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AWS directoryservice documentation change

Service: directoryservice · 2026-05-10 · Documentation low

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

Summary

Replaced 'Amazon Connect' with 'Connect Customer' in two places: the list of supported AWS applications and in AD Connector service integrations.

Security assessment

This is a non-functional naming update without changes to security protocols, authentication flows, or security documentation. The core functionality of AD authentication remains unchanged.

Diff

diff --git a/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/what_is.md b/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/what_is.md
index f26349ebf..7af2e8a1b 100644
--- a//directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/what_is.md
+++ b//directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/what_is.md
@@ -20 +20 @@ AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory
-Also known as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory is powered by an actual Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory (AD), managed by AWS in the AWS Cloud. It enables you to migrate a broad range of Active Directory–aware applications to the AWS Cloud. AWS Managed Microsoft AD works with Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, and many .NET applications. It also supports AWS managed applications and services including [Amazon WorkSpaces](https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/), [Amazon WorkDocs](https://aws.amazon.com/workdocs/), [Amazon Quick](https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/), [Amazon Chime](https://aws.amazon.com/chime/), [Amazon Connect](https://aws.amazon.com/connect/), and [Amazon Relational Database Service for Microsoft SQL Server](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sqlserver/) (Amazon RDS for SQL Server, Amazon RDS for Oracle, and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL).
+Also known as AWS Managed Microsoft AD, AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory is powered by an actual Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory (AD), managed by AWS in the AWS Cloud. It enables you to migrate a broad range of Active Directory–aware applications to the AWS Cloud. AWS Managed Microsoft AD works with Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server Always On Availability Groups, and many .NET applications. It also supports AWS managed applications and services including [Amazon WorkSpaces](https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/), [Amazon WorkDocs](https://aws.amazon.com/workdocs/), [Amazon Quick](https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/), [Amazon Chime](https://aws.amazon.com/chime/), [Connect Customer](https://aws.amazon.com/connect/), and [Amazon Relational Database Service for Microsoft SQL Server](https://aws.amazon.com/rds/sqlserver/) (Amazon RDS for SQL Server, Amazon RDS for Oracle, and Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL).
@@ -52 +52 @@ AD Connector is a proxy service that provides an easy way to connect compatible
-When you add users to AWS applications such as Amazon Quick, AD Connector reads your existing Active Directory to create lists of users and groups to select from. When users log in to the AWS applications, AD Connector forwards sign-in requests to your on-premises Active Directory domain controllers for authentication. AD Connector works with many AWS applications and services including [Amazon WorkSpaces](https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/), [Amazon WorkDocs](https://aws.amazon.com/workdocs/), [Amazon Quick](https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/), [Amazon Chime](https://aws.amazon.com/chime/), [Amazon Connect](https://aws.amazon.com/connect/), and [Amazon WorkMail](https://aws.amazon.com/workmail/). You can also [join your EC2 Windows instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ad_connector_join_windows_instance.html) to your on-premises Active Directory domain through AD Connector using [seamless domain join](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ad_connector_launching_instance.html). AD Connector also allows your users to access the AWS Management Console and manage AWS resources by logging in with their existing Active Directory credentials. AD Connector is not compatible with RDS SQL Server.
+When you add users to AWS applications such as Amazon Quick, AD Connector reads your existing Active Directory to create lists of users and groups to select from. When users log in to the AWS applications, AD Connector forwards sign-in requests to your on-premises Active Directory domain controllers for authentication. AD Connector works with many AWS applications and services including [Amazon WorkSpaces](https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/), [Amazon WorkDocs](https://aws.amazon.com/workdocs/), [Amazon Quick](https://aws.amazon.com/quicksight/), [Amazon Chime](https://aws.amazon.com/chime/), [Connect Customer](https://aws.amazon.com/connect/), and [Amazon WorkMail](https://aws.amazon.com/workmail/). You can also [join your EC2 Windows instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ad_connector_join_windows_instance.html) to your on-premises Active Directory domain through AD Connector using [seamless domain join](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ad_connector_launching_instance.html). AD Connector also allows your users to access the AWS Management Console and manage AWS resources by logging in with their existing Active Directory credentials. AD Connector is not compatible with RDS SQL Server.