AWS | Setup Email/SMS Authentication

Refer to the Steps below to add the setup Email/SMS authentication

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STEP 1: #

1. Sign in to the AWS Console, Navigate/Search for IAM
2. Click on “IAM“

STEP 2: #

1. Click on “Roles” under Access Management tab
2. Click on “Create Role” to create a role to allow send SMS/Email.

STEP 3: #

1. Select “AWS service” as Trusted Entity type
2. Select “Lambda” as Service or use case

Click Next

STEP 4: #

Search for “ses” and check “AmazonSESFullAccess”

STEP 5: #

Search for “sns” and check “AmazonSNSFullAccess”

STEP 6: #

1. Set Role name as “smsEmailSendingRole”
2. Make sure the Policy Access tab has “AmazonSESFullAccess” and “AmazonSNSFullAccess” enabled as perfomed in the above 2 steps.
   
   Click Create Role

IAM role will be created successfully !

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STEP 7: SES setup for Email Verification #

For Users using Email Authentication during Sign In, the Login Verification code to users’ Email will be sent through Amazon SES (Amazon Simple Email Service).

(NOTE: If your App doesn’t have email verification, you can skip these steps)

Sign in to the AWS Console, Navigate/Search for SES, and Click on “Amazon Simple Email Service (SES)“.

SES must be moved to production mode to send verification codes to users.

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STEP 8: SNS setup for Phone SMS Verification #

For Users using Phone Number Authentication during Sign In, the Login SMS Verification code to users’ Phone will be sent through Amazon SNS (Amazon Simple Notification Service).

(NOTE: If your App doesn’t have Phone SMS verification, you can skip these steps)

Sign in to the AWS Console, Navigate/Search for SNS, and Click on “Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)“.

SNS must be moved to production mode to send verification codes to users.

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