Overview#

Securable object is the term Microsoft uses for a Protected Resource defined in Access Control Model-Microsoft WindowsSecurable object is an object that can have a Security Descriptor. All named Windows objects are securable. Some unnamed objects, such as process and thread objects, can have Security Descriptor too.

For most securable objects, you can specify an object's security descriptor in the function call that creates the object.

• Files or directories on an NTFS File System
• Named pipes and Anonymous pipes
• Processes and Threads
• File-mapping objects
• MSFT Access Token
• Window-management objects (window stations and desktops)
• Windows registry keys
• MICROSOFT Windows services
• Local or remote printers
• Network shares
• Interprocess synchronization objects (events, mutexes, semaphores, and waitable timers)
• Job objects
• Microsoft Active Directory objects
  • Security Principal Objects

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Access Control Entry Type
• Access Control Model-Microsoft Windows
• Discretionary Access Control List
• MS Access Mask
• Mandatory Integrity Control
• Security Descriptor

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• [#1] - Securable Objects - based on information obtained 2018-09-02