Windows Security Architecture and the Authorization Process
The Windows security architecture model is based on multiple inter-related components. You have already been introduced to one aspect of the design: the authentication component. In Figure 3-1, these areas of the architecture are circled and labeled. Authentication is the first hurdle a potential system user must pass. After logging on, the user's ability to do anything depends on the evaluation done by the Security Reference Monitor (SRM). The SRM resolves each request the user makes for access by comparing the request to his rights on the system and/or the permissions that he has been granted on the resource. If you are charged with assigning rights and permissions on systems, your ...
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