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AWS CLI EC2 Cheat Sheet/Create a key pair

Generate a new EC2 key pair and save the private key.

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Section: AMIs and Key Pairs

Create a key pair

bash
bash
aws ec2 create-key-pair --key-name my-key --query 'KeyMaterial' --output text > my-key.pem
Explanation

Protect the generated private key file and set strict permissions.

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