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Handling Windows Impersonation Tokens Correctly — Borrowing Privileges per Thread and Reverting Safely (archived 2026-07-27)

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: A practical guide to Windows impersonation tokens — access tokens, primary tokens, thread tokens, impersonation levels, RevertToSelf, and .NET's WindowsIdentity.RunImpersonated — and how to handle them safely in real systems. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/2026/06/09/002-windows-impersonation-token/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-06-09.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21614666

Author: Komura, Go

Language: English

Topic: Access Control and Trust

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7171372740

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