[Full-disclosure] Re: Question for the Windows pros

["Dave Korn" <davek_throwaway@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Schmehl wrote in news:81C38B0596641FE18D090A87@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  Oh, alright, just one more, then I'll leave it until I've finished my 
essay.

> The spyware has to bring the credentials with it.  The user doesn't *have*
> the credentials.  It *gets* them from the process in question.  That's a
> bit different.  The user has the right to impersonate within the context
> of a process.  The process must already have the credentials to elevate,
> or the user gets nothing (if I'm understanding impersonation correctly.)

  You aren't, sorry!  This is in fact almost exactly back-to-front: the user 
*does* have credentials, and processes inherit their credentials from the 
user who launches the process.

    cheers,
      DaveK
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