Posted On: Dec 6, 2023
Starting today, Amazon EC2 Instance Connect, a simple and secure way to connect to your instances using Secure Shell (SSH), will support Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and CentOS in addition to Amazon Linux and Ubuntu
With EC2 Instance Connect, you can control SSH access to your instances using Amazon Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies as well as audit connection requests with Amazon CloudTrail events. You can leverage your existing SSH keys or further enhance your security posture by generating one-time use SSH keys each time an authorized user connects. EC2 Instance Connect comes pre-installed in Amazon Linux and Ubuntu AMIs or you can install EC2 Instance Connect on instances that are launched with supported AMIs.
EC2 Instance Connect is available in Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet and Amazon Web Services China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD at no additional cost. Visit our documentation page for more information about connecting to Linux instances using EC2 Instance Connect from API, CLI, or the Amazon EC2 console.