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In this article, we take a look at how to create an Amazon AWS Key Pair that will be used to secure SSH access to a Linux EC2 instance.

Now that you have set up your AWS account and enabled multi-factor authentication, it’s time to set up an AWS billing alarm in order to be notified whenever your account reaches a certain limit.

In this article, I walk you through how to enable MFA on your AWS root account. By adding another layer of security on top of your traditional username and password, we are able to help protect your AWS root account from hackers. If a hacker gets hold of your account credentials and is able to gain access to your AWS account, they can accumulate enormous fees by running huge amounts of resources. Therefore Multifactor Authentication is crucial.

This article highlights the steps needed to create an Amazon AWS Free Tier account. The Free Tier allows users to consume minimal AWS resources free of charge for a period of 1 year. If you consume more than the Free Tier thresholds you are charged at the standard Amazon rates for that service. However, don’t worry too much as Amazon alerts you via email when you are getting close to consuming your Free Tier limits for the month.