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S-1-18-2: Service asserted identity

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Service asserted identity
Authentication

A service vouched for the user (Kerberos protocol transition, S4U), not the user's own credentials.

Parts

Revision1
Identifier authority18 Authentication authority
Sub-authority 12

Other forms

SIDS-1-18-2
objectSid (hex)010100000000001202000000
objectSid (Base64, as in LDIF)AQEAAAAAABICAAAA
LDAP filter(objectSid=\01\01\00\00\00\00\00\12\02\00\00\00)
Name on a Windows computer (PowerShell)([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier]'S-1-18-2').Translate([System.Security.Principal.NTAccount]).Value