Can we enforce the use of hardware tokens only for some users in AWS IAM identity center users?

Question

Hi all

I know if administrator enables MFA, users must sign in to the AWS access portal with two factors - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/enable-mfa.html. I'd love to enforce the use of hardware tokens only for some users in AWS IAM identity center users. Is it possible?

Thanks.

Lijan Kuniyil · Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, it's not possible with Identity Center if you're using the IdC native directory. If you're using an external SAML-based identity provider, then MFA is handled on the identity provider side. So you'd have to look at what's supported by the identity provider.

Basel Mohamed · Answer

IAM Identity Center lacks selective MFA device enforcement, but integration with an external IdP, 
additional Identity Center instances, or custom flows with Cognito can provide alternatives to achieve similar MFA control over selected user groups.

Can we enforce the use of hardware tokens only for some users in AWS IAM identity center users?

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