Windows Defender Credential Guard vs AD


Enabling Windows Defender Credential Guard on domain controllers is not supported. The domain controller hosts authentication services which integrate with processes isolated when Windows Defender Credential Guard is enabled, causing crashes.

Windows Defender Credential Guard does not provide protections for the Active Directory database or the Security Accounts Manager (SAM). The credentials protected by Kerberos and NTLM when Windows Defender Credential Guard is enabled are also in the Active Directory database (on domain controllers) and the SAM (for local accounts).

Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/credential-guard/credential-guard-requirements

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