process Token (System Administration Guide: Security Services) (2024)

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What is Process token? ›

The process token contains information about a user who is associated with a process, such as the recipient of a signal. The process token has nine fields: a token ID that identifies this token as a process token. the invariant audit ID.

Security tokens are physical devices that people use as hardware authenticators to securely access a system. The token typically contains cryptographic information that is specific for each user and is used for user authentication into that system.

Token systems can address challenging behaviors that are maintained by escape from demands. A token is provided upon completing a specified task. The task could be an entire worksheet or a few questions, depending on the student. Using a token system provides reinforcement for something the student may find difficult.

In general, a token is an object that represents something else, such as another object (either physical or virtual), or an abstract concept as, for example, a gift is sometimes referred to as a token of the giver's esteem for the recipient. In computers, there are a number of types of tokens.

Tokenization is the process of turning sensitive data into a unique identifier known as a token, which has no meaning on its own. In the case of online sales, the unique token—often a string of random characters—is linked to your customer's credit card number but can't be deciphered by hackers.

Payment Tokenization Example

When a merchant processes the credit card of a customer, the PAN is substituted with a token. 1234-4321-8765-5678 is replaced with, for example, 6f7%gf38hfUa. The merchant can apply the token ID to retain records of the customer, for example, 6f7%gf38hfUa is connected to John Smith.

A process level token acts as an ID for each program determining what it is allowed to do and access on the system. Tokens are critical for certain Windows functionalities, such as Task Scheduler, which uses this privilege to manage processes on behalf of different users.