Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a security system that allows a multi level authentication to verify the user’s identity for a login or other transactions. This is necessary to protect your data from unauthorized access, when using the Amazon WorkSpaces resources in the cloud.
The objective of MFA is to create a layered defense and make it more difficult for an unauthorized person to access a target such as a physical location, computing device, network or database. If one factor is attacked, then there is still another barrier to breach for the hackers.
Amazon WorkSpaces is a fully managed desktop computing service in the cloud. It allows customers to easily provision cloud-based desktops that allow end-users to access the documents, applications and resources they need with the device of their choice, including laptops, iPad, Kindle Fire, or Android tablets.