Installation

Compose

The Cognito stack is deployed as a prepare-lifecycle stack via /ipa-compose when any stack requiring authentication is selected. Run the compose skill:

/ipa-compose

Select the stacks that require authentication (backend, queue) when prompted. The compose skill automatically includes Cognito as a prepare dependency and generates scripts/prepare.mk with all required parameter wiring for the Cognito stack.

To deploy the prepare phase (which includes Cognito):

/ipa-prepare

The Cognito stack is deployed once per environment. Subsequent deployments of tier stacks reference its outputs through CloudFormation exports.

Configuration

Required Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
Namespace	String	Project namespace prefix for resource naming. 1-12 characters, lowercase alphanumeric and hyphens. Default: app.
Environment	String	Deployment environment identifier. 1-12 characters, lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens. Must start with a letter (e.g., dev, staging, prod).
CognitoDomainPrefix	String	Domain prefix for the Cognito Hosted UI. Must be globally unique across all AWS accounts. Must not contain reserved words: cognito, aws, amazon.

Optional Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
CallbackURL	String	http://localhost:8080/authentication/callback	Allowed callback URL for OAuth authentication. The template always includes http://localhost:8080/authentication/callback as an additional callback for local development.
MinPasswordLength	Number	8	Minimum password length. Range: 8-99. The password policy always requires uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols regardless of this value.
DeletionProtection	String	INACTIVE	Deletion protection for the User Pool. Set to ACTIVE for production environments to prevent accidental deletion. Allowed values: ACTIVE, INACTIVE.

CognitoDomainPrefix Convention

The compose skill generates CognitoDomainPrefix using the convention:

{APP_NAMESPACE}-{APP_ENV}-{APP_ACCOUNT_HASH}

Where APP_ACCOUNT_HASH is a short hash derived from the AWS account ID. This convention produces a globally unique prefix without requiring manual coordination. The domain prefix must not contain the words cognito, aws, or amazon -- Cognito rejects these as reserved.

Outputs

The Cognito stack exports all outputs using the pattern {StackName}-{OutputKey}. Downstream stacks reference these exports through the generated Makefile wiring.

Output	Description	Consumers
UserPoolId	Cognito User Pool ID.	Internal reference. Used in OIDC endpoint construction.
UserPoolArn	Cognito User Pool ARN.	Backend stack (API Gateway Cognito Authorizer configuration).
UserPoolClientId	App client ID for OAuth 2.0 flows.	Frontend (OIDC_CLIENT_ID), Backend (AUTH_AUDIENCE Lambda environment variable).
IssuerUrl	OIDC issuer URL (https://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com/{pool-id}).	Frontend (OIDC_AUTHORITY), Backend (AUTH_ISSUER Lambda environment variable).
EndSessionEndpoint	Cognito logout URL (https://{prefix}.auth.{region}.amazoncognito.com/logout).	Frontend (OIDC_END_SESSION_ENDPOINT).
HostedUIURL	Full Managed Login URL with pre-configured query parameters for client ID, response type, scopes, and redirect URI.	Frontend (login redirection).
CognitoDomain	The domain prefix value as registered with Cognito.	Frontend (OIDC authority derivation).
DiscoveryUrl	OIDC Discovery URL (https://cognito-idp.{region}.amazonaws.com/{pool-id}/.well-known/openid-configuration).	Backend (JWT validation libraries for dynamic key fetching).