diff --git a/tpl/sshd_config b/tpl/sshd_config
index 500b784..6efe0c7 100644
--- a/tpl/sshd_config
+++ b/tpl/sshd_config
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ServerKeyBits 768
 SyslogFacility AUTH
 LogLevel INFO
 LoginGraceTime 120
-PermitRootLogin yes
+PermitRootLogin without-password
 StrictModes yes
 RSAAuthentication yes
 PubkeyAuthentication yes