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AWS Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a simple best practice that adds an extra layer of protection on top of your user name and password.
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* When we setup MFA in Cognito user pool, does it lockout the user account in case the OTP is entered incorrectly by the user?
* What is the user authentication behaviour when the OTP is entered inc...
Hi, we are building a mobile app, in which we would be asking the user to setup a PIN when they register and signup to our app. Unlike a normal password, the PIN should be associated with the specific...
I have been trying to access my other AWS account for months now. I no longer have access to the email address I used for the MFA. I am being billed on both accounts. I have created multiple support t...
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This article explores AWS security evolution through root access management, MFA integration, and MFA adoption timelines. It provides details on progression from basic to sophisticated security mechan...
What should be the correct login flow after enabling MFA if the user has not specified a phone number in advance?
Hosted UI (or Managed Login) flow looks like this:
user enter login and password
user...
When OTP MFA is required for a user pool, any user who logs in is shown screens to enroll an authenticator device.
I don't want to require MFA for all logins but I want to enable:
1. Users who want t...
I am able to connect to AWS VPN client but still everytime I connect to it I get this error: "An error occurred while signing in to the application
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I don't have any of the MFA methods listed on the MFA requirement at login, nor do I want to begin using them, nothing else I use requires MFA beyond text/email verification. I would like to disable i...
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I've configured Cognito to remember devices and allow device auth (DEVICE_SRP_AUTH) once an initial login **with** email MFA has occurred.
What I'd now like to do is use adaptive authenticati...
We have Cognito configured with optional MFA, oauth2, and hosted signup.
We typically manually add a new user email, and choose 'generate password' and 'email password'.
However when the user rece...
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I am trying to integrate my DLT-registered Sender ID, Entity ID, and Template ID with AWS SNS and Cognito in India to send OTP SMS for user authentication and MFA...
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I'm looking for some advice on to what extent Cognito's Custom Authentication (define-, create- and verify auth challenge lambdas) can integrate with 'Advanced Security' and adaptive technique...