Configuration of MFA for root account in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The cloud platform that stands out with its Free Tier features.
What is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)?
Oracle Cloud is a cloud computing service from Oracle Corporation that provides servers, storage, networking, applications, and services through a global network of data centers managed by Oracle Corporation.
Oracle Cloud provides Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), and Data as a Service (DaaS). These services are used to build, deploy, integrate and extend applications in the cloud. This platform supports numerous open standards (SQL, HTML5, REST etc.), open source applications (Kubernetes, Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, MySQL, Terraform etc.) and various programming languages, databases, tools and Oracle-specific, Open Source and frameworks that include third-party software and systems. Click here for more information.
What is MFA?
MFA (multi-factor authentication) is an extra layer of security. In today’s world username and passwords are not enough anymore. For example, the SMS code that comes to your phone when you try to log in to bank systems can be given. Google, Microsoft, Oracle and many other companies have their own authenticator apps for mobile devices.