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Category: Amazon Cognito
Implementing a True Passwordless Authentication with Amazon Cognito and Transmit Security
Learn how AWS customers can use Amazon Cognito for their application authentication and leverage Transmit Security to provide end users with a passwordless authentication experience. Amazon Cognito lets you easily add user sign-up and authentication to your mobile and web apps. Transmit Security is an AWS Partner that provides advanced authentication and risk management solutions to the largest enterprises in the world.
How to Implement Object-Based Authorization in Serverless Applications Using Amazon Cognito
When building a complex web service such as a serverless application, sooner or later you must deal with permission control. Amazon Cognito is a powerful authentication and authorization service managed by AWS and is often combined with Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda to build secure serverless web services. Through the blueprint of an AWS Lambda authorizer, learn how to implement object-based authorization in serverless applications on AWS.
Use Amazon OpenSearch Service with Kibana for Identity Federation – Auth0
With the 2018 release of Amazon OpenSearch Service integration with Amazon Cognito, you can now enable corporate users to access OpenSearch with Kibana using your corporate directory credentials through identity federation. In this post, we share a step-by-step integration of Auth0 and Amazon Cognito. With Amazon Cognito User Pool, you can extend your directory so Auth0 users are able to log in to Kibana with the same security credentials.
Using Amazon OpenSearch Service with Kibana for Identity Federation – Active Directory
With the 2018 release of Amazon OpenSearch Service integration with Amazon Cognito, you can now enable corporate users to access OpenSearch with Kibana using your corporate directory credentials through identity federation. In this post, we share a step-by-step integration of Active Directory (AD) and Amazon Cognito. With Amazon Cognito User Pool, you can extend your directory so AD users are able to log in to Kibana with the same security credentials.
Managing SaaS Identity Through Custom Attributes and Amazon Cognito
Identity is a fundamental design decision that software as a service (SaaS) architects must consider when developing a multi-tenant system. Developers who are building SaaS applications must be able to identify a user, the tenant associated with the user, the user’s permissions, and the relationship a tenant has with the provider, such as usage plan or tier. In this post for SaaS Technology Partners, I will explore how to architect a multi-tenant system and identify tenant context and role using Amazon Cognito.