How to set up SAML federation in Amazon Cognito using IdP-initiated single sign-on, request signing, and encrypted assertions

When an identity provider (IdP) serves multiple service providers (SPs), IdP-initiated single sign-on provides a consistent sign-in experience that allows users to start the authentication process from one centralized portal or dashboard. It helps administrators have more control over the authentication process and simplifies the management. However, when you support IdP-initiated authentication, the SP (Amazon […]

administrators advanced (300) amazon amazon cognito authentication cognito compliance control dashboard encrypted experience federation identity identity provider idp oauth2 portal process request saml security security blog service service providers sign signing single single sign-on sps start technical how-to