Cognito as an IdP and AuthZ server

This Cognito Essentials course is designed to equip you with hands-on skills with Amazon Cognito, a services that provides authentication, authorization, and user management for web and mobile apps in AWS.

To begin, you'll learn about Cognito's roles as an Identity Provider and Authorization Server, configuring Cognito as an IdP, and grasp the importance of AuthZ in access control. Following which, we'll shift our focus to OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect, with practical labs to implement secure authentication flows using Cognito.

Next, you'll get to understand Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and how to configure it with Cognito through live demonstrations. The final lesson covers Cognito best practices and troubleshooting, ensuring you can maximize security and address potential issues confidently.