SSH vs SSM for EC2: Ports, Keys, IAM, Logging, and Security Compared

SSH vs SSM for EC2: Ports, Keys, IAM, Logging, and Security Compared

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If you manage EC2 instances on AWS, you’ve probably used SSH at some point. But AWS SSM Session Manager has quietly become a serious alternative — and a lot of teams don’t realize how different the two are under the hood.