How to change User Status FORCE_CHANGE_PASSWORD?

Question

Using AWS Cognito, I want to create dummy users for testing purposes.

I then use the AWS Console to create such user, but the user has its status s

Answer 1

For Java SDK, assuming your Cognito client is setup and you have your user in the FORCE_CHANGE_PASSWORD state you can do the following to get your user CONFIRMED... and then auth'd as normal.

AdminCreateUserResult createUserResult = COGNITO_CLIENT.adminCreateUser(createUserRequest());

AdminInitiateAuthResult authResult = COGNITO_CLIENT.adminInitiateAuth(authUserRequest());


Map challengeResponses = new HashMap<>();
challengeResponses.put("USERNAME", USERNAME);
challengeResponses.put("NEW_PASSWORD", PASSWORD);
RespondToAuthChallengeRequest respondToAuthChallengeRequest = new RespondToAuthChallengeRequest()
      .withChallengeName("NEW_PASSWORD_REQUIRED")
      .withClientId(CLIENT_ID)
      .withChallengeResponses(challengeResponses)
      .withSession(authResult.getSession());

COGNITO_CLIENT.respondToAuthChallenge(respondToAuthChallengeRequest);

Hope it helps with those integration tests (Sorry about the formatting)