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User Key

A key that is used for granting access to a user account via the SSH protocol (as opposed to a host key, which does not grant access to anything but serves to authenticate a host). Both authorized keys and identity keys are user keys. A user key is the equivalent of an access token.

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	{{CyberTerm\|definition=A key that is used for granting access to a user account via the SSH ~~protocol~~ (as opposed to a host key, which does not grant access to anything but serves to authenticate a host). Both authorized keys and identity keys are user keys. A user key is the equivalent of an access token.\|source=NISTIR 7966}}		{{CyberTerm\|definition=A key that is used for granting access to a user account via the SSH protocol (as opposed to a host key, which does not grant access to anything but serves to authenticate a host). Both authorized keys and identity keys are user keys. A user key is the equivalent of an access token.\|source=NISTIR 7966}}