How to import key pair into us west 2 region

This page provides instructions on how to import an ssh key as a keypair via the AWS console.

Step 1 Login to AWS

A. Click here to log into AWS console for oregon aka us-west-2 region.

1. Enter 12 digit IAM account id and click Next

   

2. Enter IAM username and password and click Sign in

   

Step 2 Import keypair

A. From the EC2 keypair page click Import Key Pair as seen circled in red below:

NOTE: The red arrow points to the region which should be set, by the link in Step 1, to Oregon.

B. In the Import Key Pair dialog click Choose File button circled in red below:

C. Select public ssh key in File dialog

1. If coming from Tutorial 2 and you used instructions to generate ssh key via Cygwin then navigate to c:\cygwin\home\<YOUR USERNAME>\.ssh and select id_rsa.pub in File dialog as seen below:

   

2. If coming else where click here for instructions

D. Set name of key (pointed to by red arrow), names must be unique and click Import button circled in red below:

E. If import is successful the keypair will be visible on the EC2 keypair page as seen below:

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Congratulations on adding a keypair!!!

Click here to return back to tutorial 2

Or click here for more information about AWS keypairs