Local Security Authority Subsystem Service: Difference between revisions

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'''Local Security Authority Subsystem Service''' ('''LSASS'''), is a [[Process (computing)|process]] in [[Microsoft Windows]] [[operating system]]s that is responsible for enforcing the [[security policy]] on the system. It verifies users logging on to a Windows computer or server, handles password changes, and creates [[access token]]s.<ref>http://ss64.com/nt/syntax-services.html</ref> It also writes to the [[Windows Security Log]].

Forcible termination of <tt>lsass.exe</tt> will result in the Welcome screen losing its accounts, prompting a restart of the machine.