| A | B |
|---|
| administrator account | The type of user account that is made a member of the Administrators local group and has full rights to the system. |
| biometric authentication | Authentication that is based on physical characteristics of the user such as a finger print or facial recognition. |
| default profile | The profile that is copied when new user profiles are created. |
| domain based network | A network where security information is stored centrally in Active Directory. |
| fast user switching | Allows multiple users to have applications running at the same time. However, only one user can be using the console at a time. |
| guest account | A built-in Windows 10 account with minimal privileges intended to give very limited access to Windows 10 |
| local user account | A user account that is defined in the SAM database of a Windows 10 computer. Local user accounts are valid only for the local computer |
| ntuser.dat | The file containing user-specific registry entries in a user profile. |
| pass-through authentication | Automatic authentication to a remote resource when the local computer passes the local credentials to the remote computer. |
| peer-to-peer network | A network where all computers store their own security information and share data. |
| public profile | A profile that is merged with all other user profiles. |
| roaming profile | A user profile that is stored in a network location and is accessible from multiple computers. Roaming profiles move with users from computer to computer. |
| Security Accounts Manager (SAM) database | The database used by Windows 10 to store local user and group information. |
| user profile | A collection of desktop and environment configurations for a specific user or group of users. By default, each user has a separate profile stored in C:\Users. |
| trusted platform module (TPM) | A chip on the motherboard of a computer that is designed to securely store encryption keys and certificates. |
| pin authentication | An authentication method where you enter a device specific PIN rather than a user name and password. |
| picture password authentication | An authentication method where you trace gestures on a picture. |
