diff --git a/ShhShell/SSH/SSHHandler.swift b/ShhShell/SSH/SSHHandler.swift
index 8bff2c8..47494fd 100644
--- a/ShhShell/SSH/SSHHandler.swift
+++ b/ShhShell/SSH/SSHHandler.swift
@@ -164,16 +164,25 @@ class SSHHandler: ObservableObject {
 		return
 	}
 	
-	func authWithPubkey() -> Bool {
-		var status: CInt
-		status = ssh_userauth_publickey_auto(session, nil, nil)
-		if status == SSH_AUTH_ERROR.rawValue {
-			print("pubkey auth failed")
-			logSshGetError()
-			return false
-		}
-		withAnimation { authorized = true }
-		return true
+	func authWithPubkey(pub: String, priv: String, pass: String) {
+		let fileManager = FileManager.default
+		let tempDir = fileManager.temporaryDirectory
+		let tempPubkey = tempDir.appendingPathComponent("key.pub")
+		let tempKey = tempDir.appendingPathComponent("key")
+		
+		fileManager.createFile(atPath: tempPubkey.path(), contents: nil)
+		fileManager.createFile(atPath: tempKey.path(), contents: nil)
+		
+		try? pub.data(using: .utf8)?.write(to: tempPubkey)
+		try? priv.data(using: .utf8)?.write(to: tempKey)
+		
+		var pubkey: ssh_key?
+		ssh_pki_import_pubkey_file(tempPubkey.path(), &pubkey)
+		let status = ssh_userauth_try_publickey(session, nil, pubkey)
+		print(status)
+		
+		var privkey: ssh_key?
+		ssh_pki_import_privkey_file(tempKey.path(), pass, nil, nil, &privkey)
 	}
 	
 	func authWithPw() -> Bool {
diff --git a/ShhShell/Views/ContentView.swift b/ShhShell/Views/ContentView.swift
index 6d6b54b..ceade9a 100644
--- a/ShhShell/Views/ContentView.swift
+++ b/ShhShell/Views/ContentView.swift
@@ -9,11 +9,17 @@ import SwiftUI
 
 struct ContentView: View {
 	@ObservedObject var handler: SSHHandler
-//	@State var connected: Bool = false
+	
+	@State var pubkey: String = ""
+	@State var privkey: String = ""
+	@State var passphrase: String = ""
 	
     var body: some View {
 		NavigationStack {
 			List {
+				TextField("", text: $pubkey)
+				TextField("", text: $privkey)
+				TextField("", text: $passphrase)
 				HStack {
 					Text(handler.connected ? "connected" : "not connected")
 						.modifier(foregroundColorStyle(handler.connected ? .green : .red))
@@ -46,12 +52,16 @@ struct ContentView: View {
 				TextField("username", text: $handler.host.username)
 					.textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
 				
-				TextField("password", text: $handler.host.password)
+				SecureField("password", text: $handler.host.password)
 					.textFieldStyle(.roundedBorder)
 				
 				Button() {
 					handler.connect()
-					let _ = handler.authWithPw()
+					if !pubkey.isEmpty && !privkey.isEmpty {
+						handler.authWithPubkey(pub: pubkey, priv: privkey, pass: passphrase)
+					} else {
+						let _ = handler.authWithPw()
+					}
 					handler.openShell()
 				} label: {
 					Label("Connect", systemImage: "powerplug.portrait")