Creates a new virtual MFA device for the AWS account. After creating the virtual MFA, use EnableMFADevice to attach the MFA device to an IAM user. For more information about creating and working with virtual MFA devices, go to Using a Virtual MFA Device in the IAM User Guide.
iam_create_virtual_mfa_device(Path, VirtualMFADeviceName)The path for the virtual MFA device. For more information about paths, see IAM Identifiers in the IAM User Guide.
This parameter is optional. If it is not included, it defaults to a slash (/).
This parameter allows (through its regex pattern) a string of characters
consisting of either a forward slash (/) by itself or a string that must
begin and end with forward slashes. In addition, it can contain any
ASCII character from the ! (U+0021) through the DEL character
(U+007F), including most punctuation characters, digits, and upper and
lowercased letters.
[required] The name of the virtual MFA device. Use with path to uniquely identify a virtual MFA device.
This parameter allows (through its regex pattern) a string of characters consisting of upper and lowercase alphanumeric characters with no spaces. You can also include any of the following characters: \_+=,.@-
svc$create_virtual_mfa_device( Path = "string", VirtualMFADeviceName = "string" )
For information about limits on the number of MFA devices you can create, see Limitations on Entities in the IAM User Guide.
The seed information contained in the QR code and the Base32 string should be treated like any other secret access information, such as your AWS access keys or your passwords. After you provision your virtual device, you should ensure that the information is destroyed following secure procedures.