How Do I Enable Login Verification?

To ensure account security, you are advised to enable login verification.

After you enable this function, you and IAM users created using your account need to enter verification codes generated by the bound virtual MFA device, SMS verification codes, or email verification codes on the Login Verification page during login.

If you disable this function, you and the IAM users only need to enter the account name/username and password during login.

Procedure

Enabling login verification for an IAM user on the IAM console as an administrator

In the navigation pane, choose Users.
Click Security Settings in the row containing the target user.
On the Security Settings tab, in the Login Protection area, select a verification method and enter a verification code.
Click OK.

Enabling login verification for yourself (account administrator) on the Security Settings page

On the IAM console, choose Security Settings in the navigation pane.
Click the Critical Operations tab, and click Enable next to Login Protection.
On the Login Protection page, select Enable, select a verification method, and enter a verification code.
Click OK.

Related Operations

You can change the login verification method of your IAM users or account:

To change the login verification method of an IAM user, go to the user list on the IAM console, click Security Settings in the row that contains the user, click next to Verification Method under Login Protection, and then change the verification method.
To change the login verification method of your account, go to the Security Settings page. On the Critical Operations tab, click Change next to Login Protection, and then change the verification method.