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Why is SSH key authentication better than password authentication?
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This isn't so much a technical question as it is conceptual. I understand the cryptography used in an SSH key is far stronger than a regular password, but I don't understand why it is considered more secure. Most tutorials I read suggest using SSH key authentication rather than password authenticat…
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If your SSH service allows password based authentication, then your Internet connected SSH server will be hammered day and night by bot-nets trying to guess user-names and passwords. The bot net needs no information, it can just try popular names an…
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