How to Disable or Enable MFA in Amazon AWS Account

Choose Sign in to Console Button on Left hand side of the screen.

Sign in using AWS Login Credentials & Click on Sign In.

Now Search for IAM or Go to Security, Identity & Compliance & Click on IAM as shown below:

Now Under Security Status , Choose Activate MFA on your Root Account. The click on Manage MFA Button.

Now a Pop screen displaying Manage MFA Device will appear. The window will show you two options for the type of MFA Device that you need to Activate or Enable MFA in AWS Account:

• A Virtual MFA Device
• A Hardware MFA Device

Now Select A Virtual MFA Device from the two selection Option & Click on Next Step as shown below:

Now Download the Application Google Authenticator for Android Devices from Google Play Store & open the Application

Note :You can Download the MFA Device Authentication Applications as per your device as described above in the table to begin the process to activate MFA on Amazon AWS.

Choose Begin to proceed Authentication Process.

Select Scan a Barcode Option & scan the Bar Code Displayed on the Manage MFA Device Screens as Shown Below:

As soon as you scan the bar Code , the Google Authenticator will Display the 2 Authentication Code , one after the other.

Enter the Authentication Code 1 & Authentication Code 2 & Click on Activate Virtual MFA to Enable MFA in AWS Account.

After the Authentication Code is successful, a pop up is displayed “The MFA device was successfully associated with your account” showing that Multi Factor Authentication in Amazon AWS is successful.

When you Login to the Console next time, an Authentication Page is Displayed : Amazon Web Services Sign In With Authentication Device. Now Enter The Authentication Code to successfully login to the Account.