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Restrict SSH Key to Specific Commands

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💡 You can restrict/force an SSH key to one command and prevent granting full access to a server.

👉🏼 Prepend the key in `authorized_keys` file with `command=""` (e.g.: `command="pm2 restart" ssh-rsa AAAAB3N...`).

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