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AWS Certified Developer – Associate DVA-C02 · Domain 2: Security

Amazon Cognito: user pools (sign-up, sign-in, ID/access/refresh tokens) vs identity pools (temporary AWS credentials)

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Amazon Cognito provides identity for your application's end users: customers of a mobile or web app, not IAM users. It has two components with different jobs, and choosing between them is one of the most common DVA-C02 questions.

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