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AWS directoryservice documentation change

Service: directoryservice · 2025-03-23 · Documentation low

File: directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_getting_started_admin_account.md

Summary

Added AWS administrative control details, security recommendations, and restructured permissions documentation

Security assessment

Enhanced documentation about AWS's administrative access and security best practices, but no indication of addressing a specific security incident

Diff

diff --git a/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_getting_started_admin_account.md b/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_getting_started_admin_account.md
index 099504b89..8efe1080e 100644
--- a/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_getting_started_admin_account.md
+++ b/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_getting_started_admin_account.md
@@ -7 +7 @@ Enterprise and domain administrator privileged accounts
-# AWS Managed Microsoft AD Administrator account permissions
+# AWS Managed Microsoft AD Administrator account and group permissions
@@ -45 +45,7 @@ Only the actions listed here are allowed for the Admin account. The Admin accoun
-###### Important
+###### Considerations
+
+  * AWS Domain Administrators have full administrative access to all domains hosted on AWS. See your agreement with AWS and the [AWS data protection FAQ](https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/data-privacy-faq/) for more information about how AWS handles content, including directory information, that you store on AWS systems.
+
+  * We recommend that you do not delete or rename this account. If you no longer want to use the account, we recommend you set a long password (at most 64 random characters) and then disable the account. 
+
+
@@ -47 +52,0 @@ Only the actions listed here are allowed for the Admin account. The Admin accoun
-AWS Domain Administrators have full administrative access to all domains hosted on AWS. See your agreement with AWS and the [AWS data protection FAQ](https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/data-privacy-faq/) for more information about how AWS handles content, including directory information, that you store on AWS systems.
@@ -51 +56 @@ AWS Domain Administrators have full administrative access to all domains hosted
-We recommend that you do not delete or rename this account. If you no longer want to use the account, we recommend you set a long password (at most 64 random characters) and then disable the account. 
+AWS has exclusive control of accounts with Domain Administrator and Enterprise Administrator privileged groups. This allows AWS to perform operational management of your directory.