diff --git a/option_test.go b/option_test.go
index 07f9704..a2ec887 100644
--- a/option_test.go
+++ b/option_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package wish
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -19,6 +20,54 @@ func TestWithMaxTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	requireEqual(t, time.Second, s.MaxTimeout)
 }
 
+func TestParseAuthorizedKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("valid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		keys, err := parseAuthorizedKeys("testdata/authorized_keys")
+		requireNoError(t, err)
+		requireEqual(t, 6, len(keys))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		keys, err := parseAuthorizedKeys("testdata/invalid_authorized_keys")
+		requireEqual(t, `failed to parse "testdata/invalid_authorized_keys": ssh: no key found`, err.Error())
+		requireEqual(t, 0, len(keys))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("file not found", func(t *testing.T) {
+		keys, err := parseAuthorizedKeys("testdata/nope_authorized_keys")
+		requireEqual(t, `failed to parse "testdata/nope_authorized_keys": open testdata/nope_authorized_keys: no such file or directory`, err.Error())
+		requireEqual(t, 0, len(keys))
+	})
+}
+
+func TestWithAuthorizedKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("valid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s := ssh.Server{}
+		requireNoError(t, WithAuthorizedKeys("testdata/authorized_keys")(&s))
+
+		for key, authorize := range map[string]bool{
+			`ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIMJlb/qf2B2kMNdBxfpCQqI2ctPcsOkdZGVh5zTRhKtH k3@test`: true,
+			`ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIOhsthN+zSFSJF7V2HFSO4+2OJYRghuAA43CIbVyvzF8 k7@test`: false,
+		} {
+			parts := strings.Fields(key)
+			t.Run(parts[len(parts)-1], func(t *testing.T) {
+				key, _, _, _, err := ssh.ParseAuthorizedKey([]byte(key))
+				requireNoError(t, err)
+				requireEqual(t, authorize, s.PublicKeyHandler(nil, key))
+			})
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s := ssh.Server{}
+		requireEqual(
+			t,
+			`failed to parse "testdata/invalid_authorized_keys": ssh: no key found`,
+			WithAuthorizedKeys("testdata/invalid_authorized_keys")(&s).Error(),
+		)
+	})
+}
+
 func requireEqual(tb testing.TB, a, b interface{}) {
 	tb.Helper()
 	if a != b {
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 9f7b2b1..efe88a6 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package wish
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -63,6 +67,51 @@ func WithHostKeyPEM(pem []byte) ssh.Option {
 	return ssh.HostKeyPEM(pem)
 }
 
+// WithAuthorizedKeys allows to use a SSH authorized_keys file to allowlist users.
+func WithAuthorizedKeys(path string) ssh.Option {
+	return func(s *ssh.Server) error {
+		keys, err := parseAuthorizedKeys(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return WithPublicKeyAuth(func(_ ssh.Context, key ssh.PublicKey) bool {
+			for _, upk := range keys {
+				if ssh.KeysEqual(upk, key) {
+					return true
+				}
+			}
+			return false
+		})(s)
+	}
+}
+
+func parseAuthorizedKeys(path string) ([]ssh.PublicKey, error) {
+	var keys []ssh.PublicKey
+
+	f, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return keys, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse %q: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close() // nolint: errcheck
+
+	rd := bufio.NewReader(f)
+	for {
+		line, _, err := rd.ReadLine()
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+				break
+			}
+			return keys, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse %q: %w", path, err)
+		}
+		upk, _, _, _, err := ssh.ParseAuthorizedKey(line)
+		if err != nil {
+			return keys, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse %q: %w", path, err)
+		}
+		keys = append(keys, upk)
+	}
+	return keys, nil
+}
+
 // WithPublicKeyAuth returns an ssh.Option that sets the public key auth handler.
 func WithPublicKeyAuth(h ssh.PublicKeyHandler) ssh.Option {
 	return ssh.PublicKeyAuth(h)
diff --git a/testdata/authorized_keys b/testdata/authorized_keys
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f08859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/authorized_keys
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIM6LN9MSONoI2Dak7GSAy1vTY92NcioIuZqBnk0xmYR2 k1@test
+ssh-rsa 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 k4@test
+ssh-rsa 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 k5@test
+ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIJ7InQIj/ROngoWWb6kXTcTJd8+u5skDfGm8JJxRugMB k2@test
+ssh-rsa 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 k6@test
+ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIMJlb/qf2B2kMNdBxfpCQqI2ctPcsOkdZGVh5zTRhKtH k3@test
diff --git a/testdata/invalid_authorized_keys b/testdata/invalid_authorized_keys
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55dcf69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/invalid_authorized_keys
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ssh-nope nopenopenope k1@test