AWS directoryservice documentation change
Summary
Updated references from 'Amazon QuickSight' to 'Amazon Quick Suite' in multiple sections
Security assessment
The changes appear to be branding updates correcting a service name from 'QuickSight' to 'Quick Suite'. There is no evidence of security-related content being added or modified. The updates are purely product name corrections in compatibility lists.
Diff
diff --git a/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/what_is.md b/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/what_is.md index d404e31d0..af29363ad 100644 --- a//directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/what_is.md +++ b//directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/what_is.md @@ -18 +18 @@ AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory -Also known as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory is powered by an actual Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory (AD), managed by AWS in the AWS Cloud. It enables you to migrate a broad range of Active Directory–aware applications to the AWS Cloud. AWS Managed Microsoft AD works with Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, and many .NET applications. It also supports AWS managed applications and services including [Amazon WorkSpaces](https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/), [Amazon WorkDocs](https://aws.amazon.com/workdocs/), [Amazon QuickSight](https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/), [Amazon Chime](https://aws.amazon.com/chime/), [Amazon Connect](https://aws.amazon.com/connect/), and [Amazon Relational Database Service for Microsoft SQL Server](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sqlserver/) (Amazon RDS for SQL Server, Amazon RDS for Oracle, and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL). +Also known as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory is powered by an actual Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory (AD), managed by AWS in the AWS Cloud. It enables you to migrate a broad range of Active Directory–aware applications to the AWS Cloud. AWS Managed Microsoft AD works with Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, and many .NET applications. It also supports AWS managed applications and services including [Amazon WorkSpaces](https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/), [Amazon WorkDocs](https://aws.amazon.com/workdocs/), [Amazon Quick Suite](https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/), [Amazon Chime](https://aws.amazon.com/chime/), [Amazon Connect](https://aws.amazon.com/connect/), and [Amazon Relational Database Service for Microsoft SQL Server](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sqlserver/) (Amazon RDS for SQL Server, Amazon RDS for Oracle, and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL). @@ -48 +48 @@ AD Connector -AD Connector is a proxy service that provides an easy way to connect compatible AWS applications, such as Amazon WorkSpaces, Amazon QuickSight, and [Amazon EC2](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) for Windows Server instances, to your existing on-premises Microsoft Active Directory. With AD Connector , you can simply [add one service account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/prereq_connector.html#connect_delegate_privileges) to your Active Directory. AD Connector also eliminates the need of directory synchronization or the cost and complexity of hosting a federation infrastructure. +AD Connector is a proxy service that provides an easy way to connect compatible AWS applications, such as Amazon WorkSpaces, Amazon Quick Suite, and [Amazon EC2](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) for Windows Server instances, to your existing on-premises Microsoft Active Directory. With AD Connector , you can simply [add one service account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/prereq_connector.html#connect_delegate_privileges) to your Active Directory. AD Connector also eliminates the need of directory synchronization or the cost and complexity of hosting a federation infrastructure. @@ -50 +50 @@ AD Connector is a proxy service that provides an easy way to connect compatible -When you add users to AWS applications such as Amazon QuickSight, AD Connector reads your existing Active Directory to create lists of users and groups to select from. When users log in to the AWS applications, AD Connector forwards sign-in requests to your on-premises Active Directory domain controllers for authentication. AD Connector works with many AWS applications and services including [Amazon WorkSpaces](https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/), [Amazon WorkDocs](https://aws.amazon.com/workdocs/), [Amazon QuickSight](https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/), [Amazon Chime](https://aws.amazon.com/chime/), [Amazon Connect](https://aws.amazon.com/connect/), and [Amazon WorkMail](https://aws.amazon.com/workmail/). You can also [join your EC2 Windows instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ad_connector_join_windows_instance.html) to your on-premises Active Directory domain through AD Connector using [seamless domain join](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ad_connector_launching_instance.html). AD Connector also allows your users to access the AWS Management Console and manage AWS resources by logging in with their existing Active Directory credentials. AD Connector is not compatible with RDS SQL Server. +When you add users to AWS applications such as Amazon Quick Suite, AD Connector reads your existing Active Directory to create lists of users and groups to select from. When users log in to the AWS applications, AD Connector forwards sign-in requests to your on-premises Active Directory domain controllers for authentication. AD Connector works with many AWS applications and services including [Amazon WorkSpaces](https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/), [Amazon WorkDocs](https://aws.amazon.com/workdocs/), [Amazon Quick Suite](https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/), [Amazon Chime](https://aws.amazon.com/chime/), [Amazon Connect](https://aws.amazon.com/connect/), and [Amazon WorkMail](https://aws.amazon.com/workmail/). You can also [join your EC2 Windows instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ad_connector_join_windows_instance.html) to your on-premises Active Directory domain through AD Connector using [seamless domain join](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ad_connector_launching_instance.html). AD Connector also allows your users to access the AWS Management Console and manage AWS resources by logging in with their existing Active Directory credentials. AD Connector is not compatible with RDS SQL Server. @@ -65 +65 @@ Simple AD is a Microsoft Active Directory– _compatible_ directory from AWS Dir -Simple AD is a standalone directory in the cloud, where you create and manage user identities and manage access to applications. You can use many familiar Active Directory–aware applications and tools that require basic Active Directory features. Simple AD is compatible with the following AWS applications: [Amazon WorkSpaces](https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/), [Amazon WorkDocs](https://aws.amazon.com/workdocs/), [Amazon QuickSight](https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/), and [Amazon WorkMail](https://aws.amazon.com/workmail/). You can also sign in to the AWS Management Console with Simple AD user accounts and to manage AWS resources. +Simple AD is a standalone directory in the cloud, where you create and manage user identities and manage access to applications. You can use many familiar Active Directory–aware applications and tools that require basic Active Directory features. Simple AD is compatible with the following AWS applications: [Amazon WorkSpaces](https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/), [Amazon WorkDocs](https://aws.amazon.com/workdocs/), [Amazon Quick Suite](https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/), and [Amazon WorkMail](https://aws.amazon.com/workmail/). You can also sign in to the AWS Management Console with Simple AD user accounts and to manage AWS resources. @@ -81 +81 @@ What do you need to do? | Recommended AWS Directory Service options -I need Active Directory or LDAP for my applications in the cloud | Use **AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory** (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition) if you need an actual Microsoft Active Directory in the AWS Cloud that supports Active Directory–aware workloads, or AWS applications and services such as Amazon WorkSpaces and Amazon QuickSight, or you need LDAP support for Linux applications. Use **AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory** (Hybrid Edition) to extend your existing self-managed AD into the AWS Cloud with AWS Directory Service Use **AD Connector** if you only need to allow your on-premises users to log in to AWS applications and services with their Active Directory credentials. You can also use AD Connector to join Amazon EC2 instances to your existing Active Directory domain. Use **Simple AD** if you need a low-scale, low-cost directory with basic Active Directory compatibility that supports Samba 4–compatible applications, or you need LDAP compatibility for LDAP-aware applications. +I need Active Directory or LDAP for my applications in the cloud | Use **AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory** (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition) if you need an actual Microsoft Active Directory in the AWS Cloud that supports Active Directory–aware workloads, or AWS applications and services such as Amazon WorkSpaces and Amazon Quick Suite, or you need LDAP support for Linux applications. Use **AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory** (Hybrid Edition) to extend your existing self-managed AD into the AWS Cloud with AWS Directory Service Use **AD Connector** if you only need to allow your on-premises users to log in to AWS applications and services with their Active Directory credentials. You can also use AD Connector to join Amazon EC2 instances to your existing Active Directory domain. Use **Simple AD** if you need a low-scale, low-cost directory with basic Active Directory compatibility that supports Samba 4–compatible applications, or you need LDAP compatibility for LDAP-aware applications.