Manage Active Directory Objects with the New Windows AD Provider for HashiCorp Terraform

The technology preview of a Windows Active Directory (AD) provider for Terraform has been announced, allowing administrators to automate configuration and management of enterprise systems. This provider enables declarative administration of AD objects using the HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL), manage this configuration in version control, and detect drift from the declared configuration. The provider is experimental and has some limitations, including only supporting a subset of Group Policy Objects and not managing group membership. It requires Terraform v0.12 or greater, an Active Directory test environment with WinRM enabled, and Windows Server 2012R2 or greater. Users can try out the provider by following the installation instructions provided in the Terraform Registry documentation. The provider is available through the Terraform Registry for convenience and offers various configuration options detailed in the registry documentation.