Does Amazon Web Services support 2FA?

How to enable 2FA on Amazon Web Services

1. Sign in to your Amazon Web Services account.
2. Open Account settings → Security (the exact path varies; see the official docs link above).
3. Choose your preferred method from the list — TOTP and hardware keys are the recommended options.
4. For TOTP: scan the QR code with Kaito or your authenticator app of choice. Verify the first 6-digit code before saving.
5. For hardware keys: insert your key when prompted and tap to enroll. Register at least two keys per account so loss of one doesn't lock you out.
6. Save the recovery codes somewhere safe — they're your last resort if you lose your authenticator and your hardware keys.

Hardware keys supported

Amazon Web Services documents support for: YubiKey 5 series, Feitian, Google Titan.

Sharing Amazon Web Services 2FA with a team (with Kaito)

AWS root is the canonical shared-2FA case. Use a Kaito group restricted to admins, code-only permission, and add audit-log streaming for every code generation.

1. In Kaito, go to Tokens → New and add the Amazon Web Services 2FA seed (or scan the QR).
2. Permission the token to a group: code-only for most teammates, full-seed only for the admins who would handle rotation.
3. Stream the audit log to your SIEM if you want a complete record of which team members generated codes for Amazon Web Services and when.

Amazon Web Services permits shared access in their terms of service.

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