This video provides a comprehensive walkthrough of the new Amazon Cognito User Pools console, highlighting its improved features and usability. The presenter, Mahmoud Mathu, an Identity Specialist at AWS, demonstrates how to create and configure a user pool, set up an OpenID provider, and perform user authentication using the OAuth 2.0 authorization code grant type. The new console offers a more intuitive, use case-driven interface with adaptive settings and enhanced guidance for customers. It also introduces new capabilities such as in-console user profile editing and improved management for large-scale deployments. The tutorial includes a practical demonstration using Postman to test the authentication flow, making it valuable for developers and administrators working with Amazon Cognito.