“UNPROTECTED PRIVATE KEY FILE!” Error using SSH into Amazon EC2 Instance (AWS)
The problem is having wrong mod on the file. Easily solved by executing – chmod 400 mykey.pem Taken from AWS instructions – Your key file must not be publicly viewable for SSH to work. Use this command if needed: chmod 400 mykey.pem 400 protects it by making it read only and only for the owner.