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Challenge: Use CloudFormation to build an instance with SSM

Challenge: Use CloudFormation to build an instance with SSM - Amazon Web Services (AWS) Tutorial

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Challenge: Use CloudFormation to build an instance with SSM

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(upbeat music) - [Instructor] Okay, now it's time for a challenge. Remember earlier in the chapter when we implemented more secure terminal access to our instance via the AWS web console? How can we update our template to do the same here? Start with the instance&securitygroup.yaml file. To complete this challenge, you need to both disable SSH access to the instance, and update it so that you can successfully connect via the Systems Manager option in the Web Management Console. This challenge has an easy mode and a hard mode. The most straightforward method will reuse an IM role that you created earlier in the chapter. The more complete solution will build everything in the template, including the IM role, but it also requires understanding a concept I alluded to earlier: instance profiles. Whichever method you choose, don't hesitate to reference the documentation. AWS docs are truly fantastic, and something you should always have ready at hand as you build your AWS skills. So, give…

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