# is the use of ssh keys GDPR compliant in every EU country?

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**Created:** [June 21, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-the-use-of-ssh-keys-gdpr-compliant-in-every-eu-country/30627 "2019-06-21T11:04:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fabrizio\_Lombardozzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Fabrizio\_Lombardozzi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fabrizio_Lombardozzi)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-the-use-of-ssh-keys-gdpr-compliant-in-every-eu-country/30627/1 "2019-06-21T11:04:42Z")

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Hi all,  
by law in Italy almost every kind of system access must be protected by a physical device or username/password or similar credential.  
As far as I know, even securing private key with “passphrase”, that secret can’t be enforced nor automatically expired as specifically required by italian law  
([https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/guest/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/4129029](https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.garanteprivacy.it%2Fweb%2Fguest%2Fhome%2Fdocweb%2F-%2Fdocweb-display%2Fdocweb%2F4129029&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFGmkGmIT7l48xCtxKucIUtlE_K_Q))  
because it’s just written in key.

Am I wrong on something? how is in your country?

Grazie  
Fabrizio