Directory Services

Question 1

What is Microsoft AD?

Answer 1

Active Directory (AD) is a directory service developed by Microsoft for Windows domain networks.

Question 2

What are Microsoft AD Objects?

Answer 2

User Accounts, Computers, Printers, File Shares, Security Groups

Question 3

What is AWS Directory Services?

Answer 3

AWS Directory Service offers multiple identity management solutions for Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Question 4

What are the 3 options for AWS Directory Services?

Answer 4

AWS Managed Microsoft AD
AD Connector
Simple AD

Question 5

What is AWS Managed Microsoft Active Directory?

Answer 5

• Create your own Active Directory in AWS, manage users locally, supports MFA
• Establish “trust” connections with your on-premise Active Directory

Question 6

What is Active Directory Connector?

Answer 6

• Directory Gateway (proxy) to redirect to on-premise Active Directory
• Users are managed on the on-premise Active Directory

Question 7

What is Simple Active Directory?

Answer 7

• Active Directory-compatible managed directory on AWS

* Cannot be joined with on-premise Active Directory

Question 8

What is Microsoft Active Directory?

Answer 8

• Found on any Windows Server with Active Directory Domain Services
• Database of objects: User Accounts, Computers, Printers, File Shares, Security Groups
• Centralized security management, create account, assign permissions

Question 9

How is Microsoft Active Directory composed?

Answer 9

• Objects are organized in trees

* A group of trees is a forest