4 Cognito User Pools features you might not know about

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OpenID

Cognito User Pools is a fully managed, OpenID Connect-compatible identity provider. It serves as a user directory service that handles authentication and authorization for application users.

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We can set up Cognito to trigger a Lambda function at various stages of the sign-up and sign-in processes. These functions can enrich both the ID token and the access token.

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Amazon API Gateway

This opens up a world of customization options for controlling app access. For example, we can embed custom data in the ID token for the front-end client to use, enabling guards to restrict content. Alternatively, we can add custom scopes to the access token and implement fine-grained access control in an API Gateway API. All it takes is some Lambda function code, and Cognito triggers it at the right time.

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