How does Windows Authentication differ from Windows Authorization?

[ProfRon]

You ever wonder why your Windows login feels like a bouncer checking your ID? Authentication is that first step. It just confirms you are who you say. I mean, you type your password, and boom, it lets you in. But authorization? That's the next twist. It decides what rooms you can enter once inside. Like, you might log in fine, but you can't touch my files. I see it all the time when setting up shares. Authentication verifies your identity quick. Authorization hands out the keys to specific doors. You get authenticated, then authorized for emails but not admin stuff. It's a tag-team thing in Windows. I tweak it often for work buddies. Authentication fails if your creds are wrong. Authorization kicks in after, blocking extras. You feel locked out? Probably authorization saying no. I chuckle when users mix them up. Authentication is the hello. Authorization is the what-next. You try it on a test machine sometime.

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