Which AWS Systems Manager feature allows you to perform an interactive shell session on an EC2 instance without opening port 22 (SSH) or using an IGW?

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Correct Answer: Systems Manager Session Manager

Session Manager provides secure, one-click access to instances over a browser-based shell or CLI without needing SSH keys or open ports....

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Which AWS Systems Manager feature allows you to perform an interactive shell session on an EC2 instance without opening port 22 (SSH) or using an IGW?

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Systems Manager Session Manager

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Session Manager provides secure, one-click access to instances over a browser-based shell or CLI without needing SSH keys or open ports.

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