{"id":3490,"date":"2023-02-02T18:47:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T18:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/?p=3490"},"modified":"2023-02-02T18:47:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T18:47:52","slug":"how-to-setup-multi-factor-authentication-mfa-for-an-iam-user","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/?p=3490","title":{"rendered":"How to Setup Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) for an IAM User"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Prerequisites: 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>Login to the AWS management console (<a href=\"https:\/\/console.aws.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/console.aws.amazon.com\/<\/a>) with our IAM user<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture1-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture1-1-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the search bar type IAM \/ Select IAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture2-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture2-1-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on Add MFA for the user<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture3-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture3-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture3-1-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on Assign MFA to the user<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture4-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture4-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture4-1-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter the device name \/ Select MFA device \/ Click Next<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture5-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture5-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture5-1-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Setup device \/ Click on Show QR code \/ Scan QR code on your Authenticator App<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter the MFA code 1 and MFA code 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture6-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture6-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture6-1-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Confirm that the device is configured<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture7-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture7-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture7-1-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign out and Sign in again to validate the activation of MFA on this account<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture8-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture8-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture8-1-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture8-1-80x50.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter the MFA Code \/ Click Submit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture9-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture9-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture9-1-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Confirm you have access to the IAM dashboard, and that MFA is active for the user<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture10-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture10-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture10-1-300x262.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture11-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture11-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture11-1-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 In &hellip; <a 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