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I always wondered how AWS/Amazon got away without the strong authentication. It turned out that they don't anymore in my case: > Your card payment ending in XX

I always wondered how AWS/Amazon got away without the strong authentication. It turned out that they don't anymore in my case: > Your card payment ending in XXXX failed when we attempted to charge it for AWS services on account YYYYYYYYYYYY because it requires additional authentication. To complete the payment, please complete your credit card authentication. Expect an e-mail with subject "Action required – Your AWS account is past due" if you haven't gone through the authentication process for your card. Luckily they were pretty noisy about it. I received the first mail about it on Dec 2nd and then reminders on Dec 6th, 9th and 13th. At this point I noticed it and made the payment. They didn't shut down any service meanwhile.

usr1106 5y ago
It appears to me that they are prepared because they warn about it. But my bank does not follow the rules so the payment goes through without strong authentication. Good to know that they warn at least 10 days. If that is constant and not dependent on some algorithm. I could not find any information how fast they stop your server and whether data would get locked first or deleted immediately.