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That's my take too. They've gotten so far without this functionality that I have to wonder what finally tipped the balance into their offering it.

• cperciva 6y ago
  My guess is that an important vendor is shipping AMIs without sshd, and they need an "emergency back door".
  • bigiain 6y ago
    <cynical hat> s/vendor is shipping AMIs without sshd, and they/TLA/