Enterprise-grade identity & access management from Amazon Web Services
Amazon Cognito is a fully managed service for user identity and data synchronization. With Cognito, you can quickly and easily add sign-up, sign-in, and access control functionality to your web and mobile apps while relying on enterprise-grade security.
Over 300,000 developers use AWS Cognito for scalable identity solutions with seamless integration into the AWS ecosystem.
SAML, OIDC, Active Directory integration
Millions of users without effort
Seamless with Lambda, API Gateway, S3
User directory & authentication
AWS resource access management
Ready-to-use login interface
MFA, risk assessment, adaptive auth
For companies of every size
SMS, TOTP, hardware tokens
Enterprise identity provider
Risk assessment & protection
HIPAA, SOC, PCI DSS ready
Enterprise-grade performance
Understanding enterprise identity management and AWS ecosystem integration
User Pools are user directories that provide sign-up and sign-in functionality for your app users. They handle user registration, authentication, account recovery, and account confirmation. User Pools issue JWT tokens that contain user information and can be used to control access to your application's resources.
Identity Pools (Federated Identities) provide AWS credentials to users so they can access other AWS services. They enable you to create unique identities for your users and federate them with identity providers. Identity Pools can authenticate users through User Pools, social identity providers, or enterprise identity providers via SAML.
In practice, many applications use both together: User Pools for application authentication and user management, and Identity Pools to grant authenticated users temporary AWS credentials for accessing services like S3, DynamoDB, or Lambda functions directly from the client side with fine-grained permissions.
AWS Cognito User Pools offers 50,000 free monthly active users (MAUs) permanently, then charges $0.0055 per MAU beyond that limit. This makes it very cost-effective for applications with a large user base. Additional features like advanced security and analytics may incur extra charges.
Identity Pools (Federated Identities) are free to use, but you pay for the AWS services that your federated users access, such as S3 storage or DynamoDB requests. The identity federation itself doesn't add costs, making it an economical solution for granting users direct access to AWS resources.
Our implementation includes cost optimization strategies like efficient token management, proper user lifecycle management, and smart use of AWS services to minimize costs while maximizing functionality. We help you estimate costs based on your expected user base and usage patterns.
Basic AWS Cognito implementation with User Pools typically takes 1-2 weeks, including user pool configuration, hosted UI setup, basic authentication flows, and SDK integration. This covers sign-up, sign-in, password reset, and basic user management functionality.
Advanced implementation with custom UI, Lambda triggers, Identity Pools, and enterprise integrations usually requires 3-4 weeks. This includes custom authentication flows, SAML/OIDC federation, advanced security features, and integration with your existing AWS infrastructure.
Enterprise implementations with complex requirements like multi-region setup, advanced MFA, custom attribute schemas, and enterprise identity provider integrations typically take 4-6 weeks. We ensure proper security configuration, compliance setup, and thorough testing across all authentication scenarios.
AWS Cognito integrates seamlessly with other AWS services through IAM roles and policies. Identity Pools can grant users temporary AWS credentials to access S3 buckets, DynamoDB tables, Lambda functions, and API Gateway endpoints based on their authentication status and user attributes.
Lambda triggers allow you to customize the authentication flow by running custom code during user registration, authentication, and token generation. You can integrate with services like SES for custom emails, SNS for notifications, and CloudWatch for monitoring and analytics.
Advanced integrations include using Cognito with AWS Amplify for full-stack development, API Gateway for secured APIs, CloudFront for global distribution, and AWS WAF for additional security. Our implementation ensures optimal integration patterns that leverage the full AWS ecosystem while maintaining security and performance.
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