Amazon Web Services announces support for FIDO2 security keys

Amazon recently announced improved support for using FIDO2 security keys as an MFA device to log on to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) console. As a result, FIDO2 security keys like the YubiKey are now supported on AWS GovCloud (US region) – providing phishing-resistant MFA for all users. 

Additionally, AWS has improved their support for device attestation in all regions – including supporting IAM policies that can be used to enforce enrollment with FIPS-certified or FIDO Alliance-certified devices. The YubiKey 5 FIPS series, which are both FIPS 140-2 validated and FIDO Level 2 certified, provide the highest level of security and compliance needs.

This news means that however you access the AWS console – either via a root account, an IAM user, commercial or government cloud, a desktop or a supported mobile platform – you can secure your access with an easy-to-use, phishing-resistant FIDO2 security key. AWS even supports enrolling a FIDO2 credential on behalf of another user for organizations that need extra control over their AWS console credentials.

If you have a YubiKey and an AWS account in a standard AWS region, we recommend registering an additional YubiKey today (accounts in standard regions support up to 8 MFA devices per user). AWS GovCloud currently only supports a single MFA device per user, but we anticipate support for multiple security keys in the future as this is provided in standard AWS regions today.

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