How do I disable SSH password based authentication?
Steps to enable or disable password login in SSH:
- Launch your preferred terminal application.
- Open sshd configuration file using favourite text editor. ...
- Search for PasswordAuthentication and set the option to no to disable PasswordAuthentication method and yes to enable. ...
- Reload or restart SSH server service.
How do I remove SSH password requirements?
- Step 1 – Login to the remote server. Use the ssh command or client such as Putty: ...
- Step 2 – Create a new user account. ...
- Step 3 – Install ssh keys on a remote machine. ...
- Step 4 – Disable root login and password based login. ...
- Step 5 – Verification. ...
- Conclusion.
How do I turn off password authentication?
How to Enable/Disable password based authentication for SSH access to server
- STEP 1 – After logging into your server as root user, open the sshd_config file in editing mode. ...
- STEP 2 – Look for the line PasswordAuthentication no and replace no with yes. ...
- STEP 3 – Now restart the server by running the following command.
Should I disable password SSH?
Disabling password authentication makes it more likely for you to be locked out of your server. You can become locked out if you lose your private key or break your ~/. authorized_keys file. If you are locked out, you will no longer be able to access the files of any apps.
Who is Cyberciti biz?
About the author. nixCraft (www.cyberciti.biz and www.nixcraft.com) is a single man indie operation and online since 2000. The author/editor (Vivek Gite) is a seasoned sysadmin and a trainer for the Linux operating system/Unix shell scripting.
What is NixCraft?
NixCraft is an online community of new and seasoned Linux / Unix sysadmins who want to make the most of sysadmin-hood.
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