When will be MFA Delete required on the AWS S3?

  • Permanently delete an object version.
  • Suspend versioning on the bucket.

Configuring MFA Delete On S3 Buckets

The AWS Simple Storage Service (S3) is a cloud service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to store your data securely. You can access this service through your IAM role or root user account. In this article, we’ll see how to secure your S3 data in addition to the IAM policies through the MFA assignment. Furthermore, we’ll cover how to set up MFA Delete for your AWS S3 bucket and its usage while deleting an object from the S3.

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When will be MFA Delete required on the AWS S3?

Permanently delete an object version. Suspend versioning on the bucket....

When do we not require an MFA Delete on the AWS S3?

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Prerequisites

Create and set up an AWS Account. Versioning must be enabled on the S3 bucket. Only the bucket owner (root owner) can enable/disable MFA Delete....

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