Windows Authentication Insights

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.

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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.

mentioned alongside Windows Authentication in 2% (858) of relevant job posts

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.

mentioned alongside Windows Authentication in 1% (869) of relevant job posts

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.

mentioned alongside Windows Authentication in 0% (238) of relevant job posts

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.

mentioned alongside Windows Authentication in 2% (321) of relevant job posts

Microsoft Active Directory

Windows Authentication commonly uses Active Directory to authenticate users and manage identities, so it is complementary.

mentioned alongside Windows Authentication in 0% (1.2k) of relevant job posts

LDAP

LDAP can be used with Windows Authentication to access directory information and is complementary for user authentication and authorization.

mentioned alongside Windows Authentication in 0% (126) of relevant job posts