SSH Authentication on IOS XE
When commissioning a new router, you can setup your user for password-less SSH authentication. The only info you need is your public SSH key. The general server side configuration in IOS-XE is all described in the Secure Shell Configuration Guide, and there are very useful security guidelines described in this community blog post (make sure your key complies with the hardened algorithm selection though). Note: I use ECDSA keys because they are shorter, and the IOS-XE CLI appears to better “digest” them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯...