Cognito Authentication Flow

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**Cognito Userpool question ** regarding Authentication Flows (e.g ALLOW_USER_PASSWORD_AUTH , ALLOW_USER_SRP_AUTH ) (Please note - I’m NOT talking about OAuth Flows. I am talking about Authentication Flows like ALLOW_USER_PASSWORD_AUTH).

What’s the importance of this? If I select SOME value or NO for Authentication flow from cognito UI nothing changes for me in terms of output. I still get the valid Auth Token back from Cognito.

Then what is the importance of Authentication Flow?

For example, I am using following endpoint to get the token: curl POST https://<cognito_domain>/oauth2/token

  1. No Authentication Flow chosen curl POST https://<cognito_domain>/oauth2/token ===> I get valid token back. No as a end-user any experience change.

  2. ALLOW_USER_PASSWORD_AUTH Authentication Flow chosen curl POST https://<cognito_domain>/oauth2/token ===> I get valid token back. No as a end-user any experience change

  3. ALLOW_USER_SRP_AUTH Authentication Flow chosen curl POST https://<cognito_domain>/oauth2/token ===> I get valid token back. No as a end-user any experience change

Then question is, what’s happening when I choose Authentication Flow?

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  • Thanks but it doesn't help to understand my question.

    My question is: I am using following endpoint to get the token: curl POST https://<cognito_domain>/oauth2/token

    1. No Authentication Flow chosen curl POST https://<cognito_domain>/oauth2/token ===> I get valid token back. No as a end-user any experience change.

    2. ALLOW_USER_PASSWORD_AUTH Authentication Flow chosen curl POST https://<cognito_domain>/oauth2/token ===> I get valid token back. No as a end-user any experience change

    3. ALLOW_USER_SRP_AUTH Authentication Flow chosen curl POST https://<cognito_domain>/oauth2/token ===> I get valid token back. No as a end-user any experience change

    Then question is, what’s happening when I choose Authentication Flow? What's the important of Authentication flow?

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