Cognitolab

This repository contains a CloudFormation template that allows you to deploy the following AWS services:

• Amazon S3 Bucket
• Amazon API Gateway
• Amazon Cognito User Pool

It also includes an example demonstrating how to secure an API using token-based authorization powered by Amazon Cognito.

🚀 Features

• Automated infrastructure deployment with CloudFormation
• Seamless integration between Cognito and API Gateway
• Token-based authentication using JWTs
• Serverless Framework configuration

🧰 Technologies Used

• AWS CloudFormation
• AWS API Gateway
• AWS Cognito
• AWS Lambda
• Serverless Framework
• Node.js / Python

📦 Project Structure

├── common/ # Shared resources (IAM roles, policies, etc.)
├── resources/ # CloudFormation resource definitions
├── scripts/ # Helper scripts
├── services/ # Lambda function code
├── serverless.yml # Serverless Framework configuration
├── package.json # Project dependencies
└── README.md # This file

🔧 Prerequisites

• An AWS account with necessary permissions
• Node.js >= 14.x
• Serverless Framework installed globally

npm install -g serverless

1. 🚀 Deployment

   Install dependencies:
   

2. Deploy the stack using Serverless:

   sls deploy
   

3. After deployment, you will receive the API Gateway endpoint URL protected by Cognito.

🔐 Authentication

This project uses Amazon Cognito for authentication and API protection. To access protected endpoints:

1. Register a new user in the Cognito User Pool.
2. Authenticate the user and retrieve a JWT token.
3. Use the token in the Authorization header when making requests to the API.

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