1. What is the nature and description of the request?

OpenSSH is delivered by Microsoft in a supported fashion since (at least) Windows 2019, the feature itself can be used by Ansible since a very long time. We would request the possibility to have support for this feature in Ansible / AAP.

Offer the possibility to manage all common platforms (Linux and Windows) using the same approach. Furthermore, for security reasons, local accounts must be used, which means that SSH keys can avoid the usage of passwords and are, generally, easier to handle. In summary, it's all in terms of ease of use and cost of management.