Multi-Factor Authentication

Summary

Requiring a second verification factor beyond a password — a simple, high-impact control that prevents the vast majority of account takeovers from a leaked or guessed password alone.

• 1Enable MFA on your own cloud account, especially for any account with elevated privileges.
• 2Learn why MFA should be mandatory for any human account with console access, not optional.
• 3Understand the difference between MFA for human users and programmatic access (which uses keys/roles instead).