LambdAuth
A sample serverless authentication service using AWS Lambda and DynamoDB, designed for cost-efficient and scalable user management.
What is LambdAuth?
LambdAuth is a sample authentication service built with a serverless architecture on AWS. It provides core user management functions—such as registration, login, and password reset—using AWS Lambda for execution and DynamoDB for storage. It solves the need for a scalable, cost-efficient authentication backend that integrates seamlessly with Amazon Cognito for identity federation.
Developers and architects exploring serverless authentication patterns on AWS, or those needing a reference implementation for integrating custom auth with Amazon Cognito.
It offers a fully functional, security-focused example that is easy to deploy and modify, demonstrating best practices for serverless auth without the complexity of building from scratch.
Overview
A sample authentication service implemented with a server-less architecture, using AWS Lambda to host and execute the code and Amazon DynamoDB as persistent storage. This provides a cost-efficient solution that is scalable and highly available and can be used with Amazon Cognito for Developer Authenticated Identities.
Use Cases
Best For
- Learning serverless authentication patterns on AWS
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