AWS – AWS Managed Microsoft AD adds LDAPS and Smart Card support using AWS Private CA

AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory (AWS Managed Microsoft AD) now offers certificate auto-enrollment for LDAPS and Smart Card and certificate based authentication with AWS Private Certificate Authority (AWS Private CA) through AWS Private CA Connector for AD. This integration enables automatic issuance, renewal, and management of certificates to AWS Managed Microsoft AD domain controllers, eliminating the need to maintain certificate authorities on Amazon EC2 instances.

By leveraging this fully managed solution, you can reduce costs of operating certificate authority infrastructure for Active Directory and simplify certificate management with AWS Private CA’s highly available, HSM-backed infrastructure. The integration supports LDAPS and smart card authentication while providing automatic certificate lifecycle management, flexible certificate control, and built-in security capabilities that streamline migration of Active Directory-aware workloads to AWS.

This feature is available in all AWS Regions where AWS Private CA Connector for AD is offered.

You can easily set up AWS Private CA integration with your directory in just a few clicks or programmatically via API. To get started, follow the step-by-step instructions in the Set up AWS Private CA Connector for AD for AWS Managed Microsoft AD documentation.

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