Which statement describes local versus domain user accounts in Windows?

Which statement describes local versus domain user accounts in Windows?

• A. Local: exists on a single machine; Domain: managed by AD and can log on to multiple machines
• B. Local: managed by AD; Domain: only on one machine
• C. Local: logon to multiple machines; Domain: login restricted to one
• D. Local: uses Kerberos only; Domain: uses NTLM only

Answer: (D)

Local accounts exist only on a single computer and are authenticated by that machine’s local security database, so they log on to just that one device. Domain accounts live in Active Directory and can log on to multiple computers that are joined to the domain, subject to permissions. For authentication, domain logons use Kerberos as the default method, with NTLM available as a fallback in certain situations (like Kerberos not being accessible or for legacy services). Local logons typically use NTLM against the local SAM, and Kerberos isn’t used for pure local accounts. So the idea that Kerberos applies only to local accounts and NTLM only to domain accounts isn’t accurate; domain logons usually rely on Kerberos, with NTLM as a fallback, while local logons don’t rely on Kerberos in the same way.

Local accounts exist only on a single computer and are authenticated by that machine’s local security database, so they log on to just that one device. Domain accounts live in Active Directory and can log on to multiple computers that are joined to the domain, subject to permissions. For authentication, domain logons use Kerberos as the default method, with NTLM available as a fallback in certain situations (like Kerberos not being accessible or for legacy services). Local logons typically use NTLM against the local SAM, and Kerberos isn’t used for pure local accounts. So the idea that Kerberos applies only to local accounts and NTLM only to domain accounts isn’t accurate; domain logons usually rely on Kerberos, with NTLM as a fallback, while local logons don’t rely on Kerberos in the same way.