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What is the usecase of using OAuth or "my github account" to login to a linux/unix machine?


This is actually a common/desirable feature to permit a group of people to access an ephemeral machine (e.g. engineers accessing a k8s node, etc.). Authorizing "engineers" via OAuth is much more ergonomic and safe vs traditional unix auth which is designed more for non-transient or non-shared users.




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