Document history - Amazon Directory Service
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Document history

The following table describes the important changes since the last release of the Amazon Directory Service Administrator Guide.

ChangeDescriptionDate

Amazon PrivateLink

Added content about Amazon PrivateLink.

March 31, 2023

Simple AD VPC Endpoints

Added content about which VPC endpoints should not be configured.

August 25, 2021

AD Connector VPC Endpoints

Added content about which VPC endpoints should not be configured.

August 25, 2021

Smart card support

Added content about support for smart cards and Amazon WorkSpaces Application Manager in Amazon GovCloud (US-West) Region

December 1, 2020

Password reset

Added content about how to reset user passwords using the Amazon Web Services Management Console, Windows PowerShell and Amazon CLI.

January 2, 2019

Directory sharing

Added content about how to use directory sharing with Amazon Managed Microsoft AD.

September 25, 2018

Migrated content to new Amazon Cloud Directory Developer Guide

Moved the Amazon Cloud Directory content from this guide to the new Amazon Cloud Directory Developer Guide.

June 21, 2018

Complete overhaul of the admin guide TOC

Reorganized the content to more directly address customer needs. Also added new content where needed.

April 5, 2018

Amazon delegated groups

Added list of Amazon delegated groups that can be assigned to on-premises users.

March 8, 2018

Fine-grained password policies

Added content about new password policies.

July 5, 2017

Additional domain controllers

Added content about how to add more domain controllers to your directory in Amazon Managed Microsoft AD.

June 30, 2017

Tutorials

Added new tutorials for testing a Amazon Managed Microsoft AD lab environment.

June 21, 2017

MFA with Amazon Managed Microsoft AD

Added content about using MFA with Amazon Managed Microsoft AD.

February 13, 2017

Amazon Cloud Directory

Added content about a new directory type.

January 26, 2017

Schema extensions

Added content about schema extensions with Amazon Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory.

November 14, 2016

Major reorganization of the Amazon Directory Service Administrator Guide

Reorganized the content to more directly address customer needs.

November 14, 2016

SNS notifications

Added content about SNS notifications.

February 25, 2016

Authorization and authentication

Added content about how to use IAM with Amazon Directory Service.

February 25, 2016

Amazon Managed Microsoft AD

Added content about Amazon Managed Microsoft AD and combined guides into a single guide.

November 17, 2015

Allow Linux instances to be joined to a Simple AD directory

Added content about how to join a Linux instance to a Simple AD directory.

July 23, 2015

Guide separation

Split the Amazon Directory Service Administration Guide into separate guides.

July 14, 2015

Single sign-on support

Added content about support for single sign-on.

March 31, 2015

New guide

This is the first release of the Amazon Directory Service Administration Guide.

October 21, 2014