• Found on any windows server with AD domain security.
• It is a database of objects computers, printers, fileshare, security groups.
• It has centralized security management, create account assign permissions.

AWS Managed Microsoft Active Directory.

• Create your own AD in AWS, managed users locally, supports MFA
• Establish trust connections with your on-premise AD

• Directory Gateway (proxy) to redirect to on-premise AD, Supports MFA.
• Users are managed on the on-prem AD.

• AD compatible Managed Directory on AWS
• Cannot be joined with On-prem AD
• NO MFA! 😔