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Amazon Cognito identity pools now support private connectivity with AWS PrivateLink

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This article announces that Amazon Cognito identity pools now support AWS PrivateLink for secure, private connectivity.

  • Cognito identity pools can exchange federated identities for AWS credentials via private VPC connections
  • Eliminates routing authentication traffic over the public internet
  • Identity pools map authenticated and guest identities to IAM roles securely
  • Available in all AWS Regions except China (Beijing) and GovCloud (US)
  • VPC endpoint creation incurs additional PrivateLink charges
  • Setup via AWS Console, CLI, SDKs, CDK, or CloudFormation

In summary, Amazon Cognito identity pools now offer enhanced security through private AWS PrivateLink connectivity, eliminating public internet exposure for authentication traffic.

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