Set permission of file equivalent to chmod 400 on Windows.

chmod-400.cmd

# Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/43317244
$path = ".\aws-ec2-key.pem"
# Reset to remove explict permissions
icacls.exe $path /reset
# Give current user explicit read-permission
icacls.exe $path /GRANT:R "$($env:USERNAME):(R)"
# Disable inheritance and remove inherited permissions
icacls.exe $path /inheritance:r

https://gist.github.com/jaskiratr/cfacb332bfdff2f63f535db7efb6df93#gistcomment-3713676

for windows users use:
icacls.exe your_key_name.pem /reset
icacls.exe your_key_name.pem /grant:r "$($env:username):(r)"
icacls.exe your_key_name.pem /inheritance:r
thats it! your keys.pem have same restrisctions as you use chmod 400

Thanks @audrew !!! This worked for me.

Thank you!!

If you prefer to do it from UI

• select .pem file -> right click -> properties
• Security > Advanced > Disable inheritance
• Remove all Users
• Add > Select a principal
• In "Enter the object name to select" type your Windows username > ok
• Give all permissions > ok > apply

Thanks!

Thank You!!

If you prefer to do it from UI

• select .pem file -> right click -> properties
• Security > Advanced > Disable inheritance
• Remove all Users
• Add > Select a principal
• In "Enter the object name to select" type your Windows username > ok
• Give all permissions > ok > apply

Thanks worked for me

Thank you

Thank you

In windows 10, using the commands listed above I ran into the following error:

Invalid parameter "$($env:username):(r)"

so, I changed it by "%username%:(r)" and it worked properly. Thanks a lot!!!

Thanks...You saved the day!

keep in mind that although both of these solutions perfectly work but itll still have owner group and other read permissions if sshing via wsl and might still give bad permisiions. so you need to ssh explicitly via powershell not wsl

This works Thanks alot

Legend

thanks

Thank you so much this had been buggin me for quite a while...