Announcing the Availability of Hardware Multi-Factor Authentication in the AWS GovCloud (US) Region

Hardware multi-factor authentication (MFA) is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Region to help strengthen data security while giving you control over token keys that have access to your data. MFA is a best practice that adds an extra layer of protection on top of users’ user names and passwords.

These token keys that are specific to the AWS GovCloud (US) Region are distributed by SurePassID, a third-party digital security company, and implement the Initiative for Open Authentication Time-Based One-Time Password (OATH TOTP) standard. SurePassID tokens are available for purchase on Amazon.com.

For more information about hardware MFA in the AWS GovCloud (US) Region, see the AWS Public Sector Blog post.

– Craig