Refreshing JWT Tokens misplaced in user pool authentication section

Describe the bug Refreshing JWT Tokens section is misplaced in user pool federation section.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to https://aws-amplify.github.io/docs/js/authentication#react-components
2. Scroll to Refreshing JWT Tokens

Expected behavior

• Talking about AWS credentials in the context of Cognito User Pools authentication does not apply.
• This statement about automatic token refresh should be only in Cognito Identity Pool Federation as in https://aws-amplify.github.io/docs/js/authentication#token-refresh where Cognito does refresh tokens of Google/Facebook automatically to keep AWS credentials valid at all times.

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Additional context

• Related issue where user asking why Facebook/Google tokens returned in user pool idp attribute mapping are not refreshed, during Cognito user pool own id/access tokens are refreshed.
• User expected the above misplaced statement to mean that FB/Google tokens returned by attribute mapping (if any) would be refreshed as well.

[AdonousTech]

I get what you are saying, but you are viewing it very narrowly. I understand that identity federation is for authorizing access to AWS resources. When you use Federated Identities with a Cognito User Pool, the Cognito User Pool is a linked login (providing the Authentication piece). Have you used Federated Identities in conjunction with Cognito User Pools? The 2 are tightly integrated. Cognito User Pools is a Identity Provider for the Identity Pool.

For example, if I set up an IdentityPool, I pass in my Cognito User Pool as an identity provider (IdP). My authenticated CognitoUser assumes the Authenticated Role in my Identity Pool.

            "Type": "AWS::Cognito::IdentityPool",
            "DependsOn": ["UserPool","UserPoolClient"],
            "Properties": {
                "IdentityPoolName": {"Ref": "IdentityPoolName"},
                "AllowUnauthenticatedIdentities": false,
                "CognitoIdentityProviders": [
                    {
                        "ClientId": {"Ref": "UserPoolClient"},
                        "ProviderName": {"Fn::Join" : 
                            [ "", [ {"Fn::Sub": "cognito-idp.${AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com/"},
                                    {"Ref": "UserPool"}
                                  ] 
                            ] }
                    }
                ]
            }
        }

Anyhow, my question is specifically related to Identity Federation within Cognito User Pools (using LWA as an external identity provider for a Cognito User Pool). So, yes, it is not relevant to standalone Identity Pool Federation. I use a combination (as shown above). So, that could explain the confusion.

[mauerbac]

following up on this issue as it’s a year old. It looks like you originally linked to our old docs and auth has been re-organized here: https://docs.amplify.aws/lib/auth/advanced/q/platform/js.

Please open a new issue with feedback on this. Thank you