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Creates a new virtual MFA device for the Amazon Web Services 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, see Using a virtual MFA device in the IAM User Guide.
For information about the maximum number of MFA devices you can create, see IAM and STS quotas 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. In other words, protect the seed information as you would your Amazon Web Services access keys or your passwords. After you provision your virtual device, you should ensure that the information is destroyed following secure procedures.
For .NET Core this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to CreateVirtualMFADeviceAsync.
Namespace: Amazon.IdentityManagement
Assembly: AWSSDK.IdentityManagement.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z
public abstract CreateVirtualMFADeviceResponse CreateVirtualMFADevice( CreateVirtualMFADeviceRequest request )
Container for the necessary parameters to execute the CreateVirtualMFADevice service method.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ConcurrentModificationException | The request was rejected because multiple requests to change this object were submitted simultaneously. Wait a few minutes and submit your request again. |
| EntityAlreadyExistsException | The request was rejected because it attempted to create a resource that already exists. |
| InvalidInputException | The request was rejected because an invalid or out-of-range value was supplied for an input parameter. |
| LimitExceededException | The request was rejected because it attempted to create resources beyond the current Amazon Web Services account limits. The error message describes the limit exceeded. |
| ServiceFailureException | The request processing has failed because of an unknown error, exception or failure. |
.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5