Session Manager helps to maintain security and audit compliance across your fleet. It helps to reduce the level of access control required on your instances, in addition to optimizing your security groups by closing inbound ports for your resources too, for example, by removing SSH. Session Manager allows you to connect securely to your instances via a browser-based shell or the CLI without having to maintain and configure bastion hosts or manage SSH keys. Any access gained to the instances is fully audited via session logs for additional compliance requirements. This allows an instance access activity to be monitored and tracked and enables an overview of user access. The session logs also allow you to track any actions or changes that were performed.
To connect to an instance using Session Manager from within the console, follow these steps:
- Select Session Manager from the Actions menu on the left side of the console.
- Select the orange Start session button.
- Select your...
