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How to configure auto mfa token generation

  1. Go to AWS console, IAM service, Users, locate your user and select it then select Security credentials user summery
  2. Assign new MFA device by clinking Assigned MFA device and A virtual MFA device virtual-device
  3. On configuration information screen configure your favourite token generation tool with the provided QR code graphic and click on Show secret key for manual configuration new-mfa-device
  4. Copy the secret configuration key to ~/.assume-role.properties, use mfa.secret property
  5. Use your token generation tool to finish token validation(Authentication Code 1 and Authentication Code 2) or execute assume-role --generate-token
  6. Done

Note: If you are already using MFA device you have to deactivate it first deactivate-mfa-device