Set up your AWS Account
Introduction
As the digital landscape continues to evolve, securing online accounts and sensitive information has become increasingly challenging. To address the growing threat landscape, organizations and individuals alike are turning to Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) as a powerful defense mechanism. This document serves as a comprehensive guide to setting up MFA using virtual devices, offering an additional layer of security beyond traditional password-based authentication
Set up security credentials
MFA virtual device
Sign-in to AWS web console
Navigate to IAM dashboard
Users
hereLocate your user and select the
Security credentials
tab.Beside
Assigned MFA device
, clickManage
On your mobile phone install a virtual MFA app:
Google authenticator
Microsoft authenticator
Other options for TOTP codes
Follow the workflow for pairing a virtual MFA device with your phone app.
Setup programmatic access
1. Sign-in to AWS web console
2. Navigate to IAM dashboard Users
here
3. Locate your user and select the Security credentials
tab.
4. Under Access Keys
click Create access key
. AWS will automatically create the keypair for you.
Download the CSV file, copy key and secret.
5. Note the access key ID and secret access key.
In a terminal window create a new file
~/.aws/credentials
. Into this file add the following:CODE[default] region = us-gov-west-1 aws_access_key_id = <ACCESS_KEY> aws_secret_access_key = <SECRET_KEY>
Pasting the access and secret key from step 4.
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