Converting Your PEM to PPK Using PuTTYgen [For aMiSTACX and Windows Clients] Note: For AWS quick PPK key file creation, see this post. PuTTY does not natively support the private key format (.pem) generated by the AWS console for SSH to EC2s. PuTTY has a tool named PuTTYgen, which can convert keys to the required… Continue reading How to generate a PPK file for SSH and SFTP
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How to use Putty to Connect to AWS
Important! Make sure you have the latest WinSCP and Putty clients; otherwise, Ubuntu 22 will flag an SSH key error. Post upgrade you will also need to flush the session cache using the client’s tools. You can validate your keys with the AWS SSH connect. How to connect to an aMiSTACX deployment on AWS. Even… Continue reading How to use Putty to Connect to AWS
Restrict network access with AWS Security Groups
Note: The above image shows an EC2 server selected in the AWS console, and in the description a link to the security group that is attached. Clicking that link takes you to the security group. After you configure and deploy your new aMiSTACX stack, don’t forget to restrict access to the SSH port. That’s the reminder the… Continue reading Restrict network access with AWS Security Groups