Load key key123 pem invalid format ec2-user 13 127 118 117 Permission denied publickey gssapi-keyex gssapi-with-mic

Question

Hi Guys,

I am trying to do SSH in my instance. But it is showsing me the below error.

C:\Users\NADIM AKTHAR>ssh -l ec2-user 13.127.118.117 -i key123.pem
The authenticity of host '13.127.118.117 (13.127.118.117)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:FnoSXFNxXBt73s6wR3sXr57b4591FotlHugLqWFMDaw.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '13.127.118.117' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
Load key "key123.pem": invalid format
ec2-user@13.127.118.117: Permission denied (publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic).

How can I solve this?

Answer 1

Hi@akhtar,

Actually the key you have created is not in proper format. AWS is unable to read that key. So Create your key in proper format. You can use the below given command.

C:\Users\NADIM AKTHAR>aws ec2 create-key-pair --key-name MykeyPair  --query "KeyMaterial" --output text > MykeyPair.pem

Hope this will help.