ssh aws key management

[thufir]

On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 17:44:19 +1100, Karl Auer wrote:


> All this said, you do not require the AWS-supplied identity unless you
> like using multiple identity files. Just add your own ssh public key to
> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys on the AWS system for the user you want to log in
> as - ec2-user or whatever - or make a new user and use that one.


Ohhh, I see.  You're suggesting, really, to just use a more regular type 
of ssh usage.  To my understanding, at least.  Yes/no?

That is, I have one or some public keys.

When I want access to a remote system, add my public key to the remote 
system.  Presto, access?  Yes, I want passwordless, key-only, login to 
the default "ubuntu" user (because, as you pointed out, it has 
passwordless sudo access).

I suppose that the AWS way of doing things is to make it easy for them, 
with generating special keys, downloading keys, etc, etc.  PITA for me.




-Thufir