AWS

How to Use Refresh Token Rotation in AWS Cognito

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Amazon Cognito refresh token rotation

Finally, a long-awaited feature of AWS Cognito is here. Now, Cognito user pools support the rotation of refresh tokens. In this post, we’ll understand what has changed and how to implement it in your projects. What is a Refresh Token? And What Was the Problem? After successful user authentication, the Cognito user pool returns an … Read more

AWS KMS Deep Dive – The Mystery Of Envelope Encryption

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AWS KMS envelope encryption

AWS Key Management Service (KMS) allows you to create/manage encryption keys that are used to encrypt/decrypt and sign/verify data. AWS internally uses KMS across many services for encryption, so even if you’re not familiar with it, there’s a high chance you’ve already used it while working with other services (like while creating an S3 bucket!). … Read more