What is security identifier (SID)? - Definition from Whatis.com

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security identifier (SID)

In Windows NT and 2000 operating systems, the security identifier (SID) is a unique alphanumeric character string that identifies each operating system and each user in a network of NT/2000 systems.

Contributor(s): Anthony J. Galella
This was last updated in March 2000

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