Enabling access to AWS applications and services for your Simple AD
Users can authorize Simple 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 Simple AD.
| AWS application / service | More information... |
|---|---|
| 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 Management Console | For more information, see Enabling AWS Management Console access with AWS Managed Microsoft AD credentials. |
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.
