diff --git a/application/forms/Config/Resource/SshResourceForm.php b/application/forms/Config/Resource/SshResourceForm.php
index ebebada34..c5c49d1e0 100644
--- a/application/forms/Config/Resource/SshResourceForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Config/Resource/SshResourceForm.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class SshResourceForm extends Form
 
             $this->addElement(
                 'textarea',
-                'identity_key',
+                'private_key',
                 array(
                     'required'      => true,
                     'label'         => $this->translate('Private Key'),
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class SshResourceForm extends Form
             $resourceName = $formData['name'];
             $this->addElement(
                 'note',
-                'identity_key_note',
+                'private_key_note',
                 array(
                     'escape'        => false,
                     'label'         => $this->translate('Private Key'),
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class SshResourceForm extends Form
      */
     public static function beforeRemove(ConfigObject $config)
     {
-        $file = $config->identity_key;
+        $file = $config->private_key;
 
         if (file_exists($file)) {
             unlink($file);
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ class SshResourceForm extends Form
             return false;
         }
 
-        $file->fwrite($form->getElement('identity_key')->getValue());
+        $file->fwrite($form->getElement('private_key')->getValue());
 
-        $form->getElement('identity_key')->setValue($configDir . '/ssh/' . $user);
+        $form->getElement('private_key')->setValue($configDir . '/ssh/' . $user);
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Command/Transport/RemoteCommandFile.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Command/Transport/RemoteCommandFile.php
index 4bae550a8..14902cbbf 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Command/Transport/RemoteCommandFile.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Command/Transport/RemoteCommandFile.php
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ class RemoteCommandFile implements CommandTransportInterface
     protected $user;
 
     /**
-     * Path to the identity (private key) file for the key-based authentication
+     * Path to the private key file for the key-based authentication
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $identityKey;
+    protected $privateKey;
 
     /**
      * Path to the Icinga command file on the remote host
@@ -146,26 +146,26 @@ class RemoteCommandFile implements CommandTransportInterface
     }
 
     /**
-     * Set the path to the identity file
+     * Set the path to the private key file
      *
-     * @param string $identityKey
+     * @param string $privateKey
      *
      * @return $this
      */
-    public function setIdentityKey($identityKey)
+    public function setPrivateKey($privateKey)
     {
-        $this->identityKey = (string) $identityKey;
+        $this->privateKey = (string) $privateKey;
         return $this;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get the path to the identity path
+     * Get the path to the private key
      *
      * @return string
      */
-    public function getIdentityKey()
+    public function getPrivateKey()
     {
-        return $this->identityKey;
+        return $this->privateKey;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -184,14 +184,14 @@ class RemoteCommandFile implements CommandTransportInterface
                 t("Can't send external Icinga Command. Remote user is missing")
             );
         }
-        if (! isset($config->identity_key)) {
+        if (! isset($config->private_key)) {
             throw new ConfigurationError(
-                t("Can't send external Icinga Command. The identity key for the remote user is missing")
+                t("Can't send external Icinga Command. The private key for the remote user is missing")
             );
         }
 
         $this->setUser($config->user);
-        $this->setIdentityKey($config->identity_key);
+        $this->setPrivateKey($config->private_key);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ class RemoteCommandFile implements CommandTransportInterface
         if (isset($this->user)) {
             $ssh .= sprintf(' -l %s', escapeshellarg($this->user));
         }
-        if (isset($this->identityKey)) {
-            $ssh .= sprintf(' -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i %s', escapeshellarg($this->identityKey));
+        if (isset($this->privateKey)) {
+            $ssh .= sprintf(' -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i %s', escapeshellarg($this->privateKey));
         }
         $ssh .= sprintf(
             ' %s "echo %s > %s" 2>&1', // Redirect stderr to stdout