How to Setup Multifactor Authentication (MFA) for your AWS account
Step 1 :
Go to AWS console and login with your username ,password.
Step 2 :
Go to Services -> IAM
Step 3 :
Click on Activate MFA on your root account
Step 4 :
Click on Manage MFA button on the screen in Step 3.
Step 5 :
Click on Assign MFA device.Select Virtual MFA device.
Step 6 :
Click continue.
Step 7 :
Install Google Authenticator app from Play store on your phone.
Step 8 :
Open Google Authenticator App on your phone.
Step 9 :
Click on + and then Scan a barcode from your phone.
Step 10 :
Click Show QR Code on amazon console screen that has showed up from step 6 .
Step 11 :
Scan bar code from your phone. It will show you authentication code. Put that code in Authentication Code 1 box. Then 2nd Authentication code will be displayed on your phone. Put that in the Authentication 2 box.
Step 12 :
Click on Activate Virtual MFA and you will get following popup with success message for assignment of Virtual MFA.
Step 13 :
Logout and open amazon console again and enter your username/password and click Sign in.
Step 14 :
Open Google Authenticator app from your phone. It will show up authentication code. Add that in the following screen and click submit.
Step 15 :
And you will be successfully logged in.
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