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# AWS::Cognito::UserPool Policies
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A list of user pool policies. Contains the policy that sets password-complexity requirements.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[PasswordPolicy](#cfn-cognito-userpool-policies-passwordpolicy)" : {{PasswordPolicy}},
  "[SignInPolicy](#cfn-cognito-userpool-policies-signinpolicy)" : {{SignInPolicy}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [PasswordPolicy](#cfn-cognito-userpool-policies-passwordpolicy): {{
    PasswordPolicy}}
  [SignInPolicy](#cfn-cognito-userpool-policies-signinpolicy): {{
    SignInPolicy}}
```

## Properties
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`PasswordPolicy`  <a name="cfn-cognito-userpool-policies-passwordpolicy"></a>
The password policy settings for a user pool, including complexity, history, and length requirements.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [PasswordPolicy](aws-properties-cognito-userpool-passwordpolicy.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`SignInPolicy`  <a name="cfn-cognito-userpool-policies-signinpolicy"></a>
The policy for allowed types of authentication in a user pool. To activate this setting, your user pool must be in the [ Essentials tier](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cognito/latest/developerguide/feature-plans-features-essentials.html) or higher.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [SignInPolicy](aws-properties-cognito-userpool-signinpolicy.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)