I understand the concept of "ssh keys" to login to a server without entering a password, however, I am not understanding how/what PEM key files are to log in to EC2 instances.
In the AWS console, I can generate or import a PEM key, but where/how do I use this file on my laptop to login to cloud instances?
Thanks for help!
Best Answer
Or you can create an entry on your .ssh/config as follows:
So after that you can ssh to your server like this:
ssh myserver
According to PEM files, it's also good keep a copy in a safe place as it can not be regenerated.