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AWS::DirectoryService::MicrosoftAD

  • Fully managed Microsft Active Directory service and integrated with AWS services
  • The AD users can access out of the box the AWS Management Console with their existing credentials

  • AWS Managed Microsoft AD

  • Create your own AD in AWS
  • Manage users locally
  • Support to MFA

Integration with on-premises AD

  • It's necessary to establish a trust connection between the AWS Managed AD and the on-premises AD

AD Connector

  • A Gateway (proxy) to connect the Cloud AD to the on-premises AD
  • Users are managed in the on-premises AD

Properties

Type: AWS::DirectoryService::MicrosoftAD
Properties:
  CreateAlias: Boolean
  Edition: String
  EnableSso: Boolean
  Name: String
  Password: String
  ShortName: String
  VpcSettings:
    VpcSettings