Questions tagged [aws-userpools]
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Why I don't see User Custom Attributes in AWS Cognito service
I am using AWS Cognito service and I added to my users in User Pool custom attributes, and check the custom attribute check box in the App clients -> Show Details -> Set attribute read and write permissions, However when I run the command "aws…

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AWS Cognito - Input attributes include non-writable attributes for the client [completeNewPasswordChallenge]
I created a user pool in my AWS Cognito console and I have a use case where a user is created via the Console and a temporary password is provided to the user.
I'm facing an error that says :
{code: "InvalidParameterException",
message: "Input…

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AWS Cognito SignUP with custom Attributes in node js causing error
I am trying to build Signup through a lambda function with AWS user pool where I added a custom attribute called type.
When I am sending a type value with signup, an error "A client attempted to write unauthorized attribute" is populating.
I am…

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Authentication with Amazon Cognito User Pools in Xamarin.Forms Cross-Platform App
I am developing a cross-platform mobile application using Xamarin.Forms. I have an Amazon Cognito User Pool, equipped to do identity federation via third parties (Facebook, Google), as well as native application user auth (username/password), that…

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AWS Cognito change email - require verification before update
I have user pool set up to use email as user identifier (also configured to require email verification). Every main action / flow (login, signup, change password, reset password) seem to work fine and as expected.
The one important thing which does…

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Aws amplify signIn method returns Incorrect username and password while federatedSignIn (Hosted UI) works
I am using aws cognito for authentication. I have two environment for development and production hosted in two different region.
Development in us-east-1
Production in us-west-2
I want to change cognito hosted UI authentication (federatedSignIn) to…

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Web Interface for AWS Cognito Identity Pool Not Saving Changes For Authenticated Provider Role Selection
In an identity pool in AWS Cognito I am trying to make users assume an IAM Role based on the group that they belong to in an user pool. Whenever I select Edit Identity Pool > Authentication Providers > "Choose Role From Token" and then click save…

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What is identifier in AWS Cognito Oauth Scope?
I have setup APIs and I am trying to use AWS Cognito User Pool for authorization and authentication. I am using custom domain in cognito (let's say: http://test-auth.abc.com). Domain name for API is (let's say: http://test-api.abc.com).
I am using…

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Add custom roles to AWS Cognito User Pool Access Token
I am using AWS Cognito User Pool to secure my web app, mobile app and APIs. I have a database with roles and permissions defined. I would like to add "roles" to Access Token during login process so that I do not need to make a database call to check…

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Cognito and Java - Username cannot be of email format since user pool is configured for email alias
I've created my Cognito User Pool as follows:
settings
for allows users to log in via their email or username (and have them both unique for each user).
This is my Account Cognito implementation:
public class AccountDAO_Cognito implements AccountDAO…
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AWS auth seesion not keeping alive when we close the android application
I'm using AWS Amplify SDK for Cognito integration. Actually, I successfully integrated user sign in and sign up flows based on the documentation available here. However, after the successful login if we restart the app the user session is not…

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Cognito User Pool Logs for SAML Integration
I am using Cognito User Pool to integrate an external Identity Provider via SAML. I have two Idp's I am trying to setup. One is Azure AD, which is all set up and working fine. Another one is SecureAuth which is giving problems.
I am trying to find…

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How to initiate "USER_PASSWORD" sign in flow in android
We are trying to migrate the Cognito user pool in our system.
To do this, we do need to use "USER_PASSWORD" AuthenticationType, as explained here:
Your app sends the username and password to Amazon Cognito. If your app has a native sign-in
UI and…

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Getting user attributes from Cognito for Pre token generation lambda
I'm writing a lambda to customize the claims on the accessToken before the token is generated. I need to call an external API with data from my Cognito user pool to get information to customize the claim. This lambda would be triggered before sign…

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is it possible to change the AWS cognito hosted UI?
can we change the AWS Cognito hosted UI HTML?
I have created my own login page and I want to use that as the hosted UI for login functionality.
I have tried for CSS customization it is possible but not able to change the HTML of the AWS Cognito…

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