Disable SSH password login in macOS

01 Oct 2019 - sebas

Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config:

PasswordAuthentication no
UsePAM no

Restart SSH:

sudo sh -c 'launchctl stop com.openssh.sshd && launchctl start com.openssh.sshd'

Warning: changes to /etc/ssh/sshd_config will be reverted on a system upgrade.