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I created a pub/pri key combo with putty. In putty I can set where the private key is, and login that way. BUT if I dont set my pri key , the server still asks for my password and lets me login. How do I prevent this?

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Assuming a *nix server (which would be good info to have), modify the /etc/ssh/sshd_config, setting PasswordAuthentication to no.

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Got it 10 secs ago :) Thanks – mike628 Jun 23 '11 at 1:25
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...and restart SSHD. – dmourati Jun 23 '11 at 3:33

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