SSH certificates: the better SSH experience
https://jpmens.net/2026/04/03/ssh-certificates-the-better-ssh-experience/
edit: I have clarified some of the examples and have incorporated most of your feedback for which many thanks!
SSH certificates: the better SSH experience
https://jpmens.net/2026/04/03/ssh-certificates-the-better-ssh-experience/
edit: I have clarified some of the examples and have incorporated most of your feedback for which many thanks!
@jpmens Thanks! This is neat for hosts that you *own*, e.g. where you have control of the CA and access to its private key which one needs for signing hosts/user keys.
The "traditional" known_hosts/authorized keys was made for multi-user systems where you want secure connections between systems where you do not have root privileges.
But nowadays, most usage falls into the first category, I assume. And a CA makes that easier.
Again, thanks for explaining the details.