diff --git a/common/default.nix b/common/default.nix
index f4df83a..9591eba 100644
--- a/common/default.nix
+++ b/common/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 
+let
+  ssh = import ./ssh.nix;
+  sshUserKeys = ssh.users;
+  sshHigherTrustKeys = ssh.higherTrustUserKeys;
+in
 {
   imports = [
     ./flakes.nix
@@ -23,7 +28,10 @@
   time.timeZone = "America/Denver";
   i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
 
-  services.openssh.enable = true;
+  services.openssh = {
+    enable = true;
+    passwordAuthentication = false;
+  };
   programs.mosh.enable = true;
 
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
@@ -54,10 +62,13 @@
       "dialout" # serial
     ];
     shell = pkgs.fish;
-    openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = (import ./ssh.nix).users;
+    openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = sshUserKeys;
     hashedPassword = "$6$TuDO46rILr$gkPUuLKZe3psexhs8WFZMpzgEBGksE.c3Tjh1f8sD0KMC4oV89K2pqAABfl.Lpxu2jVdr5bgvR5cWnZRnji/r/";
     uid = 1000;
   };
+  users.users.root = {
+    openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = sshHigherTrustKeys;
+  };
   nix.trustedUsers = [ "root" "googlebot" ];
 
   nix.gc.automatic = true;
diff --git a/common/ssh.nix b/common/ssh.nix
index 8fb554a..4d505bd 100644
--- a/common/ssh.nix
+++ b/common/ssh.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ rec {
     "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIE0dcqL/FhHmv+a1iz3f9LJ48xubO7MZHy35rW9SZOYM"
     "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIHSkKiRUUmnErOKGx81nyge/9KqjkPh8BfDk0D3oP586" # nat
     "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIFeTK1iARlNIKP/DS8/ObBm9yUM/3L1Ub4XI5A2r9OzP" # ray
-  ];
+  ] ++ higherTrustUserKeys;
   system = {
     liza = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIDY/pNyWedEfU7Tq9ikGbriRuF1ZWkHhegGS17L0Vcdl";
     liza-unlock = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIJ6eMKW7jBNUKm2r9zEoape4s3KVrmLTLC0nkW9t/8JK";
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ rec {
     n7 = "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIPtOlOvTlMX2mxPaXDJ6VlMe5rmroUXpKmJVNxgV32xL";
   };
 
+  higherTrustUserKeys = [
+    "sk-ssh-ed25519@openssh.com AAAAGnNrLXNzaC1lZDI1NTE5QG9wZW5zc2guY29tAAAAIEaGIwLiUa6wQLlEF+keQOIYy/tCmJvV6eENzUQjSqW2AAAABHNzaDo=" # ray fido
+  ];
+
   # groups
   systems = with system; [
     liza