Hi there,

In order to enable password authentication you need to edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file:

sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Then find the PasswordAuthentication and set it to yes:

PasswordAuthentication yes

After that restart the SSH service:

sudo systemctl restart sshd

Hope that this helps!
Regards,
Bobby

Hello @rumer878

In order to enable Password level authentication, you can follow these steps.

1. Type sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
2. Change PasswordAuthentication from “no” to “yes” and save the file
3. Open a terminal on your computer and type ssh username@[hostname or IP address] or if on a Windows box use PuTTY for password login making sure authentication parameters aren’t pointing to a private key
4. Login with a password
5. Type sudo nano ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
6. Paste public key text here and save the file
7. Type sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
8. Change PasswordAuthentication from “yes” to “no” and save the file
9. Restart the ssh service: sudo systemctl restart sshd

Regards,
Alex