Windows Vista UAC.pptVIP

Windows User Account Control: Separating the Administrator from the Administrator. Windows XP provides a single access token for all users. An administrative user always uses their “administrative” token to access all resources. Many downfalls to this method Installation of software without interaction from the user. Code run through exploits using the users token. Windows Vista splits the access tokens for users with administrative privileges. Vista included only two types of users. Administrators; tokens provided are a “filtered” standard user token and an “full administrator access” token.