File: //lib/python3/dist-packages/awscli/examples/cognito-idp/respond-to-auth-challenge.rst
**To respond to an authorization challenge**
This example responds to an authorization challenge initiated with `initiate-auth`_. It is a response to the NEW_PASSWORD_REQUIRED challenge.
It sets a password for user jane@example.com.
Command::
aws cognito-idp respond-to-auth-challenge --client-id 3n4b5urk1ft4fl3mg5e62d9ado --challenge-name NEW_PASSWORD_REQUIRED --challenge-responses USERNAME=jane@example.com,NEW_PASSWORD="password" --session "SESSION_TOKEN"
Output::
{
"ChallengeParameters": {},
"AuthenticationResult": {
"AccessToken": "ACCESS_TOKEN",
"ExpiresIn": 3600,
"TokenType": "Bearer",
"RefreshToken": "REFRESH_TOKEN",
"IdToken": "ID_TOKEN",
"NewDeviceMetadata": {
"DeviceKey": "us-west-2_fec070d2-fa88-424a-8ec8-b26d7198eb23",
"DeviceGroupKey": "-wt2ha1Zd"
}
}
}
.. _`initiate-auth`: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cognito-idp/initiate-auth.html