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HowTo: Google Authenticator as a virtual MFA Device on the AWS Console

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Re: HowTo: Google Authenticator as a virtual MFA Device on the AWS Console

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Post by flyt »

This works really well, and is a good motivation for adopting IAM. Our shop has a number of people that need access to the AWS console and in only a couple hours we got this setup for everybody.

Now when people leave the company we just revoke their IAM account and they lose access, instead of having to change the master password over and over and communicate the new pass to everybody.

Re: HowTo: Google Authenticator as a virtual MFA Device on the AWS Console

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Post by RyanKearney »

callumjones wrote: post #3

You can also enable it for the account you are currently logged on as via the front page of IAM in the console.

Thank you for pointing this out. I thought Amazon still required you to order a hardware dongle for the root AWS account.

Re: HowTo: Google Authenticator as a virtual MFA Device on the AWS Console

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Post by losethos »

need to know at TM and I didn't. I know nothing about the pound, either.

In general, I look down on decoder ring shit. God is just.

God says...

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up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session. Section 3. He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjo

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