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howtos:cloud:aws_ec2 [2020/07/07 00:48 (UTC)] – [Security] bifferos | howtos:cloud:aws_ec2 [2020/07/07 00:51 (UTC)] – [Prerequisites] bifferos | ||
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* You should have already prepared a DomU compatible Slackware install, see the [[howtos: | * You should have already prepared a DomU compatible Slackware install, see the [[howtos: | ||
- | * You should have an AWS account with the necessary | + | * You should have an AWS account with the necessary |
* You should have awscli configured with credentials such that commands like 'aws s3 ls' work | * You should have awscli configured with credentials such that commands like 'aws s3 ls' work | ||
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- Reboot and ensure you still have access using your private key. | - Reboot and ensure you still have access using your private key. | ||
- Double-check that you cannot login using the password that would normally work on the VM console for your user. | - Double-check that you cannot login using the password that would normally work on the VM console for your user. | ||
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- | Within an hour of your instance becoming live it will be logging access attempts by Russian hackers. AWS address ranges are scanned regularly for vulnerabilities precisely because so many users screw up their security. | ||
===== Disk Formats ===== | ===== Disk Formats ===== | ||