name : create-identity-source.rst **To create an identity source** The following ``create-identity-source`` example creates an identity source that lets you reference identities stored in the specified Amazon Cognito user pool. Those identities are available in Verified Permissions as entities of type ``User``. :: aws verifiedpermissions create-identity-source \ --configuration file://config.txt \ --principal-entity-type "User" \ --policy-store-id PSEXAMPLEabcdefg111111 Contents of ``config.txt``:: { "cognitoUserPoolConfiguration": { "userPoolArn": "arn:aws:cognito-idp:us-west-2:123456789012:userpool/us-west-2_1a2b3c4d5", "clientIds":["a1b2c3d4e5f6g7h8i9j0kalbmc"] } } Output:: { "createdDate": "2023-05-19T20:30:28.214829+00:00", "identitySourceId": "ISEXAMPLEabcdefg111111", "lastUpdatedDate": "2023-05-19T20:30:28.214829+00:00", "policyStoreId": "PSEXAMPLEabcdefg111111" } For more information about identity sources, see `Using Amazon Verified Permissions with identity providers <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/verifiedpermissions/latest/userguide/identity-providers.html>`__ in the *Amazon Verified Permissions User Guide*.