Cognito First User

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This step is conditional.

  • If you have chosen to use Cognito Local Users this step is required.
  • If not this step can be skipped.

Amazon Cognito provides an identity store that scales to millions of users and offers advanced security features to protect your consumers and business.

  • Navigate to the AWS Cognito Console
  • Select the appropriate “User pool name”
  • Select “Create user” in the “Users” section on the “Users” tab
  • Complete the form as appropriate
    • Note: If you specify a password it will be emailed to the user email in plain text.
  • Select “Create user”