Chapter 12. Windows II: Interprocess Communication
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Introduction
Chapter 11, “Windows I: Objects and the File System,” explored general architectural issues that affect the security of Windows applications. It focused on developing an understanding of the Windows security model and its object-based architecture. Up to this point, however, you have looked at these components only in isolation from the rest of the system. To complete your understanding of Windows, you need to consider the interprocess communications (IPC) mechanisms Windows provides and how they affect application security.
IPC refers to the mechanisms for passing data (in a myriad of forms) between two related or ...
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