# Set up Amazon Private CA Connector for AD
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You can integrate your self-managed Active Directory with Amazon Private Certificate Authority using AD Connector to issue and manage certificates for your AD domain-joined users, groups, and machines. Amazon Private CA Connector for AD provides a fully managed Amazon Private CA as a drop-in replacement for your self-managed enterprise CAs without requiring you to deploy, patch, or update local agents or proxy servers.

You can set up this integration through the Amazon Directory Service console, the Amazon Private CA Connector for AD console, or by calling the [https://docs.amazonaws.cn/pca-connector-ad/latest/APIReference/API-CreateTemplate.html](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/pca-connector-ad/latest/APIReference/API-CreateTemplate.html) API. To use the Amazon Private CA Connector for Active Directory console, see [Amazon Private CA Connector for Active Directory](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/privateca/latest/userguide/connector-for-ad.html). The following sections describe how to set up this integration from the Amazon Directory Service console.

## Prerequisites
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For setup instructions, see [Set up Connector for AD](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/privateca/latest/userguide/connector-for-ad-getting-started-prerequisites.html) in the Amazon Private CA Connector for AD User Guide.

## Setting up Amazon Private CA Connector for AD
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**To create a Private CA connector for Active Directory**

1. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon Directory Service console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/).

1. On the **Directories** page, choose your directory ID.

1. Under the **Application Management** tab and **Amazon apps & services** section, choose **Amazon Private CA Connector for AD**.

1. On the **Create Private CA certificate for Active Directory** page, complete the steps to create your Private CA for Active Directory connector.

For more information, see [Creating a connector](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/privateca/latest/userguide/create-connector-for-ad.html).

## View your Amazon Private CA Connector for AD
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**To view Private CA connector details**

1. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon Directory Service console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/directoryservicev2/).

1. On the **Directories** page, choose your directory ID.

1. Under the **Application Management** tab and **Amazon apps & services** section, view your Private CA connectors and associated Private CA. The following fields display:

   1. **Amazon Private CA Connector ID** – The unique identifier for a Amazon Private CA connector. Choose it to view the details page.

   1. **Amazon Private CA subject** – Information regarding the distinguished name for the CA. Choose it to view the details page.

   1. **Status** – Status check results for the Amazon Private CA Connector and Amazon Private CA:
      + **Active** – Both checks pass
      + **1/2 checks failed** – One check fails
      + **Failed** – Both checks fail

      For failed status details, hover over the hyperlink to see which check failed.

   1. **DC Certificates Enrollment status** – Status check for domain controller certificate status:
      + **Enabled** – Certificate enrollment is enabled
      + **Disabled** – Certificate enrollment is disabled

   1. **Date created** – When the Amazon Private CA Connector was created.

For more information, see [View connector details](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/privateca/latest/userguide/view-connector-for-ad.html).

## Verify certificate issuance to AD users
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Complete the following steps to confirm that Amazon Private CA is issuing certificates to your self-managed Active Directory:
+ Restart your on-premises domain controllers.
+ View your certificates with Microsoft Management Console. For more information, see [Microsoft documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/wcf/feature-details/how-to-view-certificates-with-the-mmc-snap-in).