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Windows Vista Security: Praxisorientierte Sicherheit für Profis
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Windows Vista Security: Praxisorientierte Sicherheit für Profis

by Marcus Nasarek
January 2007
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
486 pages
36h 31m
German
O'Reilly Verlag
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Chapter 3: Fine-Tuning Windows Vista’s Appearance and Performance
If you are logged on with an Administrator account, you are prompted for consent to
continue, as shown in Figure 3-5. The consent prompt works the same whether you
are at home or at the office.
Elevation and the Secure Desktop
The process of getting a user’s approval prior to running an application in adminis-
trator mode and prior to performing actions which change system-wide settings is
known as elevation. Elevation enhances security by reducing the exposure and attack
surfaces of the operating system. It does this by providing notification when you are
about to perform an action ...
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ISBN: 9783897214668