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AWS AmazonRDS documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.Aurora_Fea_Regions_DB-eng.Feature.KerberosAuthentication.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'AWS Directory Service' to 'Directory Service' in Kerberos authentication documentation.

Security assessment

The change is a branding/terminology update with no evidence of addressing security vulnerabilities or adding security-related content. It maintains existing security documentation about Kerberos authentication without substantive changes.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.Aurora_Fea_Regions_DB-eng.Feature.KerberosAuthentication.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.Aurora_Fea_Regions_DB-eng.Feature.KerberosAuthentication.md
index 01b9956db..b4dc8a6f6 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.Aurora_Fea_Regions_DB-eng.Feature.KerberosAuthentication.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.Aurora_Fea_Regions_DB-eng.Feature.KerberosAuthentication.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ Kerberos authentication with Aurora MySQLKerberos authentication with Aurora Pos
-By using Kerberos authentication with Aurora, you can support external authentication of database users using Kerberos and Microsoft Active Directory. Using Kerberos and Active Directory provides the benefits of single sign-on and centralized authentication of database users. Kerberos and Active Directory are available with AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory, a feature of AWS Directory Service. For more information, see [Kerberos authentication](./database-authentication.html#kerberos-authentication).
+By using Kerberos authentication with Aurora, you can support external authentication of database users using Kerberos and Microsoft Active Directory. Using Kerberos and Active Directory provides the benefits of single sign-on and centralized authentication of database users. Kerberos and Active Directory are available with AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory, a feature of Directory Service. For more information, see [Kerberos authentication](./database-authentication.html#kerberos-authentication).