Prerequisites: Having a valid AWS Account (Follow the step in this link to create an AWS Account) How to Sign Up for a new Amazon Web Services Account
Login to the AWS management console (https://console.aws.amazon.com/) with our IAM user
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In the search bar type IAM / Select IAM
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Click on Add MFA for the user
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Click on Assign MFA to the user
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Enter the device name / Select MFA device / Click Next
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Setup device / Click on Show QR code / Scan QR code on your Authenticator App
Enter the MFA code 1 and MFA code 2
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Confirm that the device is configured
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Sign out and Sign in again to validate the activation of MFA on this account
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Enter the MFA Code / Click Submit
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Confirm you have access to the IAM dashboard, and that MFA is active for the user
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