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Kokubunji, 2023.06.28

Ever since I rebuilt my websites on this AliExpress Celeron server I have apparently been under the false impression that I had blocked password access on SSHd. Nope! Remember kids, adding certificate-based authentication...

PubkeyAuthentication yes

...doesn't do much until you also disable password authentication:

PasswordAuthentication no

Now I have to go digging through my logs to see what's been happening. 😢

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The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.

—Marcus Tullius Cicero