public key authentication

[Igor Gueths]

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The advantage to public key authentication is that you can control exactly who can login to the system and from where. If the user doesn't have the public key present when their client is 
attempting to connect, and you have password authentication disabled, sshd will not permit the login.
On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 11:55:15AM -0700, speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca wrote:
> I don't want to appear stupid but what's the point of having public key 
> authentication If you're going to use a passphrase?  Wouldn't it just be 
> easier to type in your normal login password for that machine?
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