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AWS AmazonRDS documentation change

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

File: AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/postgresql-kerberos.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'AWS Directory Service' to 'Directory Service' and fixed documentation links

Security assessment

Changes are purely terminological updates and link formatting corrections. No security vulnerabilities, configurations, or features were modified or added. Kerberos authentication documentation remains unchanged in substance.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/postgresql-kerberos.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/postgresql-kerberos.md
index 74a2856b9..4113ee569 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/postgresql-kerberos.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/postgresql-kerberos.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ Region and version availabilityOverview of Kerberos authentication
-You can use Kerberos to authenticate users when they connect to your DB cluster running PostgreSQL. To do so, configure your DB cluster to use AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory for Kerberos authentication. AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory is also called AWS Managed Microsoft AD. It's a feature available with AWS Directory Service. To learn more, see [What is AWS Directory Service?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/what_is.html) in the _AWS Directory Service Administration Guide_.
+You can use Kerberos to authenticate users when they connect to your DB cluster running PostgreSQL. To do so, configure your DB cluster to use AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory for Kerberos authentication. AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory is also called AWS Managed Microsoft AD. It's a feature available with Directory Service. To learn more, see [What is Directory Service?](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/what_is.html) in the _AWS Directory Service Administration Guide_.
@@ -48 +48 @@ To set up Kerberos authentication for a PostgreSQL DB cluster, take the followin
-  1. Use AWS Managed Microsoft AD to create an AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory. You can use the AWS Management Console, the AWS CLI, or the AWS Directory Service API to create the directory. Make sure to open the relevant outbound ports on the directory security group so that the directory can communicate with the cluster.
+  1. Use AWS Managed Microsoft AD to create an AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory. You can use the AWS Management Console, the AWS CLI, or the Directory Service API to create the directory. Make sure to open the relevant outbound ports on the directory security group so that the directory can communicate with the cluster.
@@ -54 +54 @@ For the IAM role to allow access, the AWS Security Token Service (AWS STS) endpo
-  3. Create and configure users in the AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory using the Microsoft Active Directory tools. For more information about creating users in your Active Directory, see [Manage users and groups in AWS Managed Microsoft AD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_manage_users_groups.html) in the _AWS Directory Service Administration Guide_.
+  3. Create and configure users in the AWS Managed Microsoft AD directory using the Microsoft Active Directory tools. For more information about creating users in your Active Directory, see [Manage users and groups in AWS Managed Microsoft AD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_manage_users_groups.html) in the _Directory Service Administration Guide_.