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Securely Connect to Linux Instances Running in a Private Amazon VPC | AWS Security Blog

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Securely Connect to Linux Instances Running in a Private Amazon VPC Updated May 21, 2014 : Clarified that for the Mac, the private key is stored in memory and the passphrase in the keychain. Important note: You should enable SSH agent forwarding with caution. When you set up agent forwarding, a socket file is created on the forwarding host, which is the mechanism by which the key can be forwarded to your destination. Another user on the system with the ability to modify files could potentially use this key to authenticate as you. See the SSH manual for more details. In an earlier blog post , R

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