How To Configure MFA On Oracle Cloud

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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.

How To Configure MFA On Oracle Cloud?

Click Identity & Security from the top left menu, then click Domains.
Select the account from Domains, Compartment and then choose Default or whatever you have given the domain name.
First select MFA from the left side, then activate the MFA modules you want to use and scroll down and click on SAVE.
Go back to Security and click on Sign-on policies and then Default Sign-On.
Click on sign-on rule.
Give the rule name a name, for example mfa. For Auth. identity provider select Username-Password as shown.
Scroll down the page and activate the MFA modules you want to use and click on save.
We created the rule, now we need to take it forward. Click on Edit priority.
Take the rule we created to the top and save it.
Go to My profile from Profile in the top right.
Click on Security.
I wanted to do MFA over email. You can also use the Mobile App. I recommend using Oracle’s own MFA App. You can download it from app stores for free.
You enter the code sent to your email address. MFA is enabled for the root account.
From now on, it will ask you to enter the code sent to your email address at every login as an additional security measure.

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