Ensure Organizations root account has MFA enabled
The Organizations management account root user should have MFA enabled to protect the most privileged account in the organization.
Security Impact
Compromised management account root user can disable all organizational security controls and access all member accounts.
How to Remediate
Enable hardware MFA on the Organizations management account root user. Store backup codes securely offline.
Affected Resources
Compliance Frameworks
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Check Details
- Check ID
- aws-organizations-6
- Service
- AWS Organizations
- Category
- Access Control
- Severity
- CRITICAL
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