README.md

Authorization

Goal

• Learn what authorization in AWS is all about
• Explore different authorization concepts and services like Cognito, user pool, etc.
• Set up authorization via AWS Lambda and AWS Cognito

Topics

• Authentication & Authorization overview
• Lambda Authorizer & API Gateway
• AWS Cognito overview
• Cognito User Pool
• Cognito Identity Pool

Materials

Video

Must Watch

The following content provides enough info to complete the task.

In English

• TBD, ~0 mins

In Russian

• RU Introduction, ~2 mins
• RU Authorization Process in General, ~24 mins
• RU Lambda Authorization, ~3 mins
• RU Lambda Authorization Practice, ~28 mins
• RU Hometask, ~16 mins
• RU Cognito Authorization, ~8 mins
• RU Cognito Authorization Practice, ~22 mins

Additional

The following content provides more info for further studies.

• Secure your API Gateway with Amazon Cognito User Pools, ~31 mins
• Secure your API Gateway with Lambda Authorizer, ~25 mins
• Beyond authentication: Guide to secure Amazon Cognito applications, ~26 mins
• Fine-grained Access Control with Amazon Cognito Identity Pools, ~20 mins

Reading

Must Read

The following content provides enough info to complete the task.

• What is Amazon Cognito
• Getting started with Amazon Cognito
• Amazon Cognito user pools

Additional

The following content provides more info for further studies.

• Customizing user pool workflows with Lambda triggers
• Use API Gateway Lambda authorizers
• Control access to a REST API using Amazon Cognito user pools as authorizer

Assignments

Lambda Authorizer + Cognito Authorization