Exploring Authentication and Authorization with Amazon Cognito | Scribe

    Exploring Authentication and Authorization with Amazon Cognito

    • Hafeez Baig |
    • 13 steps |
    • 50 seconds
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    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>

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    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

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

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    **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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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