diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index bf129a3..4222854 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ ssh_user_name:
 ssh_user_home: "/home/{{ ssh_user_name }}"
 ssh_user_group: "{{ ssh_user_name }}"
 
+ssh_authorized_keys_content:
+ssh_authorized_keys_dest: "{{ ssh_user_home }}/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+ssh_authorized_keys_src: authorized_keys.j2
+
 ssh_key_private_content:
 ssh_key_private_dest: "{{ ssh_user_home }}/.ssh/id_rsa"
 ssh_key_private_src: id_rsa.j2
diff --git a/tasks/config.yaml b/tasks/config.yaml
index c3af9c7..1ca6b04 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yaml
+++ b/tasks/config.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@
     owner: "{{ ssh_user_name }}"
     state: directory
 
+- name: Create ssh authorized_keys file
+  become: yes
+  template:
+    dest: "{{ ssh_authorized_keys_dest }}"
+    group: "{{ ssh_user_group }}"
+    mode: 0600
+    owner: "{{ ssh_user_name }}"
+    src: "{{ ssh_authorized_keys_src }}"
+  when: ssh_authorized_keys_content | default(False)
+
 - name: Create ssh known_hosts file
   become: yes
   template:
diff --git a/templates/authorized_keys.j2 b/templates/authorized_keys.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0409ecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/authorized_keys.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# This file is generated by Ansible
+#  DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
+#
+{{ ssh_authorized_keys_content }}