---
type: resource-type
title: SimpleAD
description: aws resource type AWS::DirectoryService::SimpleAD
name: SimpleAD
lexicon: aws
resource_type: AWS::DirectoryService::SimpleAD
---
`AWS::DirectoryService::SimpleAD`, a resource type of the aws lexicon.

## Properties

- `Name` (`string`, required): The fully qualified domain name for the AWS Managed Simple AD directory.
- `Size` (`string`, required): The size of the directory.
- `VpcSettings` (`SimpleAD_VpcSettings`, required): VPC settings of the Simple AD directory server in AWS.
- `Alias` (`string`, optional): The alias for a directory.
- `CreateAlias` (`boolean`, optional): The name of the configuration set.
- `Description` (`string`, optional): Description for the directory.
- `DirectoryId` (`string`, optional): The unique identifier for a directory.
- `DnsIpAddresses` (`string[]`, optional): The IP addresses of the DNS servers for the directory, such as [ "172.31.3.154", "172.31.63.203" ].
- `EnableSso` (`boolean`, optional): Whether to enable single sign-on for a Simple Active Directory in AWS.
- `Password` (`string`, optional): The password for the default administrative user named Admin.
- `ShortName` (`string`, optional): The NetBIOS name for your domain.
- `Tags` (`SimpleAD_Tag[]`, optional)

## Attributes

- `Alias`
- `DirectoryId`
- `DnsIpAddresses`