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Windows protects processes by marking their integrity levels. Integrity levels are measurements of trust: Windows protects processes by marking their integrity levels. Integrity levels are measurements of trust:
- A *high integrity application* is one that performs tasks that modify system data, such as a disk partitioning application - A *high integrity application* is one that performs tasks that modify system data, such as a disk partitioning application
- A *low integrity application* is one that performs tasks that could potentially compromise the operating system, like as a Web brows - A *low integrity application* is one that performs tasks that could potentially compromise the operating system, like as a Web browser
Applications with lower integrity levels can't modify data in applications with higher integrity levels. When a standard user attempts to run an app that requires an administrator access token, UAC requires that the user provides valid administrator credentials. Applications with lower integrity levels can't modify data in applications with higher integrity levels. When a standard user attempts to run an app that requires an administrator access token, UAC requires that the user provides valid administrator credentials.