Passwordless SSH login

[Bob]

** Reply to message from Shamim Shahriar <shamim.shahriar at gmail.com> on Thu, 11
Feb 2021 07:14:11 +0000

> On Thu, 11 Feb 2021 at 05:19, Bob <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> wrote:
> 
> > ** Reply to message from "Bob" <ubuntu-qygzanxc at listemail.net> on Wed, 10
> > Feb
> > 2021 15:49:35 -0800
> >
> > > I have set up SSH between two computers on my LAN and am trying to
> > disable
> > > password login.  SSH works between the computers.  I can login using
> > > public/private keys.  What I have not been able to do is disable the
> > password
> > > login.
> > I think this has gotten off on a tangent.
> >
> > What I want is to prevent someone logging in the the computer using a
> > password.
> >
> > I only want to allow a login using an rsa key.
> >
> 
> <snip>
> 
> On top of what you have already done, on the server side, please put this
> into your /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and RESTART the daemon
> 
> AuthenticationMethods publickey
> 
> once done, it will first ask for the public key and if that is not
> presented by the client, will refuse to go any further (i.e., not password
> question should be asked).
> 
> Hope this helps
> Kind regards
> 

Yes, that helps.  So far the little testing I have done shows it does what I
wanted.

Thank you very much.

Now that ssh is somewhat secured the next thing is what other methods are there
to login to Ubuntu over the internet?

-- 
Robert Blair


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