AWS Cognito Course – Authentication and Authorization

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This comprehensive AWS Cognito course covering everything from User Pools and Identity Pools to OAuth 2.0 workflows and JWT authentication. Master integration with popular frameworks like React and Node.js while implementing role-based access control and securing APIs with Cognito authorizers. Gain practical experience through hands-on exercises, including building a secure file-sharing application using AWS Cognito, S3, and React.

Github Repository: https://github.com/TrickSumo/CognitoCourse

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Chapters
(0:00:00) Course Introduction
(0:02:48) AWS Cognito User Pool Vs Identity Pool Vs IAM
(0:10:32) AWS Cognito Userpool Complete Overview
(0:27:18) OAuth 2.0 Workflow and Grant Types in Amazon Cognito
(0:46:23) Secure OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code Grant in Cognito with PKCE and State Parameter
(0:51:00) JWT Authentication – Access Token And ID Token
(1:06:38) Cognito with ReactJS SPA
(1:17:33) Cognito OAuth with Traditional backend
(1:34:23) Cognito with React SPA and NodeJS backend
(2:13:17) Cognito UserPool With Google As Identity Provider
(2:27:34) AWS Cognito User Pool APIs
(2:40:00) AWS Cognito SDK
(2:49:02) Secure the AWS API Gateway Using Cognito User Pools
(2:56:57) AWS Cognito Identity Pool
(3:16:38) Cognito Identity Pool With Google As Identity Provider
(3:32:19) ShareMyFiles – Secure File Sharing App

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