diff --git a/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh b/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
index 2d8e08f..d32aeae 100755
--- a/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
+++ b/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
@@ -60,3 +60,7 @@ if [[ -d /home/akanealw ]]; then
     chown akanealw:akanealw /home/akanealw/.ssh/*
     chmod 600 /home/akanealw/.ssh/*
 fi
+
+# disable ssh password login
+cp /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak
+sed -i "/#PasswordAuthentication yes/c\PasswordAuthentication no" /etc/ssh/sshd_config