Add a backup MFA device to your AWS account

Amazon Web Services
441 views • September 14, 2026

Register up to eight MFA devices on a single AWS account root user or IAM user, so you always have more than one way to sign in. 📖 Learn more: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_mfa_enable_virtual.html Subscribe to AWS: https://go.aws/subscribe Create a free AWS account: https://go.aws/signup Try AWS for free: https://go.aws/free Connect with an expert: https://go.aws/contact Explore more: https://go.aws/more Next steps: Explore on AWS in Analyst Research: https://go.aws/reports Discover, deploy, and manage software that runs on AWS: https://go.aws/marketplace Join the AWS Partner Network: https://go.aws/partners Learn more on how Amazon builds and operates software: https://go.aws/library Do you have technical AWS questions? Ask the community of experts on AWS re:Post: https://go.aws/3lPaoPb Why AWS? Amazon Web Services is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, enabling customers to build anything they can imagine. We offer the greatest choice of innovative cloud capabilities and expertise, on the most extensive global infrastructure with industry-leading security, reliability, and performance. #AWS #AmazonWebServices #CloudComputing

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