SSH Certificate Management with Akeyless
Issue short-lived SSH certificates via Akeyless to replace static authorized_keys
Lab Overview
In this lab you will replace traditional SSH authorized_keys management with Akeyless SSH certificate issuance. You will create a Certificate Authority key in Akeyless, configure the SSH target server to trust that CA, and issue short-lived SSH certificates that grant time-limited access without ever adding a key to authorized_keys. This approach scales to thousands of servers without manual key distribution and provides complete audit visibility into every login.
What You'll Learn
Create an RSA Certificate Authority key in Akeyless
Configure a target SSH server to trust the Akeyless CA
Issue short-lived SSH certificates on demand
Connect to a remote server using a certificate instead of authorized_keys
Observe certificate expiry and re-issue as needed
Review the Akeyless audit log for certificate issuance events
Prerequisites
Akeyless account with API Key access credentials
Basic familiarity with SSH key concepts
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