Creating a Virtual MFA Device

Updated on 2023-09-14 GMT+08:00

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Function

This API is provided for IAM users to create a virtual MFA device.

The API can be called using both the global endpoint and region-specific endpoints.

URI

POST /v3.0/OS-MFA/virtual-mfa-devices

Request Parameters

**Table 1** Parameters in the request header
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	Token (no special permission requirements) of the IAM user corresponding to the user_id specified in the request body.

**Table 2** Parameter in the request body
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
virtual_mfa_device	Yes	object	MFA device information.

**Table 3** virtual_mfa_device
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Device name. Minimum length: 1 character Maximum length: 64 characters
user_id	Yes	String	ID of the IAM user for whom you will create the MFA device.

Response Parameters

Status code: 201

**Table 4** Parameters in the response body
Parameter	Type	Description
virtual_mfa_device	object	Virtual MFA device information.

**Table 5** virtual_mfa_device
Parameter	Type	Description
serial_number	String	Serial number of the virtual MFA device.
base32_string_seed	String	Base32 seed, which a third-party system can use to generate a CAPTCHA code.

Example Request

Request for creating a virtual MFA device

POST https://iam.myhuaweicloud.eu/v3.0/OS-MFA/virtual-mfa-devices 
 
{ 
  "virtual_mfa_device" : { 
    "name" : "{device_name}", 
    "user_id" : "09f99d8f6a001d4f1f01c00c31968..." 
  } 
}

Example Response

Status code: 201

The request is successful.

{
  "virtual_mfa_device": {
    "serial_number": "iam:09f6bd6a96801de40f01c00c85691...:mfa/{device_name}",
    "base32_string_seed": "{string}"
  }
}

Status Codes

Status Code	Description
201	The request is successful.
400	The request is invalid.
401	Authentication failed.
403	You do not have permission to perform this action.
500	A system error occurred.