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Credential Guard

Last updated May 19, 2025, generated by Sumble

What is Credential Guard?

Credential Guard is a Windows security feature that isolates and protects domain credentials, derived credentials, and other sensitive secrets by using virtualization-based security. This helps prevent pass-the-hash attacks and credential theft, even if malware is running on the operating system.

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What other technologies are related to Credential Guard?

Credential Guard Complementary Technologies

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Defender enhances the overall security posture of a system. Credential Guard, working to isolate and protect credentials, provides defense against credential theft attacks. Microsoft Defender working in conjunction with Credential Guard improves the overall security posture.

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SCCM

SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) can be used to deploy and manage Credential Guard settings across an organization, making it complementary to Credential Guard.

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Intune

Intune is a cloud-based endpoint management solution that can deploy and manage Credential Guard settings across an organization's devices, making it complementary.

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