Remember gMSA
Full name: Group Managed Service Account
Memory aid: Group services get a Managed Service Account.
Authorized hosts and service compatibility must be configured deliberately.
Study area: Identity & access · Batch 8
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · ISC2 SSCP · Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900 · Identity and Access Administrator SC-300 · ISC2 CC · Cybersecurity Architect SC-100
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gMSA — Group Managed Service Account
Provides a Windows domain service-account type with managed credentials and supported multi-host use.
Why learn gMSA — Group Managed Service Account?
Provides a Windows domain service-account type with managed credentials and supported multi-host use.
Where it came from
Authorized hosts and service compatibility must be configured deliberately.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Group services get a Managed Service Account.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand gMSA: Group Managed Service Account.
- Recall this memory aid: Group services get a Managed Service Account.
- Explain the practical use: Provides a Windows domain service-account type with managed credentials and supported multi-host use.
- Explain this distinction: Authorized hosts and service compatibility must be configured deliberately.
- Identify gMSA in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft managed service accounts (learn.microsoft.com)