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+You can disable password login by editing `/etc/ssh/sshd_config` like this:
+```
+File: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+...
+ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
+PasswordAuthentication no
+UsePAM no
+```
+
+
+Before running the following command, **make sure** you have configured ssh keys properly and can login with them. Otherwise you won't be able to login remotely.
+```
+# you may need to run a different command based on your system
+sudo systemctl restart ssh.service
+```