In the previous chapter, we discussed the AWS Code family of tools, such as AWS CodeDeploy, AWS CodePipeline, AWS CodeStar, and AWS X-Ray.
In this chapter, we will discuss the AWS Cognito service for simple and secure user authentication for mobile and web applications.
Amazon Cognito is a user authentication service that enables user sign-up and sign-in, and access control for mobile and web applications, easily, quickly, and securely. In Amazon Cognito, you can create your user directory, which allows the application to work when the devices are not online and to save data on the user's device and synchronize it. It gives a consistent application experience to the user, regardless of the device.
Amazon Cognito supports, to scale, millions of users and authenticates users from social identity providers such as Facebook, Google, Twitter...