Summary
Security for any application, especially in any workplace environment, must be a paramount consideration. Microsoft provides many mechanisms to protect the software written using Microsoft technologies. These protection mechanisms need to be clearly understood, helping to make your service, your network, and your data as safe as possible.
Windows Services has different levels of security that provide for a wide range of protection, based on the security context of the service when running.
Security comes in many forms, and you must consider all of them when writing any application—especially Windows Services.
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