For entirely non-interactive tasks that need to store passwords the cleanest way is simply OS level file protection.
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Systems that do not implement file protection-such as MS-DOS-essentially give unlimited privilege to perform any action on a file.
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This tool was introduced to resolve the DLL hell issue and was replaced in Windows ME by System File Protection.
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Windows 98 did not offer real-time system file protection beyond file attributes; therefore, no preventive or reactive measure was available.
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XP keeps a permanent backup of lots of system files for the System File Protection feature, which effectively doubles the space those files take.
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In order to replace any single protected file, Windows File Protection had to be disabled completely; Windows Resource Protection works on a per-item basis by setting ACLs.
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It is a command line utility that scans system files and verifies whether they were signed by Microsoft and works in conjunction with the Windows File Protection mechanism.
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One new feature is System File Protection, which keeps newly installed applications from either accidentally or deliberately messing around with system files, including the treacherous little rascals known as DLLs, or dynamic link libraries.
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If Windows File Protection cannot automatically find the file in the cached folder, it searches the network path or prompts the user for the Windows installation disc to restore the appropriate version of the file.
