diff --git a/src/ks-upa b/src/ks-upa
index b99c2e0..9696af1 100755
--- a/src/ks-upa
+++ b/src/ks-upa
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 ########################################################################
 # ks-upa (ks-tools) - Upload audio file(s) to server with scp or rsync #
-# Date: 11-03-2023                                                     #
+# Date: 12-03-2023                                                     #
 # Author: q3aql                                                        #
 # Contact: q3aql@duck.com                                              #
 ########################################################################
 VERSION="8.5-dev"
-M_DATE="110323"
+M_DATE="120323"
 
 # Global parameters.
 dirTemp="/tmp"
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ else
   cygwin="no"
 fi
 
+# Set the correct permissions to the pem file
+if [ -f ${dirConfig}/connect.pem ] ; then
+  chmod 600 ${dirConfig}/connect.pem
+fi
+
 # Function to remove spaces and symbols
 # Syntax: convertText "<text>"
 function convertText() {
diff --git a/src/ks-upf b/src/ks-upf
index ffb3208..2632876 100755
--- a/src/ks-upf
+++ b/src/ks-upf
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 #########################################################################
 # ks-upf (ks-tools) - Upload common file(s) to server with scp or rsync #
-# Date: 11-03-2023                                                      #
+# Date: 12-03-2023                                                      #
 # Author: q3aql                                                         #
 # Contact: q3aql@duck.com                                               #
 #########################################################################
 VERSION="8.5-dev"
-M_DATE="110323"
+M_DATE="120323"
 
 # Global parameters.
 dirTemp="/tmp"
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ else
   cygwin="no"
 fi
 
+# Set the correct permissions to the pem file
+if [ -f ${dirConfig}/connect.pem ] ; then
+  chmod 600 ${dirConfig}/connect.pem
+fi
+
 # Function to remove spaces and symbols
 # Syntax: convertText "<text>"
 function convertText() {
diff --git a/src/ks-upr b/src/ks-upr
index cc12271..6c0d431 100755
--- a/src/ks-upr
+++ b/src/ks-upr
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 ##############################################################################
 # ks-upr (ks-tools) - Upload recursively file(s) to server with scp or rsync #
-# Date: 11-03-2023                                                           #
+# Date: 12-03-2023                                                           #
 # Author: q3aql                                                              #
 # Contact: q3aql@duck.com                                                    #
 ##############################################################################
 VERSION="8.5-dev"
-M_DATE="110323"
+M_DATE="120323"
 
 # Global parameters.
 dirTemp="/tmp"
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ else
   cygwin="no"
 fi
 
+# Set the correct permissions to the pem file
+if [ -f ${dirConfig}/connect.pem ] ; then
+  chmod 600 ${dirConfig}/connect.pem
+fi
+
 # Function to remove spaces and symbols
 # Syntax: convertText "<text>"
 function convertText() {
diff --git a/src/ks-upv b/src/ks-upv
index 419a938..a8d123a 100755
--- a/src/ks-upv
+++ b/src/ks-upv
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 #########################################################################
 # ks-upv (ks-tools) - Upload videos file(s) to server with scp or rsync #
-# Date: 11-03-2023                                                      #
+# Date: 12-03-2023                                                      #
 # Author: q3aql                                                         #
 # Contact: q3aql@duck.com                                               #
 #########################################################################
 VERSION="8.5-dev"
-M_DATE="110323"
+M_DATE="120323"
 
 # Global parameters.
 dirTemp="/tmp"
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ else
   cygwin="no"
 fi
 
+# Set the correct permissions to the pem file
+if [ -f ${dirConfig}/connect.pem ] ; then
+  chmod 600 ${dirConfig}/connect.pem
+fi
+
 # Function to remove spaces and symbols
 # Syntax: convertText "<text>"
 function convertText() {