Secure your AWS Account by Removing Unused EC2 Key Pairs with Python

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Cloud security is top of mind right now, given the various high-profile security breaches today. One overlooked source of potential vulnerabilities is unused EC2 Key Pairs. EC2 Key Pairs are used to configure an EC2 instance with SSH access and provide a convenient way to manage instances.

We'll also create 3 lists - one for storing all key pairs, one for used key pairs, and one for unused key pairs.

Deleting unused key pairs is a good practice to ensure that no one is granted unauthorized access to your instances.

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