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Enable SSH Key based authentication and Disable Password Authentication in ssh

Hardening Authentication in SSH.

  • Enable SSH Key based authentication
  • Disable Password Authentication in sshd configuration file
 

[email protected] :vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config

PubkeyAuthentication yes

# To disable tunneled clear text passwords, change to no here!

PasswordAuthentication no

:wq

[email protected] : service sshd restart