# SSH Security Best Practices using Certificates, 2FA and Bastions

DevFeed: [SSH Security Best Practices using Certificates, 2FA and Bastions](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ssh-security-best-practices-using-certificates-2fa-and-bastions-29695.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/how-to-ssh-properly/>)

Author: info@goteleport.com (Gus Luxton)

Published: 2022-04-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [OpenSSH](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openssh.md>), [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/certificates.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [MFA](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mfa.md>)

Tags: [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [bastion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bastion.md>), [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/certificates.md>), [openssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openssh.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/passwords.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [security-best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security-best-practices.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains SSH security best practices, focusing on certificates, two-factor authentication, and bastion hosts. It provides sample commands and configurations for implementing these practices with OpenSSH.

## Source excerpt

This post explains security best practices to use SSH properly and securely