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AWS directoryservice documentation change

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

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

Summary

Updated references from 'AWS Directory Service' to 'Directory Service' and corrected documentation links

Security assessment

Terminology standardization and link corrections without security implications

Diff

diff --git a/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/simple_ad_best_practices.md b/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/simple_ad_best_practices.md
index fe38c37a7..449a12fb6 100644
--- a//directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/simple_ad_best_practices.md
+++ b//directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/simple_ad_best_practices.md
@@ -17 +17 @@ Consider these guidelines before creating your directory.
-AWS Directory Service provides multiple ways to use Microsoft Active Directory with other AWS services. You can choose the directory service with the features you need at a cost that fits your budget:
+Directory Service provides multiple ways to use Microsoft Active Directory with other AWS services. You can choose the directory service with the features you need at a cost that fits your budget:
@@ -28 +28 @@ AWS Directory Service provides multiple ways to use Microsoft Active Directory w
-For a more detailed comparison of AWS Directory Service options, see [Which to choose](./what_is.html#choosing_an_option).
+For a more detailed comparison of Directory Service options, see [Which to choose](./what_is.html#choosing_an_option).
@@ -54 +54 @@ It is technically possible for you to associate the directory's security group w
-Simple AD does not support trust relationships. If you need to establish a trust between your AWS Directory Service directory and another directory, you should use AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory.
+Simple AD does not support trust relationships. If you need to establish a trust between your Directory Service directory and another directory, you should use AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory.
@@ -66 +66 @@ When you set up your directory, you provide a password for the administrator acc
-AWS Directory Service provides support for most character formats that can be used in the construction of usernames. However, there are character restrictions that are enforced on usernames that will be used for signing in to AWS applications, such as WorkSpaces, WorkDocs, Amazon WorkMail, or Quick Suite. These restrictions require that the following characters not be used:
+Directory Service provides support for most character formats that can be used in the construction of usernames. However, there are character restrictions that are enforced on usernames that will be used for signing in to AWS applications, such as WorkSpaces, WorkDocs, Amazon WorkMail, or Quick Suite. These restrictions require that the following characters not be used:
@@ -91 +91 @@ When developing applications, use the Windows DC locator service or use the Dyna
-Be sure to do lab testing with objects and requests that are representative of your production workload to confirm that the directory scales to the load of your application. Should you require additional capacity, you should use AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory, which enables you to add domain controllers for high performance. For more information, see [Deploying additional domain controllers for your AWS Managed Microsoft AD](./ms_ad_deploy_additional_dcs.html).
+Be sure to do lab testing with objects and requests that are representative of your production workload to confirm that the directory scales to the load of your application. Should you require additional capacity, you should use Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory, which enables you to add domain controllers for high performance. For more information, see [Deploying additional domain controllers for your AWS Managed Microsoft AD](./ms_ad_deploy_additional_dcs.html).