diff --git a/mod_for_test_scripts/350addTestAuthKeys b/mod_for_test_scripts/350addTestAuthKeys
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b3f1d0fb9e
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+++ b/mod_for_test_scripts/350addTestAuthKeys
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2009 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+#
+# Copy public keys to root's homedir for ssh pubkey auth, which
+# is necessary for test automation.
+
+KEYS_DIR=ssh_keys
+ROOT_AUTHKEYS=/root/.ssh/authorized_keys
+
+mkdir -p /root/.ssh
+cat ${KEYS_DIR}/* >> ${ROOT_AUTHKEYS}      
diff --git a/mod_for_test_scripts/ssh_keys/testing_rsa.pub b/mod_for_test_scripts/ssh_keys/testing_rsa.pub
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index 0000000000..7a4d033a02
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+++ b/mod_for_test_scripts/ssh_keys/testing_rsa.pub
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEAvsNpFdK5lb0GfKx+FgsrsM/2+aZVFYXHMPdvGtTz63ciRhq0Jnw7nln1SOcHraSz3/imECBg8NHIKV6rA+B9zbf7pZXEv20x5Ul0vrcPqYWC44PTtgsgvi8s0KZUZN93YlcjZ+Q7BjQ/tuwGSaLWLqJ7hnHALMJ3dbEM9fKBHQBCrG5HOaWD2gtXj7jp04M/WUnDDdemq/KMg6E9jcrJOiQ39IuTpas4hLQzVkKAKSrpl6MY2etHyoNarlWhcOwitArEDwf3WgnctwKstI/MTKB5BTpO2WXUNUv4kXzA+g8/l1aljIG13vtd9A/IV3KFVx/sLkkjuZ7z2rQXyNKuJw== ChromeOS test key