Manage Authentication with Amazon Cognito
Intermediate
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Lab Overview
In this Lab you will log into the Amazon Web Services Management Console. You will use the console for Cognito to create a User Pool, register an application with the User Pool, create a job to import users into the pool (bulk-add) and add users manually. You will also use the Amazon SDK to test authentication of users you previously added to the pool.
Lab Objectives
Upon completion of this lab you will be able to:
- Create a Cognito User Pool, and configure it with various policies
- Create a job to Import users into a User Pool
- Manually add users into the User Pool
- Use the AWS SDK to authenticate users
Lab Prerequisites
You should be familiar with:
- Amazon Web Services Management Console
- Although not required, familiarity with JavaScript and SDKs is preferred
- Basic understanding of GitHub is also helpful
Lab Environment
After completing the lab instructions the environment should look similar to:
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Logging in to the Amazon Web Services Console
Your first step to start the Lab experience
Creating a User Pool
Create a User Pool for your users to authenticate against
Importing Users to a User Pool
Importing Users into the User Pool
Manually Adding Users to the User Pool
Adding Users to the User Pool manually
Authenticating using the AWS SDK
Authentication using the Cognito AWS Software Development Kit (SDK)