How can I disable password authentication for SSH? I can't get anything I've found to work.

 

Putting ssh_config into /boot/config/ssh and modifying it to have "PasswordAuthentication no" uncommented has not worked.

 

Good day to all and thanks for the help.

Edited July 2, 20242 yr by cmr-raid

 

Thank you. After taking a closer look I've done everything in

ssh_config

instead of

sshd_config

 

For anyone stumbling over this thread, I uncommented these following lines

PasswordAuthentication no
PermitEmptyPasswords no
KbdInteractiveAuthentication no

 

They're close together in the sshd_config template file you find in /etc/ssh. Copy them to /boot/config/ssh and make your edits there to have them persist across reboots.