Configuring the 'from=' Option in authorized_keys file for SSH Access Control

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • How many maximum individual IP addresses can be used for each ssh-key in authorized_keys ?
  • What is the limit of whitelisting IP addresses can be set for field from in authorized_keys ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) All versions
  • openssh

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