Remember SAM (accounts)
Full name: Security Account Manager
Memory aid: Security Accounts have a local Manager.
SAM local accounts differ from Active Directory domain accounts.
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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SAM (accounts) — Security Account Manager
Stores local Windows account security information.
Why learn SAM (accounts) — Security Account Manager?
Stores local Windows account security information.
Where it came from
SAM local accounts differ from Active Directory domain accounts.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Security Accounts have a local Manager.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SAM (accounts): Security Account Manager.
- Recall this memory aid: Security Accounts have a local Manager.
- Explain the practical use: Stores local Windows account security information.
- Explain this distinction: SAM local accounts differ from Active Directory domain accounts.
- Identify SAM (accounts) in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft Windows authorization documentation (learn.microsoft.com)