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  2. Comparison of privilege authorization features - Wikipedia

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    UAC and Authenticate combine these two ideas into one. With these programs, administrators explicitly authorize programs to run with higher privileges. Non-administrators are prompted for an administrator username and password. PolicyKit can be configured to adopt any of these approaches. In practice, the distribution will choose one.

  3. User Account Control - Wikipedia

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    For example, if UAC detects that the application is a setup program, from clues such as the filename, versioning fields, or the presence of certain sequences of bytes within the executable, in the absence of a manifest it will assume that the application needs administrator privileges. [24]

  4. Identity and access management - Wikipedia

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    Identity management (ID management) – or identity and access management (IAM) – is the organizational and technical processes for first registering and authorizing access rights in the configuration phase, and then in the operation phase for identifying, authenticating and controlling individuals or groups of people to have access to applications, systems or networks based on previously ...

  5. Disable third-party firewall software - AOL Help

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    There are two ways to disable the ZoneAlarm firewall. Using the Windows taskbar; Using the Programs menu; Using the Windows taskbar 1. On the Windows taskbar, next to the clock, right-click the ZoneAlarm icon, and then click Shutdown ZoneAlarm. Note: If you don't see the icon next to the clock, click the arrow next to the clock to reveal the ...

  6. Enable and disable firewall in McAfee - AOL Help

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    With McAfee firewall protection, you can create and manage access permissions for new and existing programs that require inbound/outbound internet access to your computer. This helps you allow programs that are secure to access your computer, and to protect your computer from unauthorized programs. Enable Firewall protection

  7. Fix problems with third-party mail applications - AOL Help

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    If you recently changed your AOL password, you'll need to update it in the email client you use. Find your application's "Email Accounts" or "Account Settings" section, select your AOL Mail account, then update to your new password.

  8. Talk:User Account Control - Wikipedia

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    — We do not need to cite a source to say 2 + 2 = 4. The idea is to say "this program has this feature." "That program has that feature." "The two features are similar." For example, UAC runs in the secure desktop, graying the screen and preventing malicious applications from simulating keystrokes, movements of the mouse, etc. This behavior is ...

  9. Security and safety features new to Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    Applications written with the assumption that the user will be running with administrator privileges experienced problems in earlier versions of Windows when run from limited user accounts, often because they attempted to write to machine-wide or system directories (such as Program Files) or registry keys (notably HKLM) [2] UAC attempts to ...