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# Retrieve your EC2 Key

1. Open AWS Console with your credentials.
2. Type “Systems Manager” in the search bar of the AWS console. Alternatively click [here](https://console.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/)  to go directly to Systems Manager.
3. Click on “Parameter Store” present on the left pane of Systems Manger dashboard.
4. Open your desired EC2 key pair, copy the encrypted value and save it as the same name as the expected key (with .pem extension)
5. You can now use this pem file to access your EC2 Instance.