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diff --git a/doc/administration/auth/cognito.md b/doc/administration/auth/cognito.md index db8cdd3e7bb..bb06d5d1a58 100644 --- a/doc/administration/auth/cognito.md +++ b/doc/administration/auth/cognito.md @@ -2,41 +2,42 @@ type: concepts, howto stage: Manage group: Authentication and Authorization -info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments +info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- # Amazon Web Services Cognito **(FREE SELF)** Amazon Cognito lets you add user sign-up, sign-in, and access control to your GitLab instance. -The following documentation enables Cognito as an OAuth2 provider. +The following documentation enables Cognito as an OAuth 2.0 provider. ## Configure AWS Cognito -To enable the [AWS Cognito](https://aws.amazon.com/cognito/) OAuth2 OmniAuth provider, register your application with Cognito. This process generates a Client ID and Client Secret for your application. -Any settings you configure in the following procedure can be modified later. -The following steps enable AWS Cognito as an authentication provider: +To enable the [AWS Cognito](https://aws.amazon.com/cognito/) OAuth 2.0 OmniAuth provider, register your application with Cognito. This process generates a Client ID and Client Secret for your application. +To enable AWS Cognito as an authentication provider, complete the following steps. You can modify any settings you configure later. 1. Sign in to the [AWS console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/console/home). -1. Select **Cognito** from the **Services** menu. -1. Select **Manage User Pools**, and select the **Create a user pool** button in the top right corner. -1. Enter the pool name and then select the **Step through settings** button. +1. From the **Services** menu, select **Cognito**. +1. Select **Manage User Pools** and then select **Create a user pool** in the top right corner. +1. Enter the user pool name and then select **Step through settings**. 1. Under **How do you want your end users to sign in?**, select **Email address or phone number** and **Allow email addresses**. 1. Under **Which standard attributes do you want to require?**, select **email**. -1. Go to the next steps of configuration and set the rest of the settings to suit your needs - in the basic setup they are not related to GitLab configuration. -1. In the **App clients** settings, select **Add an app client**, add **App client name** and select the **Enable username password based authentication** checkbox. +1. Configure the remaining settings to suit your needs. In the basic setup, these settings do not affect GitLab configuration. +1. In the **App clients** settings: + 1. Select **Add an app client**. + 1. Add the **App client name**. + 1. Select the **Enable username password based authentication** checkbox. 1. Select **Create app client**. -1. In the next step, you can set up AWS Lambda functions for sending emails. You can then finish creating the pool. +1. Set up the AWS Lambda functions for sending emails and finish creating the user pool. 1. After creating the user pool, go to **App client settings** and provide the required information: - **Enabled Identity Providers** - select all - - **Callback URL** - `https://gitlab.example.com/users/auth/cognito/callback` - - Substitute the URL of your GitLab instance for `gitlab.example.com` + - **Callback URL** - `https://<your_gitlab_instance_url>/users/auth/cognito/callback` - **Allowed OAuth Flows** - Authorization code grant - **Allowed OAuth2 Scopes** - `email`, `openid`, and `profile` 1. Save changes for the app client settings. -1. Under **Domain name** include the AWS domain name for your AWS Cognito application. -1. Under **App Clients**, find your app client ID and app client secret. These values correspond to the OAuth2 Client ID and Client Secret. Save these values. +1. Under **Domain name**, include the AWS domain name for your AWS Cognito application. +1. Under **App Clients**, find your app client ID. Select **Show details* to display the app client secret. These values correspond to the OAuth 2.0 Client ID and Client Secret. Save these values. ## Configure GitLab @@ -49,8 +50,13 @@ The following steps enable AWS Cognito as an authentication provider: sudo editor /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb ``` -1. In the following code block, substitute the Client ID (`app_id`), Client Secret (`app_secret`), and the Amazon domain name (`site`) for your AWS Cognito application. -Include the code block in the `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` file: +1. In the following code block, enter your AWS Cognito application information in the following parameters: + + - `app_id`: Your client ID. + - `app_secret`: Your client secret. + - `site`: Your Amazon domain and region. + + Include the code block in the `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` file: ```ruby gitlab_rails['omniauth_allow_single_sign_on'] = ['cognito'] @@ -59,12 +65,12 @@ Include the code block in the `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` file: name: "cognito", label: "Provider name", # optional label for login button, defaults to "Cognito" icon: nil, # Optional icon URL - app_id: "CLIENT ID", - app_secret: "CLIENT SECRET", + app_id: "<client_id>", + app_secret: "<client_secret>", args: { scope: "openid profile email", client_options: { - site: "https://your_domain.auth.your_region.amazoncognito.com", + site: "https://<your_domain>.auth.<your_region>.amazoncognito.com", authorize_url: "/oauth2/authorize", token_url: "/oauth2/token", user_info_url: "/oauth2/userInfo" @@ -84,8 +90,9 @@ Include the code block in the `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` file: 1. Save the configuration file. 1. Save the file and [reconfigure](../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure) GitLab for the changes to take effect. -Your sign-in page should now display a Cognito button below the regular sign-in form. -To begin the authentication process, select the icon, and AWS Cognito asks the user to sign in and authorize the GitLab application. -If successful, the user is redirected and signed in to your GitLab instance. +Your sign-in page should now display a Cognito option below the regular sign-in form. +Select this option to begin the authentication process. +AWS Cognito then asks you to sign in and authorize the GitLab application. +If the authorization is successful, you're redirected and signed in to your GitLab instance. For more information, see [Configure initial settings](../../integration/omniauth.md#configure-initial-settings). |