I launched an instance & downloaded my secret key. I've attempted this on 2 different devices and instances. Im trying to connect to the instance so I can upload files. Whenever I attempt to connect, this permission denied message displays.

Note I've downloaded and used openSSH

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> ssh -i C:\Users*\Downloads*key.pem @ec2----.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com The authenticity of host 'ec2----.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com (...)' can't be established. ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? yes Warning: Permanently added 'ec2----.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com,...' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts. *@ec2----**.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com: Permission denied (publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic). PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

P.S. This is my first post, so constructive criticism on etiquette is welcome :) Recently started my first job (an internship really) in the IT field. 3 months ago working for a start-up. Im hoping to migrate eventually to something in the field of cloud security, OSINT, DevSecOps, Web Development. Passionate about information security, open source software.

I followed this tutorial from amazon on how to connect to my instance