If you know how to use SSH but have collected old hosts, mystery keys, and years of copied configuration, this cleanup is for you. Shell examples use macOS/Linux unless marked PowerShell. On Windows, your SSH files normally live in %USERPROFILE%\.ssh.
Your laptop can become a route into every server that still accepts your SSH keys. An AI tool with unrestricted access to your account can use the same files and connections you can. Malware can do the same.
Start with three changes: remove access you no longer need, protect your logins with a hardware security key and PIN, and keep AI tools away from your administrator credentials. You do not need a certificate server or a new platform to do this.