The AWS SDK for .NET version 4 (V4) is in preview, therefore this content is subject to change. For information about breaking changes and migration, see the migration topic. For released content, see the version 3 developer guide instead.
Note
The information in this topic is specific to projects based on .NET Framework and the AWS SDK for .NET version 3.3 and earlier.
Using Amazon Cognito Identity, you can create unique identities for your users and authenticate them for secure access
to your AWS resources such as Amazon S3 or Amazon DynamoDB. Amazon Cognito Identity supports public identity providers such as
Amazon, Facebook, Twitter/Digits, Google, or any OpenID Connect-compatible provider as well as
unauthenticated identities. Amazon Cognito also supports developer
authenticated identities
For more information on Amazon Cognito
The following code examples show how to easily use Amazon Cognito Identity. The Credentials provider example shows how to create and authenticate user identities. The CognitoAuthentication extension library example shows how to use the CognitoAuthentication extension library to authenticate Amazon Cognito user pools.
