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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

AWS Builder ID Gets Serious Security Upgrades: Recovery Options and MFA for Third-Party Logins

AWS Builder ID now lets you lock down your account with multi-factor authentication on third-party logins (Google, Apple, GitHub, Amazon) and recover access through backup emails—no more waiting for AWS Support to bail you out. Whether you've forgotten your password or lost your MFA device, you can regain access by verifying both your primary and recovery emails, plus switch to email/password sign-in if needed.

source: [aws/whats-new]