Identity Federation

SAML, OIDC, Cognito

SAML 2.0 Federation

Enterprise SSO

Integration with Active Directory, ADFS

Console Access

Direct AWS Management Console login

Temporary Credentials

Short-lived access tokens

OpenID Connect

Web Identity

Google, Facebook, Amazon login

Mobile Apps

Native mobile application access

JWT Tokens

JSON Web Token validation

Amazon Cognito

User Pools

User directory and authentication

Identity Pools

AWS credentials for authenticated users

Social Login

Integration with social providers

Federation Best Practices

  • • Use SAML 2.0 for enterprise environments with existing identity providers
  • • Implement OpenID Connect for web and mobile applications
  • • Use Amazon Cognito for user management and social login integration
  • • Always validate tokens and implement proper session management
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