====== SSH and Public Key Authentication ======
Public key authentication allows you to prove your identity to the physics unix machines--and thus login--without the use of your account password.

===== Managed Systems =====
Public and private key pairs are already available for all users on department unix machines. As a result repeated password entry is unnecessary when connecting to other managed machines. Additionally, the same functionality [[:computing:department:windows:ssh_and_telnet#key_authentication|can be configured]] when using department windows machines to SSH into unix machines.