💼 2.6 Ensure hardware MFA is enabled for the 'root' user account (Manual)
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Description
The 'root' user account is the most privileged user in an AWS account. MFA adds an
extra layer of protection on top of a username and password. With MFA enabled, when
a user signs in to an AWS website, they are prompted for their username and password
as well as an authentication code from their MFA device. For Level 2, it is
recommended that the 'root' user account be protected with a hardware MFA device.
Where an AWS Organization is using centralized root access, root credentials can be
removed from member accounts. In that case, it is neither possible nor necessary to
configure root MFA in the member account.
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