- What is an authenticated user?
- What is authenticated users permission?
- What are authenticated users in Windows Server?
What is an authenticated user?
User authentication verifies the identity of a user attempting to gain access to a network or computing resource by authorizing a human-to-machine transfer of credentials during interactions on a network to confirm a user's authenticity.
What is authenticated users permission?
Authenticated Users includes all users whose credentials are validated by Windows OS security mechanisms. That's why if you want to restrict access to a resource to only those users who have valid, non-Guest and non-Anonymous accounts, you must use Authenticated Users instead of Everyone.
What are authenticated users in Windows Server?
Authenticated Users
This identity allows access to shared resources within the domain, such as files in a shared folder that should be accessible to all the workers in the organization. Membership is controlled by the operating system.