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AWS::IAM::VirtualMFADevice

  • Enables MFA (Multi Factor Authentication)
  • MFA for the root user is activated under My Security Credentials at the account upper tab
  • MFA for IAM users is activated under My Security Credentials at user in IAM

Properties

Type: AWS::IAM::VirtualMFADevice
Properties:
  Path: String
  Tags:
    - Tag
  Users:
    - String
  VirtualMfaDeviceName: String

VirtualMfaDeviceName

  • Virtual MFA device (google authenticator app, authy web app, etc)
  • Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) security key (YubiKey physical device)
  • Hardware MFA Device (Gemalto Key Fob)