diff --git a/ca_shell.py b/ca_shell.py
index 69a54d8..fb2ad38 100755
--- a/ca_shell.py
+++ b/ca_shell.py
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ class CAManagerShell(cmd.Cmd, object):
         'Show certification authority information: SHOW_CA'
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    def do_gen_ssh_ca(self, l):
+        'Generate a SSH certification authority: GEN_SSH_CA id name'
+        try:
+            [ca_id, ca_name] = l.split(" ", 2)[:2]
+            self.ca_manager.create_ssh_ca(ca_id, ca_name)
+
+        except ValueError:
+            print "Malformed input: %s" % l
+
     def do_quit(self, l):
         'Quit this shell'
         return True