AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Sets the specified user's password in a user pool as an administrator. Works on any user.

The password can be temporary or permanent. If it is temporary, the user status enters the FORCE_CHANGE_PASSWORD state. When the user next tries to sign in, the InitiateAuth/AdminInitiateAuth response will contain the NEW_PASSWORD_REQUIRED challenge. If the user doesn't sign in before it expires, the user won't be able to sign in, and an administrator must reset their password.

Once the user has set a new password, or the password is permanent, the user status is set to Confirmed.

AdminSetUserPassword can set a password for the user profile that Amazon Cognito creates for third-party federated users. When you set a password, the federated user's status changes from EXTERNAL_PROVIDER to CONFIRMED. A user in this state can sign in as a federated user, and initiate authentication flows in the API like a linked native user. They can also modify their password and attributes in token-authenticated API requests like ChangePassword and UpdateUserAttributes. As a best security practice and to keep users in sync with your external IdP, don't set passwords on federated user profiles. To set up a federated user for native sign-in with a linked native user, refer to Linking federated users to an existing user profile.

Amazon Cognito evaluates Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies in requests for this API operation. For this operation, you must use IAM credentials to authorize requests, and you must grant yourself the corresponding IAM permission in a policy.

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Note:

For .NET Core this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to AdminSetUserPasswordAsync.

Namespace: Amazon.CognitoIdentityProvider
Assembly: AWSSDK.CognitoIdentityProvider.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public virtual AdminSetUserPasswordResponse AdminSetUserPassword(
         AdminSetUserPasswordRequest request
)

Parameters

request
Type: Amazon.CognitoIdentityProvider.Model.AdminSetUserPasswordRequest

Container for the necessary parameters to execute the AdminSetUserPassword service method.

Return Value


The response from the AdminSetUserPassword service method, as returned by CognitoIdentityProvider.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
InternalErrorException This exception is thrown when Amazon Cognito encounters an internal error.
InvalidParameterException This exception is thrown when the Amazon Cognito service encounters an invalid parameter.
InvalidPasswordException This exception is thrown when Amazon Cognito encounters an invalid password.
NotAuthorizedException This exception is thrown when a user isn't authorized.
ResourceNotFoundException This exception is thrown when the Amazon Cognito service can't find the requested resource.
TooManyRequestsException This exception is thrown when the user has made too many requests for a given operation.
UserNotFoundException This exception is thrown when a user isn't found.

Version Information

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

See Also