HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole

This key contains all the default security information that COM requires. The Ole key (see Figure 8.11) has the following structure:

Figure 8.11. The Microsoft\Ole key structure.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
    SOFTWARE
        Microsoft
        Ole
                EnableDCOM = { Y or N }
            DefaultAccessPermission = REG_BINARY
                                 { self-relative security descriptor }
            DefaultLaunchPermission = REG_BINARY
                                 { self-relative security descriptor }
            LegacyAuthentication =
            LegacyImpersonation =
LegacySecureReferences = { Y or N }

The next few sections describe the various settings in the OLE registry subkey.

Enabling and Disabling DCOM

The EnableDCOM value enables ...

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