Switching to an IAM role that requires MFA in AWS

IAM roles are a great way to increase security in AWS. A user can switch to a specific role and get a new set of permissions. The Switching to an IAM role article explains how to do this for the AWS CLI, but unfortunately leaves out how to switch to a role that requires MFA. The trick is to add a mfa_serial parameter to the profile in the ~/.aws/config file, e....

December 30, 2021 · 1 min · admin