convert .pem file to .ppk using puttygen - AWS
PEM-Privacy Enhanced Mail is a Base64 encoded DER certificate file format. PEM certificates are frequently used for web servers as they can easily be translated into readable data using a simple text editor. Generally when a PEM encoded file is opened in a text editor, it contains very distinct headers and footers.
while creating an instance in Amazon EC2 you will be required to create Key Pairs and .pem file will be generated. I have shown in the below images how to convert .pem file to .ppk file format using puttygen in the below images.
.ppk file will be required while connecting to an instance on EC2 using putty.
.pem file shown as given below.
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the file format has been changed.
while creating an instance in Amazon EC2 you will be required to create Key Pairs and .pem file will be generated. I have shown in the below images how to convert .pem file to .ppk file format using puttygen in the below images.
.ppk file will be required while connecting to an instance on EC2 using putty.
.pem file shown as given below.
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you can set any password for the security and click on 'Save private Key' button.
the file format has been changed.