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data-linktype="relative-path">E</a> F <a href="g-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">G</a> <a href="h-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">H</a> <a href="i-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">I</a> J <a href="k-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">K</a> <a href="l-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">L</a> <a href="m-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">M</a> <a href="n-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">N</a> <a href="o-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">O</a> <a href="p-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">P</a> Q <a href="r-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">R</a> <a href="s-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">S</a> <a href="t-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">T</a> <a href="u-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">U</a> <a href="v-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">V</a> <a href="w-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">W</a> <a href="x-gly" data-linktype="relative-path">X</a> Y Z</p> <dl> <dt> <p><span id="_security_absolute_security_descriptor_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ABSOLUTE_SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR_GLY"></span><strong>absolute security descriptor</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>A security descriptor structure that contains pointers to the security information associated with an object.</p> <p>See also <a href="s-gly" data-linktype="relative-path"><em>security descriptor</em></a> and <a href="s-gly" data-linktype="relative-path"><em>self-relative security descriptor</em></a>.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_abstract_syntax_notation_one_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ABSTRACT_SYNTAX_NOTATION_ONE_GLY"></span><strong>Abstract Syntax Notation One</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>(ASN.1) A method used to specify abstract objects that are intended for serial transmission.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_access_block_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ACCESS_BLOCK_GLY"></span><strong>access block</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>A key BLOB that contains the key of the symmetric cipher used to encrypt a file or message. The access block can only be opened with a private key.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_access_control_entry_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ACCESS_CONTROL_ENTRY_GLY"></span><strong>access control entry</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>(ACE) An entry in an access control list (ACL). An ACE contains a set of access rights and a security identifier (SID) that identifies a trustee for whom the rights are allowed, denied, or audited.</p> <p>See also <em>access control list</em>, <a href="s-gly" data-linktype="relative-path"><em>security identifier</em></a>, and <a href="t-gly" data-linktype="relative-path"><em>trustee</em></a>.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_access_control_list_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ACCESS_CONTROL_LIST_GLY"></span><strong>access control list</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>(ACL) A list of security protections that applies to an object. (An object can be a file, process, event, or anything else having a security descriptor.) An entry in an access control list (ACL) is an access control entry (ACE). There are two types of access control list, discretionary and system.</p> <p>See also <em>access control entry</em>, <a href="d-gly" data-linktype="relative-path"><em>discretionary access control list</em></a>, <a href="s-gly" data-linktype="relative-path"><em>security descriptor</em></a>, and <a href="s-gly" data-linktype="relative-path"><em>system access control list</em></a>.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_access_mask_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ACCESS_MASK_GLY"></span><strong>access mask</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>A 32-bit value that specifies the rights that are allowed or denied in an access control entry (ACE). An access mask is also used to request access rights when an object is opened.</p> <p>See also <em>access control entry</em>.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_access_token_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ACCESS_TOKEN_GLY"></span><strong>access token</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>An access token contains the security information for a logon session. The system creates an access token when a user logs on, and every process executed on behalf of the user has a copy of the token. The token identifies the user, the user's groups, and the user's privileges. The system uses the token to control access to securable objects and to control the ability of the user to perform various system-related operations on the local computer. There are two kinds of access token, primary and impersonation.</p> <p>See also <a href="i-gly" data-linktype="relative-path"><em>impersonation token</em></a>, <a href="p-gly" data-linktype="relative-path"><em>primary token</em></a>, <a href="p-gly" data-linktype="relative-path"><em>privilege</em></a>, <a href="p-gly" data-linktype="relative-path"><em>process</em></a>, and <a href="s-gly" data-linktype="relative-path"><em>security identifier</em></a>.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_ace_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ACE_GLY"></span><strong>ACE</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>See <em>access control entry</em>.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_acl_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ACL_GLY"></span><strong>ACL</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>See <em>access control list</em>.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_aes_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_AES_GLY"></span><strong>Advanced Encryption Standard</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>(AES) A cryptographic algorithm specified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to protect sensitive information.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_alg_class_data_encrypt_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ALG_CLASS_DATA_ENCRYPT_GLY"></span><strong>ALG_CLASS_DATA_ENCRYPT</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>The CryptoAPI algorithm class for data encryption algorithms. Typical data encryption algorithms include RC2 and RC4.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_alg_class_hash_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ALG_CLASS_HASH_GLY"></span><strong>ALG_CLASS_HASH</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>The CryptoAPI algorithm class for hashing algorithms. Typical hashing algorithms include MD2, MD5, SHA-1, and MAC.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_alg_class_key_exchange_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ALG_CLASS_KEY_EXCHANGE_GLY"></span><strong>ALG_CLASS_KEY_EXCHANGE</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>The CryptoAPI algorithm class for key exchange algorithms. A typical key exchange algorithm is RSA_KEYX.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_alg_class_signature_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ALG_CLASS_SIGNATURE_GLY"></span><strong>ALG_CLASS_SIGNATURE</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>The CryptoAPI algorithm class for signature algorithms. 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The most important feature of such algorithms is that their security does not depend on keeping the public key secret (though it may require some assurance of authenticity of public keys, for example, that they be obtained from a trusted source). Secrecy of the private key is required. Examples of public key algorithms are <a href="d-gly" data-linktype="relative-path"><em>Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA)</em></a>, Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA), and the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) family of algorithms.</p> </dd> <dt> <p><span id="_security_atr_string_gly"></span><span id="_SECURITY_ATR_STRING_GLY"></span><strong>ATR string</strong></p> </dt> <dd> <p>A sequence of bytes returned from a smart card when it is turned on. 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