{"id":3444,"date":"2023-01-29T10:20:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T10:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/?p=3444"},"modified":"2023-02-02T07:30:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T07:30:08","slug":"how-to-setup-multi-factor-authentication-mfa-for-aws-root-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/?p=3444","title":{"rendered":"How to Setup Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) for AWS Root Account"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Prerequisite: Having a valid AWS Account (Follow the step in this link to create an AWS Account) <a href=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/?p=3419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Sign Up for a new Amazon Web Services Account<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the page: <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/account\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on Sign In<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture1-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture1-1-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Select Root user \/ Enter your Root User email address \/ Click Next<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture2-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture2-1-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter your Root user password \/ Click Sign In<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture3-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture3-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture3-1-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture3-1-80x50.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You are now connected to your AWS Console<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture4-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture4-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture4-1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Select Security credentials under your root account<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture5-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture5-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture5-1-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on Assign MFA (multi-factor authentication)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture6-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture6-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture6-1-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter a Device Name \/ Click on Next<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture7-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture7-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture7-1-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on Show QR code<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture8-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture8-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture8-1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scan the QR code and add it on your Authenticator app (Google Authenticator, Duo Mobile, or Authy app) on your mobile device or computer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter two distinct MFA Code and click on Add MFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture9-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture9-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture9-1-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MFA was successfully assigned to your root account; you will now have an extra authentication layer when you will use the root account to sign into your AWS console<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture10-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture10-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture10-1-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Log out and log in again to the AWS console to test the application of MFA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select Root user and enter your root user email address \/ Click on Next<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture11-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture11-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture11-1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter your password and click on Sign in<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture12-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture12-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture12-1-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture12-1-80x50.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter the MFA code currently showing in your Authenticator App \/ click Submit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture13-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture13-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture13-1-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture13-1-80x50.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Confirm you have now access to your AWS Console with your root user<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture14-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture14-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Picture14-1-300x205.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prerequisite: 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 Open the page: https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/account\/ Click on Sign In Select Root user \/ &hellip; <a 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