Note: These instructions are only required for Windows users.
Connecting to a running Linux instance using an SSH client requires a public/private key pair. Windows does not ship with an SSH client. PuTTY is a common SSH client, which is free to download and use. However, PuTTY does not support the PEM (Privacy Enhanced Mail) key format. The key downloaded from AWS is PEM format, so it must be converted to PPK (PuTTY Private Key). Fortunately, PuTTYgen converts PEM key files to PPK format. PuTTYgen is also free to download and use.
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Instructions
1. If you do not already have PuTTYgen, download the PuTTYgen executable from the following link: PuTTYgen.
2. Start PuTTYgen. (no installation is required)
3. Click Load and browse to the location of the private key file that you want to convert (for example keypair.pem). By default, PuTTYgen displays only files with a .ppk extension. You'll need to change the drop-down adjacent to File name to All Files in order to see your PEM file:
4. Select your .pem key file and click Open. PuTTYgen displays the following message:
5. Click OK. PuTTYgen displays a dialog with information about the key you loaded, including the public key and the fingerprint.
6. Click Save private key to save the key in PuTTY's format. Do NOT select a passphrase. (Additional security is not required.) Be sure to save your private key somewhere secure.
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