Jan 30 · 2 min read · For security reasons, if you allow guest users to upload files from your app, it's better to use Guest Access from AWS Cognito instead of a direct AWS Access Key from an IAM User. Why? An IAM User access key is long-lived and never expires. With AW...
Join discussionJul 14, 2025 · 4 min read · In one of my recent projects, we started off using Firebase for authentication and storage. But as the app became more complex, we found ourselves needing more sophisticated authentication logic, custom user roles, and a scalable multi-tenant archite...
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Jun 17, 2025 · 3 min read · En una entrada anterior contaba un poco sobre que es AWS Cognito Link, he estado realizando muchas pruebas con nuevas funcionalidades e identificando las posibilidades que tenemos para integrarla con nuestras aplicaciones. He decidido armar una serie...
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Apr 8, 2025 · 7 min read · In this tutorial, we will use AWS services to create a serverless application for a coffee shop. The user (coffee shop owner in this case) can authenticate using AWS Cognito and manage inventory (perform CRUD operations). Github Repo: https://github....
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Dec 5, 2024 · 5 min read · API Gateway Serverless REST APIs Invoke Lambda functions using REST APIs (API gateway will proxy the request to lambda) AWS Lambda + API Gateway: No infrastructure to manage Supports WebSocket (stateful) Handle API versioning (v1, v2…), handle d...
Join discussionAug 28, 2024 · 2 min read · Security in internet-facing or local applications is one of the most challenging parts of the software development life cycle. This post will provide a quick step-by-step guide to implementing access management for the previous REST API using Amazon ...
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Aug 17, 2024 · 10 min read · Recently, I have been working on creating automated tests for an API. For testing, a "tester" API user in a Amazon Cognito user pool is used to perform the authorised test API calls. Following good security practices, the tester API user credentials ...
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Aug 10, 2024 · 9 min read · Hello Everyone, In this blog, we’ll explore Amazon Cognito, a powerful AWS service for managing user authentication and access control in applications. We’ll also demonstrate how to use Amazon Cognito to secure APIs, ensuring that only authorized use...
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Jul 10, 2024 · 3 min read · Introduction :- Welcome! If you’re eager to learn how to set up secure Cognito Identity Pools with Terraform but have no idea where to start, you’re in the right place. This document will guide you from knowing nothing about these technologies to set...
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Jun 20, 2024 · 6 min read · When building web applications, user authentication and authorization can be challenging. Amazon Cognito simplifies this process for developers by providing convenient sign-up, sign-in, and enhanced security functionalities. Amazon Cognito is a ful...
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