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Authorizer Lambdas with Cognito and API Gateway

Source: Andrew Gilliland ·

Cognito can tell you who a user is, but it cannot answer what they are allowed to do. An authorizer Lambda gives you one place to evaluate permissions before a request reaches your backend, with Cognito for identity and a separate permission source for authorization.

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