An application cannot change the access control list of an object unless the application has the rights to do so. These rights are controlled by a security descriptor in the access token for the object. For more information about security, see Access Control Model.

To get or set the security descriptor for an access token, call the GetKernelObjectSecurity and SetKernelObjectSecurity functions.

When you call the OpenProcessToken or OpenThreadToken function to get a handle to an access token, the system checks the requested access rights against the DACL in the token's security descriptor.

The following are valid access rights for access-token objects:

• The DELETE, READ_CONTROL, WRITE_DAC, and WRITE_OWNER standard access rights. Access tokens do not support the SYNCHRONIZE standard access right.
• The ACCESS_SYSTEM_SECURITY right to get or set the SACL in the object's security descriptor.
• The specific access rights for access tokens, which are listed in the following table.

  Value	Meaning
  TOKEN_ADJUST_DEFAULT	Required to change the default owner, primary group, or DACL of an access token.
  TOKEN_ADJUST_GROUPS	Required to adjust the attributes of the groups in an access token.
  TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES	Required to enable or disable the privileges in an access token.
  TOKEN_ADJUST_SESSIONID	Required to adjust the session ID of an access token. The SE_TCB_NAME privilege is required.
  TOKEN_ASSIGN_PRIMARY	Required to attach a primary token to a process. The SE_ASSIGNPRIMARYTOKEN_NAME privilege is also required to accomplish this task.
  TOKEN_DUPLICATE	Required to duplicate an access token.
  TOKEN_EXECUTE	Combines STANDARD_RIGHTS_EXECUTE and TOKEN_IMPERSONATE.
  TOKEN_IMPERSONATE	Required to attach an impersonation access token to a process.
  TOKEN_QUERY	Required to query an access token.
  TOKEN_QUERY_SOURCE	Required to query the source of an access token.
  TOKEN_READ	Combines STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ and TOKEN_QUERY.
  TOKEN_WRITE	Combines STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE, TOKEN_ADJUST_PRIVILEGES, TOKEN_ADJUST_GROUPS, and TOKEN_ADJUST_DEFAULT.
  TOKEN_ALL_ACCESS	Combines all possible access rights for a token.

   

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