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Lesson 2/7 Windows authentication: SAM, Active Directory and OAuth explained

Name: Windows authentication: SAM, Active Directory and OAuth explained
Uploaded: 2026-03-21
Description: Understand the authentication mechanisms: local SAM, Active Directory and OAuth.

Windows authentication explained step by step. The SAM database, Active Directory, UPN, NTLM, Kerberos, SAML, OAuth, SSO, MFA, provisioning and access tokens. Every key concept you need to understand and set up your authentication mechanisms in a Microsoft environment.