CognitoIdentityProvider / Client / set_user_mfa_preference

set_user_mfa_preference#

CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.set_user_mfa_preference(**kwargs)#

Set the user’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) method preference, including which MFA factors 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. 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. If you want MFA to be applied selectively based on the assessed risk level of sign-in attempts, deactivate MFA for users and turn on Adaptive Authentication for the user pool.

Authorize this action with a signed-in user’s access token. It must include the scope aws.cognito.signin.user.admin.

Note

Amazon Cognito doesn’t evaluate Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies in requests for this API operation. For this operation, you can’t use IAM credentials to authorize requests, and you can’t grant IAM permissions in policies. For more information about authorization models in Amazon Cognito, see Using the Amazon Cognito user pools API and user pool endpoints.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

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

  • SMSMfaSettings (dict) –

    The SMS text message multi-factor authentication (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 (TOTP) 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.

  • AccessToken (string) –

    [REQUIRED]

    A valid access token that Amazon Cognito issued to the user whose MFA preference you want to set.

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

  • CognitoIdentityProvider.Client.exceptions.ForbiddenException