On Windows, who is in the Everyone and Authenticated Users groups?

Everyone" is a collective group for "Authenticated Users" and "Guest". Note that for Win 2000 and earlier, it included "Anonymous" too where no checks are made Authenticated Users" is user who has logged into AD and has a login token My text is paraphrasing of Windows Server 2003 Security identifiers Edit, "Network" from the link: Includes all users who are logged on through a network connection. Access tokens for interactive users do not contain the Network SID To be honest, I've never thought about this one much... sorry.

Everyone" is a collective group for "Authenticated Users" and "Guest". Note that for Win 2000 and earlier, it included "Anonymous" too where no checks are made "Authenticated Users" is user who has logged into AD and has a login token. My text is paraphrasing of Windows Server 2003 "Security identifiers".

Edit, "Network" from the link: Includes all users who are logged on through a network connection. Access tokens for interactive users do not contain the Network SID. To be honest, I've never thought about this one much... sorry.

– John McAleely Jun 24 '09 at 19:35 Incidentally, I don't think 'Authenticated Users' has to be anything to do with AD. I believe, for example, the LocalSystem account is in Authenticated Users, and the group also works on standalone machines. – John McAleely Jun 24 '09 at 19:37 True, I always think in network terms.

However, each workgroup is effectively it's own domain if you think about it. – gbn Jun 24 '09 at 19:50.

If you’re an experienced Windows NT user or administrator you’re no doubt familiar with the Everyone group. This built-in group encompasses—well—everyone. The group incorporates not only all built-in and administrator-defined groups and individual accounts, but also the Guest account and any anonymous users (those who logon without authentication).

In effect, the Everyone group is anyone who can authenticate in the domain (or on the local computer in the case of local accounts and groups), including those who are granted access through services that allow anonymous connections. The Everyone group is useful for applying permissions and controlling access on a global basis, but has one drawback: it’s inclusion of the Guest and anonymous accounts in the group. In certain circumstances you might want to grant permissions to everyone except those accounts.

Windows 2000 adds another built-in group named Authenticated Users. This group is very similar to Everyone except it excludes the Guest account and anonymous users. Authenticated Users therefore comprises all users whose credentials are validated by Windows 2000’s security mechanisms.

If you want to restrict access to a give resource to only those users who have valid, non-Guest accounts, use Authenticated Users instead of Everyone. You’ll find the Authenticated Users group listed in any dialog where you can select from the Windows 2000 built-in groups.

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