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SSH keys can serve as a means of identifying yourself to an SSH server using public-key cryptography and challenge-response authentication. The major advantage of key-based authentication is that, in contrast to password authentication, it is not prone to brute-force attacks, and you do not expose valid credentials if the server has been compromised (see RFC 4251 9.4.4).

SSH keys - ArchWiki Home Packages Forums Wiki GitLab Security AUR Download Jump to content From ArchWiki This article or section needs expansion. Reason: The intro and Background section ignore the server perspective. (Discuss in Talk:SSH keys#Server perspective is ignored ) SSH keys can serve as a means of identifying yourself to an SSH server using public-key cryptography and challenge-response authentication . The major advantage of key-based authentication is that, in contrast to password authentication, it is not prone to brute-force attacks , and you do not expose valid credentials if th

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