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AWS privateca documentation change

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

File: privateca/latest/userguide/connector-for-ad-getting-started-prerequisites.md

Summary

Changed 'AWS Directory Service' to 'Directory Service' in text and maintained proper product naming consistency

Security assessment

The change is a terminology adjustment without altering security requirements or configurations. Directory Service references remain technically accurate with no security impact.

Diff

diff --git a/privateca/latest/userguide/connector-for-ad-getting-started-prerequisites.md b/privateca/latest/userguide/connector-for-ad-getting-started-prerequisites.md
index af7ec2137..5f4b3a126 100644
--- a//privateca/latest/userguide/connector-for-ad-getting-started-prerequisites.md
+++ b//privateca/latest/userguide/connector-for-ad-getting-started-prerequisites.md
@@ -19 +19 @@ The private CA must be in the `Active` state to create a Connector for AD. The p
-In addition to a private CA, you need an active directory in a virtual private cloud (VPC). Connector for AD supports the following directory types offered by AWS Directory Service:
+In addition to a private CA, you need an active directory in a virtual private cloud (VPC). Connector for AD supports the following directory types offered by Directory Service:
@@ -21 +21 @@ In addition to a private CA, you need an active directory in a virtual private c
-  * [AWS Managed Microsoft Active Directory](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/directory_microsoft_ad): With AWS Directory Service you can run Microsoft Active Directory (AD) as a managed service. AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory also referred to as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, is powered by Windows Server 2019. With AWS Managed Microsoft AD, you can run directory-aware workloads in the AWS Cloud, including Microsoft Sharepoint and custom .Net and SQL Server-based applications.
+  * [AWS Managed Microsoft Active Directory](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/directory_microsoft_ad): With Directory Service you can run Microsoft Active Directory (AD) as a managed service. AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory also referred to as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, is powered by Windows Server 2019. With AWS Managed Microsoft AD, you can run directory-aware workloads in the AWS Cloud, including Microsoft Sharepoint and custom .Net and SQL Server-based applications.