Security, Identity, and Compliance
RecognitionAmazon Cognito
Managed sign-up, sign-in, federation, and token-based identity for application end users.
Key points
- User pools manage application users; identity federation can grant controlled access to AWS resources according to design.
Best-known use cases
- Add customer authentication to a mobile or web application.
What candidates often confuse it with
- Cognito serves application users; IAM Identity Center serves workforce access to AWS accounts.
Key takeaway
Choose Cognito for customer-facing application identity.
Related services
- AWS IAM Identity Center
- Amazon API Gateway
Relevant exam tasks
- D1.2