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Mastering AWS Cognito & OAuth 2.0 for Secure Web Application
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Mastering AWS Cognito & OAuth 2.0 for Secure Web Application

Build Authentication Flows Using Cognito User Pools, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, JWT, Google Login, and React + Node.js Integration
Created byRishi Tiwari
Last updated 7/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Understand the differences between Cognito User Pools, Identity Pools, and IAM, and when to use each for authentication and authorization.
  • Implement OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code Grant with PKCE using Amazon Cognito, including secure token handling with state parameters.
  • Work with JWTs in Cognito, including access tokens and ID tokens, and how they are used in real authentication workflows.
  • Build secure, full-stack authentication flows using Cognito with React (SPA), Node.js backend, and Google as a third-party identity provider.

Course content

4 sections • 9 lectures • 1h 59m total length

  • Introduction0:24
  • AWS Cognito User Pool Vs Identity Pool Vs IAM7:55

    Learn how Cognito user pools provide end-user authentication, while identity pools grant temporary AWS resource access through IAM roles; compare this with IAM's resource-centric access control.

  • AWS Cognito Userpool Complete Overview16:45

    Explore AWS Cognito user pool features, including federated and local users, client configurations, email signup and sign-in, OAuth 2.0, MFA, passkeys, groups, extension triggers, and pre-trigger lambda functions.

Requirements

  • Basic Understanding of AWS, JavaScript and ReactJS

Description

Are you ready to level up your authentication skills with AWS Cognito and OAuth 2.0?
This hands-on course is designed for developers who want to confidently implement secure, scalable user authentication in real-world web and mobile applications.

We’ll begin by demystifying the differences between User Pools, Identity Pools, and IAM roles, giving you a strong foundation to work with Cognito confidently.

You’ll dive deep into OAuth 2.0 workflows, including the Authorization Code Grant with PKCE, and understand how tokens like Access Tokens and ID Tokens work under the hood. With that knowledge, we’ll move into JWT-based authentication, making it easier to implement secure flows in both frontend and backend systems.

Through step-by-step demos, you’ll learn how to:

  • Integrate Cognito with React Single-Page Apps (SPA)

  • Implement React + Node.js full-stack auth flows

  • Enable social login with Google as an Identity Provider

Each concept is backed with hands-on examples, from securing your frontend to building a full authentication server using Cognito.

By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped to implement production-ready authentication using AWS Cognito and OAuth 2.0 with modern best practices.

Whether you're a frontend developer, backend engineer, or full-stack creator, this course gives you the clarity and skills to confidently build with AWS Cognito.

Who this course is for:

  • AWS Beginners

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