Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\
<https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>

Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User**

**Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\
For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice

Type **Cognito** in the search bar and click on **Cognito** to view the Cognito page

**What is AWS Cognito?**

AWS Cognito is a managed service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that enables developers to add authentication, authorization, and user management to their applications easily and securely.

**Amazon Cognito** page will open, on the right side click on the **Create user pool** button

**Configure sign-in experience** wizard will open, here you can check the Authentication providers for the user pool

Scroll the page and click on the **Next** button

**Configure security requirements** wizard will open, here you can select the **password policy mode** for the user pool

Scroll to the **Multi-factor authentication** section to select the MFA enforcement

Scroll to the **User account recovery** section to enable or disable the account recovery then click on the **Next** button

**Configure sign-up experience** wizard will open, here you can enable or disable the **Self-service sign-up** 

Scroll to the **Attribute verification and user account confirmation** section, here you can select the Cognito-assisted verification and confirmation

Scroll to the **Required attributes** section to add the the attributes and click on the **Next** button

**Configure message delivery** wizard will open, here you can select the Email provider

The user pool has been successfully created! Congratulations on completing this lab and Exploring Authentication and Authorization with Amazon Cognito! Good job!

Amazon Web Services

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of authentication and authorization using Amazon Cognito.