Connecting to EC2 Instances

Connecting to Amazon EC2 instances is crucial to managing and working with virtual servers in the AWS cloud. In this lesson, we will learn about different methods for connecting EC2 instances, including SSH (Secure Shell) for Linux instances, Remote Desktop for Windows instances, and AWS Systems Manager Session Manager’s Instance Connect feature. Let's take a deeper look into each of these methods.

Secure shell for Linux instances

Secure shell (SSH) is a cryptographic Cryptography is a technique, that is used to protect information so that only intended person can read it. network protocol used for secure communication. It is commonly used to provide a secure and encrypted connection between a client and a server, allowing users to access and manage remote systems securely. SSH is widely used in various applications, including remote command-line access, file transfer, and tunneling.

Setup and connection steps

SSH requires a key pair to create a connection with the EC2 instance. A key pair consists of a public and a private key, a set of credentials to ...