Active Directory Services (AD)

Microsoft Active Directory

Software found on any Windows Server with AD Domain Services
It is a database of objects: User, Account, Computers, Printers, File Shares, Security Groups
Centralized security management
Objects are organized in trees
A group of trees is a forest

AWS Directory Services

AWS Managed Microsoft AD

Allows to create our own AD in AWS, we can manage users locally, supports MFA
We can establish trust connection with our on-premise AD

AD Connector

Direct Gateway (proxy) to redirect to on-premise AD
Users are managed on the on-premise AD

Simple AD

AD-compatible managed directory on AWS
Can not be joined with on-premise AD