IDENTITY AND SECURITY
Amazon Cognito
Provides user directories, sign-in tokens, and optional AWS credential federation for application users.
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CognitoCHOOSE IT WHEN
What job does it solve?
Customers need authentication and identity features in your application.
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Where does it stop?
Workforce administrators need access to AWS accounts; use IAM Identity Center for that boundary.
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