Remember sMSA
Full name: Standalone Managed Service Account
Memory aid: Standalone means one host gets the Managed Service Account.
sMSA deployment differs from the multi-host gMSA model.
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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sMSA — Standalone Managed Service Account
Provides a managed Windows service account for a single supported computer.
Why learn sMSA — Standalone Managed Service Account?
Provides a managed Windows service account for a single supported computer.
Where it came from
sMSA deployment differs from the multi-host gMSA model.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Standalone means one host gets the Managed Service Account.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand sMSA: Standalone Managed Service Account.
- Recall this memory aid: Standalone means one host gets the Managed Service Account.
- Explain the practical use: Provides a managed Windows service account for a single supported computer.
- Explain this distinction: sMSA deployment differs from the multi-host gMSA model.
- Identify sMSA in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Microsoft managed service accounts (learn.microsoft.com)