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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users Blocking the ssh-keygen command Post 302456570 by citaylor on Friday 24th of September 2010 03:11:08 PM
Old 09-24-2010
Depending upon the O/S you could put a filesystem ACL (as opposed to a normal file permission) on the keyfile itself to stop it being overwritten.
 

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