{"id":6709,"date":"2022-09-12T11:23:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T11:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=6709"},"modified":"2022-12-23T05:47:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T05:47:25","slug":"how-to-login-linux-server-of-aws-from-windows-using-putty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/how-to-login-linux-server-of-aws-from-windows-using-putty\/","title":{"rendered":"How to login linux server of AWS from windows using putty?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Generate PPK file from PEM using PuttyGen?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>AWS by default do not allow accessing a linux server using password so only key is allowed. But .pem file which is private key is not supported by PUTTY in windows, however, this putty file can be used in gitbash. So in order to access linux server on AWS using putty, these are steps need to be followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1 &#8211; <\/strong>Download your .pem file from AWS ec2 instance created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2 &#8211; <\/strong>Download puttygen.exe from https:\/\/www.chiark.greenend.org.uk\/~sgtatham\/putty\/latest.html or direct url is https:\/\/the.earth.li\/~sgtatham\/putty\/latest\/w64\/puttygen.exe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3 &#8211; <\/strong>Open puttygen.exe and Conversions =&gt; Import Key ==&gt; Locate PEM file and ==&gt; Save Private key. Here you need to notice that this would create key but in .ppk format which is supported by Putty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/puttygen-convert-into-ppk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/puttygen-convert-into-ppk.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/puttygen-convert-into-ppk-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Login Linux Instance using PPK file using putty?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4 &#8211;<\/strong> Download Putty from  https:\/\/www.chiark.greenend.org.uk\/~sgtatham\/putty\/latest.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5 &#8211; <\/strong>Follow Image as below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/putty-connecting-linux-using-ppk1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/putty-connecting-linux-using-ppk1.jpg 462w, https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/putty-connecting-linux-using-ppk1-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6 <\/strong>&#8211; Follow Image as below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/puttygen-convert-into-ppk-passng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/puttygen-convert-into-ppk-passng.jpg 457w, https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/puttygen-convert-into-ppk-passng-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"epyt-gallery\" data-currpage=\"1\" id=\"epyt_gallery_41983\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_64035\"  width=\"760\" height=\"427\"  data-origwidth=\"760\" data-origheight=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  data-epytgalleryid=\"epyt_gallery_41983\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><div class=\"epyt-gallery-list\"><div>Sorry, there was a YouTube error.<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Generate PPK file from PEM using PuttyGen? 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