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Administrative security systems and methods

US7676672B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Thomas G. Phillips · Bellevue, US
Paul C. Sutton · Seattle, US
Gang Wang · San Diego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 15, 2005
Grant date	Mar 9, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 7, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/33
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an implementation of administrative security systems and methods, access to administrative functions is controlled according to access privileges. A security process can be executed with administrative privilege to initiate an administrative function, and a user process can be executed with non-administrative privilege such that access to the administrative function is restricted. The user process can request initiation of the administrative function via the security process with parameters that include an identification of the administrative function and input arguments to the administrative function.

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