AWS AmazonRDS documentation change
Summary
Updated references from 'AWS Directory Service' to 'Directory Service' for consistency, including link text and API mentions.
Security assessment
Changes involve branding/naming convention updates rather than security content. No evidence of addressing vulnerabilities or adding security features. The Kerberos authentication workflow remains unchanged.
Diff
diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/postgresql-kerberos.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/postgresql-kerberos.md index 4337f5ad9..65c47e061 100644 --- a//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/postgresql-kerberos.md +++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/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 instance running PostgreSQL. To do so, configure your DB instance 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 instance running PostgreSQL. To do so, configure your DB instance 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_. @@ -46 +46 @@ To set up Kerberos authentication for a PostgreSQL DB instance, take the followi - 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 instance. + 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 instance. @@ -52 +52 @@ 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_.