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This is naive in the extreme. There are many scenarios where passwords are needed, for bootstrapping, a disgruntled admin leaving, etc. There is a role for a c

This is naive in the extreme. There are many scenarios where passwords are needed, for bootstrapping, a disgruntled admin leaving, etc. There is a role for a common secret in a secure ecosystem (password, passkey)

scarby2 3y ago
That common secret is usually an ssh key which is held somewhere secure hopefully with auditable access. For bootstrapping you can bake a bootstrapping key into your installer which is removed after the system is configured.