# Dropbear not using SSH keys

**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dropbear-not-using-ssh-keys/15798
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [1 February 2023 19:17 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dropbear-not-using-ssh-keys/15798 "2023-02-01T19:17:42Z")
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### Author: ![Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/joulinar/32/57_2.png) [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)
#### Post date: [1 February 2023 19:57 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dropbear-not-using-ssh-keys/15798/2 "2023-02-01T19:57:05Z")

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There is no need for any symbolic link. Just add your key for user `dietpi` `into /home/dietpi/.ssh/authorized_keys`

```auto
sudo chmod 700 /home/dietpi/.ssh
sudo chmod 600 /home/dietpi/.ssh/authorized_keys
sudo chown dietpi:dietpi /home/dietpi/.ssh/authorized_keys

```

We had similar a couple of weeks ago [Dropbear Public Key Authentication](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dropbear-public-key-authentication/15606/)

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