ec2_secure_shell.md

EC2 Secure Shell

How to connect using Linux

> chmod 0400 <my_key_pair.pem>
> ssh -i <my_key_pair.pem> ec2-user@<public_ip_address>

ec2-user is already setup for any Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

How to connect using Windows 10+

* change permissions on <my_key_pair.pem>
> ssh -i <my_key_pair.pem> ec2-user@<public_ip_address>

How to connect using Putty

1. Use PuttyGen to generate private key (*.ppk) from *.pem
2. Use Putty to connect with the generated private key