What is SSH Key Authentication SSH is a command line application similar to Telnet that allows you to log in to one server from another. Where Telnet submitted user passwords over the network in plain text, SSH provides a layer of encryption that prevents nefarious actors from sniffing passwords during transit on the local network. […]
Introduction At the time of writing, the version of OpenSSH shipped for Windows has a default configuration that requires all Administrative user keys to be placed in a single file called administrators_authorized_keys. This is defined by the Match directive below. When you install the OpenSSH server, it comes with this directive already present in the […]