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by burntsushi 2565 days ago
AWS at least lets you sign in using alternative methods if you get locked out: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credenti...
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stingraycharles 2565 days ago
Which in itself is a problem: it means the MFA device is not required, if only they have access to my email + phone.
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burntsushi 2564 days ago
Sure, I know. Just pointing out that, at least for AWS, you do not need recovery codes or a second device for MFA. For me personally, phone+email is good enough for my threat model.
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mschout 2564 days ago
Yes, AWS MFA is very poorly implemented.
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