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July 11, 2002 05:11 PM

Secure Script Execution with WSH 5.6

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Alain Lissoir

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Prevent users from running unauthorized scripts

Windows 2000's Windows Script Host (WSH) scripting infrastructure is a simple yet powerful environment for creating and hosting scripts. Used in combination with Win2K technologies such as Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI), Collaboration Data Objects (CDO), and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), WSH greatly enhances an administrator's scripting capabilities. Win2K's addition of thousands of scriptable COM objects made creating administrative scripting solutions even easier.

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I want to digitally certify my downloadable program. When someone tries to download (install) my code, I'd like to display a security warning, similar to the warnings you see when you download files from gator.com or Yahoo. (However, I don't want the user to be asked to click a Yes or No button.) Is this technically possible? -- Neeraj Malve

I don't think it is possible. You can sign your code of course and have a policy (Software Restriction Policies available under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003) that enforces the execution of codes that are only signed. However, if the user is prompted, the wizard always offers the choice. If this choice was not possible or if it was possible to remove such choice, that would be a security hole. -- Alain Lissoir

neeraj malve 2/13/2003 10:47:29 AM

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