Is it possible to generate a new SSH key pair for an existing instance? What are the steps to generate a new SSH key pair for an existing instance (without stoping or deleting the existing instance) if that is possible. Nov 23, 2016 Create a new key-pair in the AWS console and boot up a new instance (assuming the attacker is removed from IAM users). This requires configuring the instance, which can be time-consuming. Mar 31, 2017 In this Recreate a lost Private Key process what I did have I created a new public-private key pair by generating one locally then uploading the key pair to AWS. In that way when I create a new EC2 instance I can assign the key pair I just created and access the boxes via SSH.
In the video on the left, Emanuel shows you
how to create an AWS access key for an existing IAM user
In the video on the right, Deren shows you
how to create an access key ID for a new IAM user
I need an AWS access key to allow a program, script, or developer to have programmatic access to the resources on my AWS account. How do I create a new access key?
An access key grants programmatic access to your resources. This means that the access key should be guarded as carefully as the AWS account root user sign-in credentials.
It's a best practice to do the following:
- Create an IAM user and then define that user's permissions as narrowly as possible.
- Create the access key under that IAM user.
For more information, see What are some best practices for securing my AWS account and its resources?
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Published: 2016-01-28
Updated: 2018-10-24
[ aws . ec2 ]
Description¶
Creates a 2048-bit RSA key pair with the specified name. Amazon EC2 stores the public key and displays the private key for you to save to a file. The private key is returned as an unencrypted PEM encoded PKCS#1 private key. If a key with the specified name already exists, Amazon EC2 returns an error.
Generate New Key Pair Ec2 Service
You can have up to five thousand key pairs per Region.
The key pair returned to you is available only in the Region in which you create it. If you prefer, you can create your own key pair using a third-party tool and upload it to any Region using ImportKeyPair .
For more information, see Key Pairs in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide .
See also: AWS API Documentation
See 'aws help' for descriptions of global parameters.
Synopsis¶
Options¶
--key-name (string)
A unique name for the key pair.
Constraints: Up to 255 ASCII characters
--dry-run | --no-dry-run (boolean)
--cli-input-json (string)Performs service operation based on the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, the CLI values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally.
--generate-cli-skeleton (string)Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.
Generate New Key Pair Ec2 Server
See 'aws help' for descriptions of global parameters.
Examples¶
Generate New Key Pair Ec2 Iphone
To create a key pair
This example creates a key pair named MyKeyPair.
Command:
The output is an ASCII version of the private key and key fingerprint. You need to save the key to a file.
For more information, see Using Key Pairs in the AWS Command Line Interface User Guide.
Output¶
KeyFingerprint -> (string)
KeyMaterial -> (string)
KeyName -> (string)
KeyPairId -> (string)