Integrate custom applications with AWS Lake Formation – Part 2

This article is Part 2 of a series demonstrating how to integrate custom applications with AWS Lake Formation, focusing on building a web client application using JavaScript/React and AWS Amplify.

• Builds a web application that provides a user-friendly interface to view Lake Formation policies
• Uses AWS AppSync to create a serverless GraphQL API
• Implements authentication with Amazon Cognito user pools
• Allows users to:
  • Select databases and tables
  • View table metadata
  • Explore authorized and unauthorized data
• Demonstrates how Lake Formation permissions can restrict data access for different users

The solution provides a comprehensive example of building a custom data access application with fine-grained security controls using AWS services like Lake Formation, AppSync, Lambda, and Amplify.