Amplify SwiftUI Authenticator Error "passwordProtectionSettings is missing"

I tried to use the Amplify SwiftUI Authenticator

I am using existing resources and I have created a cognate user pool manually by logging into my on my AWS account and using the management console

First I created a new iOS project (Xcode 14.3.1 - iPhone 14 Pro simulator with iOS 16.4)

Then I followed the instructions here (step 1 and 2 only as I am using existing resources) to import the packages https://docs.amplify.aws/lib/project-setup/create-application/q/platform/ios/#2-install-amplify-libraries

Then I followed the instructions here https://docs.amplify.aws/lib/project-setup/use-existing-resources/q/platform/ios/#2-initialize-amplify-in-the-application

On step 3 I chose Authentication Category

https://docs.amplify.aws/lib/auth/existing-resources/q/platform/ios/

My amplifyconfiguration.json looks like this

{
  "auth": {
    "plugins": {
      "awsCognitoAuthPlugin": {
        "IdentityManager": {
          "Default": {}
        },
        "CognitoUserPool": {
          "Default": {
            "PoolId": "eu-west-1_DQWg7BIk5",
            "AppClientId": "qj4jg75u82v2cgf3dl15lhsli",
            "Region": "eu-west-1"
          }
        },
        "Auth": {
          "Default": {
            "authenticationFlowType": "USER_SRP_AUTH",
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

and my swiftUI code looks like this

// // amplify1App.swift // amplify1 // // Created by sumuhan on 10/07/2023. //

import Amplify import Authenticator import AWSCognitoAuthPlugin import SwiftUI

@main
struct amplify1App: App {
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            Authenticator { state in
                VStack {
                    Text("Hello, \(state.user.username)")
                    Button("Sign out") {
                        Task {
                            await state.signOut()
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    
    init() {
        do {
            try Amplify.add(plugin: AWSCognitoAuthPlugin())
            try Amplify.configure()
            print("Amplify configured with auth plugin")
        } catch {
            print("Failed to initialize Amplify with \(error)")
        }
    }
}

however when I run the code I got a message in the simulator saying something went wrong “There is a configuration problem that is preventing the authenticator from being displayed”

And I get the following output in the console

mplify configured with auth plugin
2023-07-13 20:33:11.606015+0100 amplify1[81221:3730960] [AmplifyConfiguration] passwordProtectionSettings is missing
2023-07-13 20:33:11.608755+0100 amplify1[81221:3730960] [AuthenticatorState] The operation couldn’t be completed. (Authenticator.AmplifyConfigurationError error 1.)
2023-07-13 20:33:11.609652+0100 amplify1[81221:3730960] [AuthenticatorState] Authenticator.AmplifyConfigurationError(name: "incorrectConfiguration")
2023-07-13 20:33:11.609736+0100 amplify1[81221:3730960] [AuthenticatorState] Unable to create AuthenticatorState
2023-07-13 20:33:11.714176+0100 amplify1[81221:3732383] [AuthenticatorState] The operation couldn’t be completed. (Authenticator.AmplifyConfigurationError error 1.)
2023-07-13 20:33:11.714282+0100 amplify1[81221:3732383] [AuthenticatorState] Authenticator.AmplifyConfigurationError(name: "incorrectConfiguration")
2023-07-13 20:33:11.714361+0100 amplify1[81221:3732383] [AuthenticatorState] Cannot reload state, the Authenticator is in error state.