Group Scope | In Mixed Mode Can Contain | In Native Mode Can Contain | Can Be a Member Of | Can Be Granted Permissions For |
| Domain local | User accounts and global groups from any domain | User accounts, global groups, and universal groups from any domain in the forest, and domain local groups from the same domain | Domain local groups in the same domain | The domain in which the domain local group exists |
| Global | User accounts from the same domain | User accounts and global groups from the same domain | Universal and domain local groups in any domain and global groups in the same domain | All domains in the forest |
| Universal | Not applicable | User accounts, global groups, and other universal groups from any domain in the forest | Domain local and universal groups in any domain | All domains in the forest |
