Enable access to AWS applications and services
Users can authorize AWS Managed Microsoft AD to give AWS applications and services, such as Amazon WorkSpaces, access to your Active Directory. The following AWS applications and services can be enabled or disabled to work with AWS Managed Microsoft AD.
| AWS application / service | More information... |
|---|---|
| Amazon Chime | For more information, see the Amazon Chime Administration Guide. |
| Amazon Connect | For more information, see the Amazon Connect Administration Guide. |
| Amazon FSx for Windows File Server | For more information, see Using Amazon FSx with AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory. |
| Amazon QuickSight | For more information, see the Amazon QuickSight User Guide. |
| Amazon Relational Database Service | For more information, see the Amazon RDS User Guide. |
| Amazon WorkDocs | For more information, see the Amazon WorkDocs Administration Guide. |
| Amazon WorkMail |
For more information, see the Amazon WorkMail Administrator Guide. |
| Amazon WorkSpaces |
You can create a Simple AD, AWS Managed Microsoft AD, or AD Connector directly from WorkSpaces. Simply launch Advanced Setup when creating your Workspace. For more information, see the Amazon WorkSpaces Administration Guide. |
| AWS Client VPN | For more information, see the AWS Client VPN User Guide. |
| AWS IAM Identity Center | For more information, see the AWS IAM Identity Center User Guide. |
| AWS License Manager | For more information, see the License Manager User Guide. |
| AWS Management Console | For more information, see Enable access to the AWS Management Console with AD credentials. |
| AWS Private Certificate Authority | For more information, see AWS Private CA Connector for Active Directory. |
| AWS Transfer Family | For more information, see the AWS Transfer Family User Guide. |
Once enabled, you manage access to your directories in the console of the application or service that you want to give access to your directory. To find the AWS applications and services links described above in the AWS Directory Service console, perform the following steps.
To display the applications and services for a directory
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In the AWS Directory Service console
navigation pane, choose Directories. -
On the Directories page, choose your directory ID.
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On the Directory details page, select the Application management tab.
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Review the list under the AWS apps & services section.
For more information about how to authorize or deauthorize AWS applications and services using AWS Directory Service, see Authorization for AWS applications and services using AWS Directory Service.
