Host-Based Authentication

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
HBA
Pronunciation
/hoʊst beɪst ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Cyber & Security

Examples in Context

  1. OpenSSH supports two types of encryption, namely host-based authentication and public-key authentication.
  2. This password check is done even if the user is following the public key or host-based authentication.
  3. Host-based authentication in SSH
  4. Host-based authentication in SSH is used when a user on a trusted host wants to log on to a remote machine, which could be an untrusted system.
  5. Host-based authentication is generally a quick and dirty way to raise the bar a notch, but is close to useless.

Other meanings of HBA

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Housing and Building Association Community
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Hood By Air Misc
House and Beauty Aid Business
Home Baking Association Community
Host Bus Adapters Misc
Host Bus Adapter Computing
High Bandwidth Access Computing