Identity As a Service? • Sign Up • Verify your Email or Mobile No • Sign In • Supports MFA • Password Change and Recovery • Server side encryption of ALL data • Save User Settings • No Servers where harmed during setup..
Configuring Cognito • Configure an internal pool of users • Associate that pool with the identity service • Assign some IAM policies • Include the SDK in your application
Takeaways • Vue.js is great “framework” for those getting started with new world SPA. • Lots to learn from their approach to developer happiness • Security should always be front and centre when building web applications • Amazon Cognito is great if you are already working in AWS