diff --git a/src/components/settings/SettingsHoloportSection.vue b/src/components/settings/SettingsHoloportSection.vue
index cfff209..eee2f46 100644
--- a/src/components/settings/SettingsHoloportSection.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings/SettingsHoloportSection.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const props = withDefaults(
   }
 )
 
-const emit = defineEmits(['update:device-name'])
+const emit = defineEmits(['update:device-name', 'update:ssh-access'])
 
 const isEditingDeviceName = ref(false)
 const editedDeviceName = ref('')
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ function cancelEditDeviceName(): void {
   isEditingDeviceName.value = false
   editedDeviceName.value = ''
 }
+
+function toggleSshAccess(): void {
+  emit('update:ssh-access', !props.settings.sshAccess)
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -92,8 +96,8 @@ function cancelEditDeviceName(): void {
     <SettingsRow :label="$t('settings.ssh_access')">
       <BaseCheckbox
         id="sshAccess"
-        is-disabled
         :checked="props.settings.sshAccess"
+        @change="toggleSshAccess"
       />
     </SettingsRow>
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/HposInterface.ts b/src/interfaces/HposInterface.ts
index 5049397..e28bab5 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/HposInterface.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/HposInterface.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ interface HposInterface {
   getKycLevel: () => Promise<EUserKycLevel | null>
   getHposStatus: () => Promise<HPosStatus>
   updateHoloportName: (name: string) => Promise<void>
+  updateSshSettings: (access: boolean) => Promise<void>
   getHoloFuelProfile: () => unknown
   updateHoloFuelProfile: ({ nickname, avatarUrl }: UpdateHoloFuelProfilePayload) => Promise<boolean>
   getPaidInvoices: () => Promise<HposHolochainCallResponse>
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ interface HPosStatus {
   networkFlavour?: string
   hposVersion?: string
   name?: string
+  ssh_enabled?: boolean
 }
 
 interface CoreAppVersion {
@@ -726,7 +728,7 @@ export function useHposInterface(): HposInterface {
     try {
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
       // @ts-ignore
-      const { holo_nixpkgs, holoport } = await hposAdminCall({
+      const { holo_nixpkgs, holoport, ssh } = await hposAdminCall({
         method: 'get',
         path: '/status'
       })
@@ -737,7 +739,8 @@ export function useHposInterface(): HposInterface {
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-argument
         hposVersion: formatHposVersion(holo_nixpkgs),
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access,@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
-        name: holoport.name
+        name: holoport.name,
+        ssh_enabled: holoport.ssh_enabled
       }
     } catch (err) {
       return {}
@@ -794,6 +797,22 @@ export function useHposInterface(): HposInterface {
     }
   }
 
+  async function updateSshSettings(access: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      await hposAdminCall({
+        method: 'put',
+        path: '/ssh',
+        params: {
+          enable: access,
+          include_default: access,
+          pubkeys: []
+        }
+      })
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('updateSshSettings failed: ', error)
+    }
+  }
+
   async function updateHoloFuelProfile({
     nickname,
     avatarUrl
@@ -978,6 +997,7 @@ export function useHposInterface(): HposInterface {
     getUser,
     getHposStatus,
     updateHoloportName,
+    updateSshSettings,
     getHoloFuelProfile,
     updateHoloFuelProfile,
     getPaidInvoices,
diff --git a/src/pages/SettingsPage.vue b/src/pages/SettingsPage.vue
index 7f7921f..5cd16b0 100644
--- a/src/pages/SettingsPage.vue
+++ b/src/pages/SettingsPage.vue
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ const user = computed(() => userStore)
 async function onDeviceNameUpdate(deviceName: string): Promise<void> {
   await userStore.updateDeviceName(deviceName)
 }
+
+async function onSshAccessUpdate(sshAccess: boolean): Promise<void> {
+  await userStore.updateSshAccess(sshAccess)
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -19,6 +23,7 @@ async function onDeviceNameUpdate(deviceName: string): Promise<void> {
     <SettingsHoloportSection
       :settings="user"
       @update:device-name="onDeviceNameUpdate"
+      @update:ssh-access="onSshAccessUpdate"
     />
 
     <SettingsHolofuelSection
diff --git a/src/store/user.ts b/src/store/user.ts
index 4802d92..267197f 100644
--- a/src/store/user.ts
+++ b/src/store/user.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { EUserKycLevel } from '@/types/types'
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call,@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
 const { showModal } = useModals()
 
-const { getCoreAppVersion, getUser, updateHoloFuelProfile, updateHoloportName, getKycLevel } =
+const { getCoreAppVersion, getUser, updateHoloFuelProfile, updateHoloportName, getKycLevel, updateSshSettings } =
   useHposInterface()
 
 interface State {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const useUserStore = defineStore('user', {
     publicKey: undefined,
     email: '',
     networkFlavour: '',
-    sshAccess: true,
+    sshAccess: false,
     deviceName: '',
     hposVersion: '',
     holoFuel: {
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export const useUserStore = defineStore('user', {
         this.publicKey = user.hostPubKey
         this.email = user.registrationEmail ?? ''
         this.networkFlavour = holoport.networkFlavour ?? ''
+        this.sshAccess = holoport.ssh_enabled ?? false
         this.deviceName = holoport.name ?? ''
         this.hposVersion = holoport.hposVersion ?? ''
         this.holoFuel = holoFuelProfile
@@ -90,6 +91,11 @@ export const useUserStore = defineStore('user', {
       this.deviceName = name
 
       await updateHoloportName(name)
+    },
+
+    async updateSshAccess(access: boolean): Promise<void> {
+      this.sshAccess = access
+      await updateSshSettings(access) 
     }
   }
 })
diff --git a/ui-common-library b/ui-common-library
index 83f2a11..a0cddfa 160000
--- a/ui-common-library
+++ b/ui-common-library
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 83f2a11b268b02a25d5d274d73a75da1883eb0f4
+Subproject commit a0cddfa1bf94cbbf03e757168cc1c7263c9c3f0c