Overview
Overview
Once MFA Delete is enabled on your sensitive and classified S3 bucket it requires the user to have two forms of authentication.
Remediation guidance
Perform the steps below to enable MFA delete on an S3 bucket.
Note:
-You cannot enable MFA Delete using the AWS Management Console. You must use the AWS CLI or API.
-You must use your 'root' account to enable MFA Delete on S3 buckets.
From Command Line
- Run the s3api put-bucket-versioning command
aws s3api put-bucket-versioning --profile my-root-profile --bucket Bucket_Name --versioning-configuration Status=Enabled,MFADelete=Enabled --mfa "arn:aws:iam::aws_account_id:mfa/root-account-mfa-device passcode"```
## Multiple Remediation Paths
### AWS
**SERVICE-WIDE (RECOMMENDED when many resources are affected):**
Deploy centralized guardrails and remediation using AWS Config Conformance Packs and (if applicable) AWS Organizations SCPs.
~~~bash
aws configservice put-organization-conformance-pack --organization-conformance-pack-name <pack-name> --template-s3-uri s3://<bucket>/<template>.yaml
~~~
**ASSET-LEVEL:**
Apply the resource-specific remediation steps above to only the affected assets.
**PREVENTIVE:**
Add CI/CD policy checks (CloudFormation/Terraform validation) before deployment to prevent recurrence.
### References for Service-Wide Patterns
- AWS Config Conformance Packs: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/config/latest/developerguide/conformance-packs.html
- AWS Organizations SCP examples: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_manage_policies_scps_examples.html
## Operational Rollout Workflow
Use this sequence to reduce risk and avoid repeated drift.
### 1. Contain at Service-Wide Scope First (Recommended)
- AWS: deploy/adjust organization conformance packs and policy guardrails.
~~~bash
aws configservice put-organization-conformance-pack --organization-conformance-pack-name <pack-name> --template-s3-uri s3://<bucket>/<template>.yaml
~~~
### 2. Remediate Existing Affected Assets
- Execute the control-specific Console/CLI steps documented above for each flagged resource.
- Prioritize internet-exposed and production assets first.
### 3. Validate and Prevent Recurrence
- Re-scan after each remediation batch.
- Track exceptions with owner and expiry date.
- Add preventive checks in IaC/CI pipelines.
Query logic
These are the stored checks tied to this control.
MFA Delete is enabled on S3 buckets
Connectors
Covered asset types
Expected check: eq []
{buckets(where:{bucketVersioningMFADelete:false}){...AssetFragment}}
AWS