What is the difference between a Public Key and a Private Key in EC2 Key Pairs, and what happens if you lose the private key? The Public Key is stored on the EC2 instance to encrypt data, while the Private Key is a .pem file you keep locally for SSH access. If you lose the private key, you permanently lose access to that instance and must launch a new one — making it critical to store safely. - Ekasquest

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What is the difference between a Public Key and a Private Key in EC2 Key Pairs, and what happens if you lose the private key?
The Public Key is stored on the EC2 instance to encrypt data, while the Private Key is a .pem file you keep locally for SSH access. If you lose the private key, you permanently lose access to that instance and must launch a new one — making it critical to store safely.

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