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How to transfer files in AWS using SSM

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Feed Name: Pen Test Partners Blog

Date Published: 2025-08-05

Date Updated: 2026-03-26

Author: Alex Wallace

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This post explains a technique for securely accessing internal AWS services and transferring files during assessments using AWS Systems Manager port forwarding, covering prerequisites, authentication via AWS SSO, initiating a port-forwarding session, serving and encrypting files for transfer, and an example for proxied access to Nessus, emphasizing minimal inbound exposure and cleanup.

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