In the previous post, I discussed how to set up SSH CA and use it to access remote hosts. In that, I briefly mentioned auto-renewal abilities. This is a crucial step to take as usual certificates by SmallStep only last for about a month. The renewal process is quite easy, just the following line. In… Continue reading Step CA: Add Auto-Renew to Host certificates
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Deploying Step CA as SSH CA and simplifying Homelab Access
Deploying a SSH CA involves 3 parties. A server for deploying the SSH CA A server that users want to access The client machine that needs access to server This process is usually tedious and involves copious usage of arcane openssl commands. I always wanted to implement this, but the work involved in setting this… Continue reading Deploying Step CA as SSH CA and simplifying Homelab Access