# Issuing and using SSH Certificates

DevFeed: [Issuing and using SSH Certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/issuing-and-using-ssh-certificates-37850.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://carlosbecker.com/posts/ssh-certificates/>)

Author: Carlos Alexandro Becker

Published: 2022-11-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Carlos Becker](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/carlos-becker.md>)

Topics: [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/certificates.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [OpenSSH](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openssh.md>), [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [configuration-management](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration-management.md>)

Tags: [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/certificates.md>), [configuration-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration-management.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [openssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openssh.md>), [private-key](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/private-key.md>), [public-key](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/public-key.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how SSH certificates let administrators control access to servers without managing authorized keys. It covers creating a Certificate Authority key pair, issuing short-lived user certificates, using certificates with private keys, and testing the setup with OpenSSH in Docker.

## Source excerpt

SSH certificates allow system administrators to SSH into machines without having to manage authorized keys in the servers.