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Authorized Key

A public key that has been configured as authorizing access to an account by anyone capable of using the corresponding private key (identity key) in the SSH protocol. An authorized key may be configured with certain restrictions, most notably a forced command and a source restriction.


Source: NISTIR 7966 | Category: