LUA Least Privilege to User Accounts
Few years back, I was working in development center. Every developer wanted to have full system rights to install everything they want. End result was lots of system failures, viruses, Trojans & what not on the network.
Giving users limited access to system by making sure all application functionality work was a difficult task. At that time I read few articles on the topic. (Read my comments & input on the topic at the bottom of these articles)
2. Local Admin Rights, Right or Wrong
Since then Microsoft has done a lot of development in making sure applications work with limited-user access. Least-Privilege to User Accounts (LUA) has benefits of increased security, manageability, productivity, reduced cost & reduced privacy.
Check these articles for more details on the topic.
1. Applying the Principle of Least Privilege to User Accounts on Windows XP (Downloadable white paper)
2. Using a Least-Privileged User Account
3. Browsing the Web and Reading E-mail Safely as an Administrator
4. Running with Special Privileges
5. Aaron Margosis' Non-Admin Blog
6. Elevating privileges for an administrator
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