Windows Authentication
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What is Windows Authentication?
Windows Authentication is a mechanism to verify the identity of a user or process attempting to access resources on a Windows network. It commonly uses protocols like Kerberos, NTLM, or Negotiate to authenticate users against a Windows domain controller or local user account database, allowing secure access to network resources like file shares, printers, and web applications.
What other technologies are related to Windows Authentication?
Windows Authentication Competitor Technologies
SAML
SAML is an alternative authentication protocol, offering claims-based authentication and single sign-on capabilities, often used in web applications.
OAuth
OAuth is another authentication protocol that allows users to grant third-party applications limited access to their resources without sharing their credentials. Commonly used for API authorization.
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID is Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service, offering alternative authentication methods such as modern authentication and single sign-on, thus a competitor to on-premise Windows Authentication.
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Windows Authentication Complementary Technologies
Kerberos
Kerberos is a network authentication protocol, which Windows Authentication relies upon. It's complementary as it's often the underlying mechanism for authenticating users within a Windows domain.
Microsoft Active Directory
Windows Authentication commonly uses Active Directory to authenticate users and manage identities, so it is complementary.
LDAP
LDAP can be used with Windows Authentication to access directory information and is complementary for user authentication and authorization.
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Which job functions commonly mention Windows Authentication?
Engineering Productivity
1.1% of all Engineering Productivity jobs mention Windows Authentication
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Workday Developer
0.4% of all Workday Developer jobs mention Windows Authentication
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Site Reliability Engineer
0.1% of all Site Reliability Engineer jobs mention Windows Authentication
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Software Engineer
585 Software Engineer jobs mention Windows Authentication
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Engineer
916 Engineer jobs mention Windows Authentication
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Which organizations are mentioning Windows Authentication?
Cruise
Scientific and Technical Services
ANZ
Finance and Insurance
CGI
Professional Services
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