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Automatic domain join for virtual machine instances

  • US 10,509,663 B1
  • Filed: 02/04/2015
  • Issued: 12/17/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • receiving, at a computing resource service provider separate from a requesting device, a request from a user associated with the requesting device to launch a virtual machine instance to be joined to a directory, the directory including a directory domain controller;

    processing, by the computing resource service provider, the request to determine configuration information associated with the directory;

    storing, by the computing resource service provider, the configuration information;

    obtaining, at the computing resource service provider, a temporary set of credentials generated by launching the virtual machine instance;

    authenticating, by the directory domain controller, that the user is authorized to join the directory based on the temporary set of credentials;

    transmitting, by the computing resource service provider, a command to the directory domain controller to create a computer account corresponding to the directory; and

    causing, by the directory domain controller, the virtual machine instance to join the directory based at least in part on the configuration information and authentication of the temporary set of credentials generated by the virtual machine instances.

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