Application compatibility policy for AD Connector
As an alternative to Amazon Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory (Amazon Managed Microsoft AD), AD Connector is an Active Directory proxy for Amazon created applications and services only. You configure the proxy to use a specified Active Directory domain. When the application must look up a user or group in Active Directory, AD Connector proxies the request to the directory. Similarly, when a user logs in to the application, AD Connector proxies the authentication request to the directory. There are no third-party applications that work with AD Connector.
The following is a list of compatible Amazon applications and services:
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Amazon Chime - For detailed instructions, see Connect to your Active Directory.
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Amazon Connect - For more information, see How Amazon Connect works.
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Amazon EC2 for Windows or Linux – You can use the seamless Active Directory domain join feature of Amazon EC2 Windows or Linux to join your instance to your self-managed Active Directory (on-premises). Once joined, the instance communicates directly with your Active Directory and bypasses AD Connector. For more information, see Join an EC2 instance to your Active Directory.
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Amazon Web Services Management Console – You can use AD Connector to authenticate Amazon Web Services Management Console users with their Active Directory credentials without setting up SAML infrastructure. For more information, see Enable access to the Amazon Web Services Management Console with AD credentials.
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Amazon QuickSight - For more information, see Managing user accounts in Amazon QuickSight Enterprise Edition.
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Amazon IAM Identity Center - For detailed instructions, see Connect IAM Identity Center to an on-premises Active Directory.
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Amazon Transfer Family - For detailed instructions, see Working with Amazon Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory
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Amazon Client VPN - For detailed instructions, see Client authentication and authorization.
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Amazon WorkDocs - For detailed instructions, see Connecting to your on-premises directory with AD Connector.
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Amazon WorkMail - For detailed instructions, see Integrate Amazon WorkMail with an existing directory (standard setup).
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WorkSpaces - For detailed instructions, see Launch a WorkSpace using AD Connector.
Note
Amazon RDS is compatible with Amazon Managed Microsoft AD only, and is not compatible with AD Connector. For
more information, see the Amazon Managed Microsoft AD section in the Amazon Directory Service FAQs