Remember RID
Full name: Relative Identifier
Memory aid: Relative ID is the unique tail within its authority.
A RID alone is not a globally complete Windows account identifier.
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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RID — Relative Identifier
Forms the domain-relative or authority-relative portion of supported SIDs.
Why learn RID — Relative Identifier?
Forms the domain-relative or authority-relative portion of supported SIDs.
Where it came from
A RID alone is not a globally complete Windows account identifier.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Relative ID is the unique tail within its authority.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand RID: Relative Identifier.
- Recall this memory aid: Relative ID is the unique tail within its authority.
- Explain the practical use: Forms the domain-relative or authority-relative portion of supported SIDs.
- Explain this distinction: A RID alone is not a globally complete Windows account identifier.
- Identify RID in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft Windows authorization documentation (learn.microsoft.com)