They are much harder to guess than most passwords that people use, to te point of being unfeasible to brute-force. This makes them a much more secure option than passwords.
All my ssh keys are password protected, so I personally dont have a difference there. I would recommend doing that as a protection against supply chain attacks that steal keys.
They are much harder to guess than most passwords that people use, to te point of being unfeasible to brute-force. This makes them a much more secure option than passwords.
It’s also a lot easier to use. You don’t need to type a password, since it basically exists as a file.
All my ssh keys are password protected, so I personally dont have a difference there. I would recommend doing that as a protection against supply chain attacks that steal keys.