How To: AWS Cognito + Sign In With Slack

Create an OpenID Connect-compliant shim for sign in with Slack that works with AWS Cognito

Jonathan Irwin
Nov 7 · 3 min read
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The Problem

Sign in with Slack is only an OAuth2 implementation — not an OpenID Connect (OIDC) implementation. This means it only offers authorization not authentication.

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