Mmm, trusted computing... (drooling) -- Espi
On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 6:51 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 6:00 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Just noticed this on a Windows 8 machine running RSoP - what are > > "Authentication authority asserted identity" and "medium mandatory > level"? > > I believe the "medium mandatory level" is part of the MIC (Mandatory > Integrity Control) stuff. Basically, the system automatically > assigned integrity levels to things, and they propagate automatically. > I learned about MIC in the context of Microsoft Internet Explorer. > MSIE runs the most vulnerable parts at a lower integrity level, so > when they get compromised, there is a chance of minimizing the damage. > > In terms of the (all rise) Orange Book (be seated), it's Microsoft > deploying some Mandatory Access Control for you. > > -- Ben > > >
