Connecting to EC2 Instances

Explore how to connect to Amazon EC2 instances using SSH for Linux, Remote Desktop Protocol for Windows, and AWS Systems Manager Session Manager. Understand the setup steps, security best practices, and different connection methods to manage EC2 instances securely and efficiently within AWS environments.

We'll cover the following...

Secure shell for Linux instances
- Setup and connection steps
Remote desktop for Windows instances
- Setup and connection steps
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager (Instance Connect)
- Setup and connection steps
Best practices for secured connection

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. Different methods for connecting to EC2 instances are available, including SSH (Secure Shell) for Linux instances, Remote Desktop for Windows instances, and AWS Systems Manager Session Manager’s Instance Connect feature. Let us 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.