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Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) is: a process in Microsoft Windows operating systems 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 tokens. It also writes to the Windows Security Log.

Forcible termination of lsass.exe will result in the "system losing access to any account," including NT AUTHORITY, prompting restart of the machine. Because, lsass.exe is a crucial system file, its name is often faked by malware. The lsass.exe file used by Windows is located in the directory %WINDIR%\System32, and the description of the file is Local Security Authority Process. If it is running from any other location, that lsass.exe is most likely a virus, spyware, trojan/worm. Due to the way some systems display fonts, malicious developers may name the file something like Isass.exe (capital "i" instead of a lowercase "L") in efforts to trick users into installing or executing malicious file instead of the trusted system file. The Sasser worm spreads by exploiting a buffer overflow in the LSASS on Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems.

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• Security Subsystem Architecture
• LSA Authentication
• MS identity management