Amazon Linux

Part of the SSH-based OS identification family — see that page for the shared mechanism, credentials, and host key verification. Matches /etc/os-release’s ID field.

targets:
  - id: amazon-linux-host
    product: amazon-linux
    address: host.example.com
    credentials: linux-host-ssh

Verified live against amazonlinux:2023: ID="amzn" — Amazon’s own os-release ID value, distinct from the product: name — and VERSION_ID="2023".

Lifecycle resolver

endoflife:amazon-linux.