What is Amazon Cognito?

Amazon Cognito facilitates the quick and easy implementation of user registration, authentication, and access control in both web and mobile applications. This service is engineered to manage millions of users and offers authentication through well-known social identity providers such as Facebook, Google, and Amazon, along with enterprise identity services utilizing SAML 2.0. The User Pools functionality provides a robust and secure user directory that can support hundreds of millions of users seamlessly. As a fully managed solution, User Pools can be deployed effortlessly without requiring users to oversee server infrastructure. With Amazon Cognito, individuals have the flexibility to authenticate through various social identity platforms and corporate systems, including Microsoft Active Directory via SAML. Furthermore, Amazon Cognito User Pools complies with a range of identity and access management standards, including OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0, and OpenID Connect. It also meets stringent industry standards such as HIPAA eligibility, PCI DSS, SOC, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, and ISO 9001, providing assurance of high security and compliance levels for your applications. This all-encompassing service not only streamlines user management but also fortifies application security across diverse sectors, making it an essential tool for developers. Ultimately, the integration of Amazon Cognito into applications leads to a more efficient and secure user experience.

Pricing

Price Overview:
Based on usage amounts

Screenshots and Video

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Amazon
Date Founded:
1994
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
aws.amazon.com/cognito/

Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Amazon Cognito Categories and Features

Identity Management Software

Access Certification
Compliance Management
Multifactor Authentication
Password Management
Privileged Account Management
Self-Service Access Request
Single Sign On
User Activity Monitoring
User Provisioning

Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) Software

Access Certification
Access Management
Analytics / Reporting
Automatic User/Device Recognition
Behavioral Analytics
Credential Management
Data Security
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Privacy / Consent Management
Real Time Notifications
Self-Service Portal
Single Sign On
User Provisioning

Amazon Cognito Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Software Developer
    Has used product for: Less than 6 months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
    Feature Set
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    Ease Of Use
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    Serverless authentication service

    Date: Aug 24 2020
    Summary

    Amazon Cognito is a great way to implement secure login to your application. It requires some effort to setup but once done, the user management is quite easy and it integrates really well with other AWS services like Lambda.

    Positive

    User Management is easy.
    Integrates well with AWS services like Lambda.
    Works with Facebook and Google login.
    Supports encryption and multi factor authentication.

    Negative

    Requires a decent learning curve for setting it up.
    Documentation needs to be simplified more.

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