :rtype: str
+
+    """