INFO: Security Context of Child Processes

• Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), used with:
  • Microsoft Windows NT versions 3.1, 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows 2000

SUMMARY

When a process is created with the CreateProcess() API, it operates under the same security context as the parent. The child process inherits the parent's security context, which are defined by the parent's access token. Even if a thread in the parent process impersonates a client and then creates a new process, the new process still runs under the parent's original security context and not the under the impersonation token.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.50

Keywords : kbprg kbAPI kbKernBase kbWinOS2000 kbSecurity kbDSupport kbGrpKernBase
Version : winnt:3.1,3.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo