Creates a new virtual MFA device for the AWS account. After creating the virtual MFA, use EnableMFADevice to attach the MFA device to an IAM user. For more information about creating and working with virtual MFA devices, go to Using a Virtual MFA Device in Using AWS Identity and Access Management.
For information about limits on the number of MFA devices you can create, see Limitations on Entities in Using AWS Identity and Access Management.
The seed information contained in the QR code and the Base32 string should be treated like any other secret access information, such as your AWS access keys or your passwords. After you provision your virtual device, you should ensure that the information is destroyed following secure procedures.
Access
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Parameters
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The name of the virtual MFA device. Use with path to uniquely identify a virtual MFA device. [Constraints: The value must be more than 1 characters, and must match the following regular expression pattern: |
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An associative array of parameters that can have the following keys:
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Source
Method defined in services/iam.class.php | Toggle source view (7 lines) | View on GitHub