http://blog.chriscorio.com/archive/tags/standard+user/user+account+control/default.aspxTags: standard user, user account controlenCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://blog.chriscorio.com/archive/2009/02/17/uac-pr-good-for-now.aspxTue, 17 Feb 2009 08:06:00 GMT95eed723-5cf3-470f-8f7c-049fae03e114:74Chris Corio0http://blog.chriscorio.com/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=74http://blog.chriscorio.com/archive/2009/02/17/uac-pr-good-for-now.aspx#comments<p>The storm seems to have subsided once again regarding UAC in Windows 7.&nbsp; Microsoft announced that they&#39;ve&nbsp;fixed the problem and the world is content with that explanation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Personally, I think it might be the eye of the storm because&nbsp;I know there must be a security researcher or two waiting to once again find a &quot;HUGE security flaw in Windows 7 UAC&quot;:&nbsp; <a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5142837/huge-security-flaw-in-windows-7-user-account-control?skyline=true&amp;s=x">http://i.gizmodo.com/5142837/huge-security-flaw-in-windows-7-user-account-control?skyline=true&amp;s=x</a></p> <p>Like I said, I&#39;m really impressed with the sensationalism that ran rampant through this story.&nbsp; If I may critique Zheng&#39;s technical technique for a moment - personally, rather than writing a script to send key strokes, I probably would have just written an accessibility application and used the window&#39;s COM interfaces to just move the slider.&nbsp; After all, it&#39;s a feature in Windows that was specifically designed to programatically interact&nbsp;with UI...</p> <p>Well...here&#39;s to RC1...I&#39;m hoping that people come to understand that UAC is about the Standard User experience, not the superficial security provided by the prompt.&nbsp;&nbsp;But I assure you that I&#39;ll be tuning in to Jon and Steven as they progress through their UAC PR experience...</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blog.chriscorio.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=74" width="1" height="1">User Account ControlPressStandard User