User pools are essentially scalable user directories that allow new and existing users to log in to your mobile application using the user pool or they can alternatively federate their access via a social or enterprise IdP. Either way, a profile within the user pool is created for each and every user. These profiles contain no permissions for access to your AWS infrastructure; they allow a user to log in to your mobile app as a user and use it.
Once a user is authenticated via the user pool, either from the user pool itself or via a third-party IdP, Amazon Cognito will generate tokens that manage the access to your mobile app.
It is also possible to enable additional features using user pools, such as the ability to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA), providing additional security to your user base. You can also create user pool groups and assign different permissions to different groups. This provides greater access control and prevents all users from having the same...
