--- title: Passwordless Access is Key to DevSecOps | daily.dev description: Passwordless authentication is gaining traction in DevSecOps as teams move away from SSH keys and shared credentials, which remain the leading cause of data... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/passwordless-access-is-key-to-devsecops-sewnnn4pt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Passwordless Access is Key to DevSecOps | daily.dev og:description: Passwordless authentication is gaining traction in DevSecOps as teams move away from SSH keys and shared credentials, which remain the leading cause of data... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/passwordless-access-is-key-to-devsecops-sewnnn4pt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sewnNN4PT.png og:image:alt: Passwordless Access is Key to DevSecOps og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Passwordless Access is Key to DevSecOps **[Teleport](https://daily.dev/sources/teleport)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Passwordless authentication is gaining traction in DevSecOps as teams move away from SSH keys and shared credentials, which remain the leading cause of data breaches. A survey of 1000 IT, DevOps, and security professionals found 77% view passwordless infrastructure access as important, alongside growing adoption of zero-trust networks (86%) and just-in-time access (89%). Short-lived identity-based certificates are highlighted as a more secure alternative to shared SSH keys. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why are short-lived certificates considered more secure than SSH keys for infrastructure access? Short-lived identity-based certificates limit the attack surface in time compared to SSH keys and other shared credentials, which function essentially as passwords. Certificates are also viewed as more feature-rich. A 2021 industry survey found stolen or hacked credentials remain the leading cause of data breaches, which is driving teams to adopt certificate-based and passwordless access instead. _Teams weighing SSH keys against certificate-based access can track infrastructure security trends on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Stop Paying the Password Tax: A CFO’s Guide to Affordable Zero-Trust Access](https://daily.dev/posts/stop-paying-the-password-tax-a-cfo-s-guide-to-affordable-zero-trust-access-kgkjgfkg6) · Security Boulevard · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Your passwordless future may never fully arrive](https://daily.dev/posts/your-passwordless-future-may-never-fully-arrive-gcwwaq1dp) · CSO Online · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Why Modern SaaS Platforms Are Switching to Passwordless Authentication](https://daily.dev/posts/why-modern-saas-platforms-are-switching-to-passwordless-authentication-kzsrz2zs1) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [15 Best Passwordless Authentication Solutions in 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/15-best-passwordless-authentication-solutions-in-2026-re9zs9ktx) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [8 DevSecOps Tools for Modern Security-First Teams in 2025](https://daily.dev/posts/8-devsecops-tools-for-modern-security-first-teams-in-2025-tq0lmbpbt) · strongdm · 9 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#devsecops](https://daily.dev/tags/devsecops), [#ssh](https://daily.dev/tags/ssh) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/passwordless-access-is-key-to-devsecops-sewnnn4pt) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Passwordless Access is Key to DevSecOps","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/passwordless-access-is-key-to-devsecops-sewnnn4pt","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/passwordless-access-is-key-to-devsecops-sewnnn4pt"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:22:47.066Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T12:48:23.448Z","description":"Passwordless authentication is gaining traction in DevSecOps as teams move away from SSH keys and shared credentials, which remain the leading cause of data...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--58gMhC4P--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2012","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--58gMhC4P--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2012","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Teleport","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Teleport","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--Dw-Bbw6O--/c_limit,w_256/f_auto,q_auto/v1787487494/logos/teleport?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/teleport"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/passwordless-access-is-key-to-devsecops-sewnnn4pt","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"devsecops,ssh","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Teleport","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/teleport"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Passwordless Access is Key to DevSecOps"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/passwordless-access-is-key-to-devsecops-sewnnn4pt#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why are short-lived certificates considered more secure than SSH keys for infrastructure access?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Short-lived identity-based certificates limit the attack surface in time compared to SSH keys and other shared credentials, which function essentially as passwords. 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