Debian default ssh configuration problem with public/private key checking

Hi,

I'm trying to setup Debian to accept my remote ssh login. No problem with that, but I'm facing a configuration problem:

It doesn't seem to be able to handle/accept the public/private key checking, i.e.,what sourceforge.net is doing [1], but insists on checking login password [2], which is not a recommended practice.

This is a vanilla sshd configuration. I.e., everything from Debian default. What changes should I make to enable the public/private key Authentication?

thanks

[1] Correct log to ssh into sourceforge.net:

 debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct  [...]
 debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password

 debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
 debug1: Offering public key: /home/dsl/.ssh/id_rsa
 debug1: Server accepts key: pkalg ssh-rsa blen 149

[2] My own Debian sshd server:

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 debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct  [...]
 debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive

 debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
 debug1: Offering public key: /home/dsl/.ssh/id_rsa
 debug1: Authentications that can continue:

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