# API Key Management All FinOps Center APIs are managed by Cognito #### **FinOps Center AppSync API Credential Management** * **Amazon Cognito Federated Identities** issue short-lived **AWS credentials** using STS under an IAM role. * **Amazon Cognito User Pools** issue **JWT tokens** that are used to authenticate AppSync requests. * Because Cognito-issued credentials are **automatically rotated and expire frequently (typically after 1 hour)**, long-term key rotation is not required for day-to-day operations. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.finopscenter.com/technical-documentation/api-key-management.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.