Moving SSH to key authentication
Generate a key pair, install it on the server, turn passwords off — and keep one session open throughout.
25 minutesTechnical content last reviewed on 16 Sept 2026
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What this lesson builds
- Granting exactly the access a person or process needs
- Knowing what the machine exposes, and closing the rest