Serverless Web Applications with AWS Amplify: Build Full-Stack Serverless Applications Using Amazon Web Services

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A. Paul, M. HaldarServerless Web Applications with AWS Amplifyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8707-1_2

2. UI Component and Authentication

Akshat Paul¹   and Mahesh Haldar²

(1)

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

(2)

Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

The essence of authentication is being able to prove the assertion you are making.

—Akshat Paul

In this chapter, we will explore the concepts of authentication and authorization and how they are essential for secure application development. We will discuss different types of authentication and authorization mechanisms. Furthermore, we will dive into the AWS Cognito service, which is used for managing registered users and their ...