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GetPasswordData

Description

Retrieves the encrypted administrator password for an instance running Windows.

	Note
The Windows password is only generated the first time an AMI is launched. It is not generated for rebundled AMIs or after the password is changed on an instance. The password is encrypted using the key pair that you provided.

Note

The Windows password is only generated the first time an AMI is launched. It is not generated for rebundled AMIs or after the password is changed on an instance.

The password is encrypted using the key pair that you provided.

Request Parameters

Name Description Required

Name	Description	Required
`InstanceId`	A Windows instance ID. Type: String Default: None	Yes

InstanceId

A Windows instance ID.

Type: String

Default: None

Yes

Response Elements

The elements in the following table are wrapped in a GetPasswordDataResponse structure.

Name	Description
`requestId`	The ID of the request. Type: xsd:string
`instanceId`	The ID of the instance. Type: xsd:string
`timestamp`	The time the data was last updated. Type: xsd:dateTime
`passwordData`	The password of the instance. Type: xsd:string

Examples

Example Request

This example returns the encrypted version of the administrator password for the i-2574e22a instance.

https://ec2.amazonaws.com/?Action=GetPasswordData
&InstanceId=i-10a64379
&AUTHPARAMS

Example Response

<GetPasswordDataResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2011-12-15/">
  <requestId>59dbff89-35bd-4eac-99ed-be587EXAMPLE</requestId> 
  <instanceId>i-2574e22a</instanceId>
  <timestamp>2009-10-24 15:00:00</timestamp>
  <passwordData>TGludXggdmVyc2lvbiAyLjYuMTYteGVuVSAoYnVpbGRlckBwYXRjaGJhdC5hbWF6b25zYSkgKGdj</passwordData>
</GetPasswordDataResponse>

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