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RE: Adopted authority vs profile switching

> From: Vern Hamberg
> 
> One use of profile switching is to _enforce_ security. Esp. for client
> apps, you switch to the logged on user, then only the authorization of
> that user is allowed. So it is not just for switching to something
> with more authority.

Personally, I prefer submitting a job under the correct user profile and
communicating via queues or sockets.  That way, only one program in the
entire architecture (the one that submits the job) has to have authority
to the other user profiles.  This program can then be locked down tight.

Just my .02

Joe

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