How to Enable Password Authentication for AWS EC2

In this article, We are going to cover How to Enable Password Authentication for AWS EC2 Instance.

Prerequisite

First login to EC2 Instance with key pair

ssh -i ec2-key.pem/key.ppk username@ip_address

Navigate to /etc/ssh directory

cd /etc/ssh

Open the ssh configuration sshd_config file

sudo nano sshd_config

Find the Line containing ‘PasswordAuthentication’ parameter and change its value from ‘no’ to ‘yes’

PasswordAuthentication yes

Save the file and exit

Not setup the password for user ubuntu

sudo passwd ubuntu

Restart the sshd service to take effect

sudo service sshd restart

logout and log to EC2 instance using password you set

ssh ubuntu@ip_address

Now you can login to your AWS EC2 Instance using Password

In this article, We have covered How to Enable Password Authentication for AWS EC2 Instance.

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Reference

AWS Official Forum