AWS Cognito

User Pool Instructions
Create or use an existing user pool.
Create an App client under Applications > App clients.
Select “Traditional web application”.
Give the application a friendly name.
Skip the Return URL, add this later once the Cloud SSO record is created.
Click “Create app client”.
Ensure that you have a domain set up (either a free Cognito domain or a Custom domain) under Branding > Domain.
Configuration Values
Obtain configuration values for Cloud SSO from the following places:
Discovery Domain: In the user pool, go to Overview, then copy the Token signing key URL and paste it into the Discovery Domain field, then press “Discover…”
Authorization URL: Should be auto-populated from the discovery document. Or, manually enter the value
https://<YOUR_DOMAIN>/oauth2/authorize
Token URL: Should be auto-populated from the discovery document. Or, manually enter the value
https://<YOUR_DOMAIN>/oauth2/token
Userinfo URL: Should be auto-populated from the discovery document. Or, manually enter the value
https://<YOUR_DOMAIN>/oauth2/userinfo
Issuer: Should be auto-populated from the discovery document. Or, to obtain the Issuer manually, use the Token signing key URL from before but remove this section from the end:
/.well-known/jwks.json
The URL is constructed from the following format:https://cognito-idp.<AWS_REGION_KEY>.amazonaws.com/<USER_POOL_ID>
Scopes: Enter this value exactly:
openid profile email
Client ID: In Applications > App clients > Select the app client for Cloud SSO, then copy the Client ID value.
Client Secret: In Applications > App clients > Select the app client for Cloud SSO, then copy the Client secret value.
Enable PKCE: On
Enable Response Mode Form Post: Off
Enable Token Endpoint Basic Auth: Off
Once saved, go back and edit the directory record, and copy the Return URL value.
In Cognito, under Applications > App clients > Select the app client for Cloud SSO > Login pages, in the Managed login pages configuration box click Edit.
Add the Redirect URL you copied to the Allowed callback URLs section, then press Save changes.
Claims Mapping
Map the following claims:
Field | Claim Name | Location |
---|---|---|
External ID |
| Access Token |
Username |
| ID Token |
| ID Token | |
First Name |
| ID Token |
Last Name |
| ID Token |