CognitoIdentityProvider / Client / admin_set_user_mfa_preference

admin_set_user_mfa_preference#

CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.admin_set_user_mfa_preference(**kwargs)#

The user’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) preference, including which MFA options are activated, and if any are preferred. Only one factor can be set as preferred. The preferred MFA factor will be used to authenticate a user if multiple factors are activated. If multiple options are activated and no preference is set, a challenge to choose an MFA option will be returned during sign-in.

Note

Amazon Cognito evaluates Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies in requests for this API operation. For this operation, you must use IAM credentials to authorize requests, and you must grant yourself the corresponding IAM permission in a policy.

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See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.admin_set_user_mfa_preference(
    SMSMfaSettings={
        'Enabled': True|False,
        'PreferredMfa': True|False
    },
    SoftwareTokenMfaSettings={
        'Enabled': True|False,
        'PreferredMfa': True|False
    },
    Username='string',
    UserPoolId='string'
)
Parameters:

  • SMSMfaSettings (dict) –

    The SMS text message MFA settings.

    • Enabled (boolean) –

      Specifies whether SMS text message MFA is activated. If an MFA type is activated for a user, the user will be prompted for MFA during all sign-in attempts, unless device tracking is turned on and the device has been trusted.

    • PreferredMfa (boolean) –

      Specifies whether SMS is the preferred MFA method.

  • SoftwareTokenMfaSettings (dict) –

    The time-based one-time password software token MFA settings.

    • Enabled (boolean) –

      Specifies whether software token MFA is activated. If an MFA type is activated for a user, the user will be prompted for MFA during all sign-in attempts, unless device tracking is turned on and the device has been trusted.

    • PreferredMfa (boolean) –

      Specifies whether software token MFA is the preferred MFA method.

  • Username (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The username of the user that you want to query or modify. The value of this parameter is typically your user’s username, but it can be any of their alias attributes. If username isn’t an alias attribute in your user pool, this value must be the sub of a local user or the username of a user from a third-party IdP.

  • UserPoolId (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    The user pool ID.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{}

Response Structure

  • (dict) –

Exceptions

  • CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException

  • CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.InvalidParameterException

  • CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.NotAuthorizedException

  • CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.PasswordResetRequiredException

  • CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.UserNotFoundException

  • CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.UserNotConfirmedException

  • CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.InternalErrorException