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Re:Linux Hardening Guide by ohazi on Thursday December 31, 2020 @03:40AM (#25590805)
Standalone private key for a separate account that has write-only access to the backup area and little else?

In this case the key would act more like an access token for a specific operation that you're trying to perform, rather than as a key to a generally usable account.

Re:Linux Hardening Guide by mongol on Thursday December 31, 2020 @05:31AM (#25591435)
Yes that makes sense. I think grandparent could have been more precise. I assume he mean _personal_ private keys.