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Introduction to Windows Integrity Control
Sunday, February 4th, 2007
This article takes a look at the Windows Integrity Control (WIC) capabilities in Windows Vista by examining how it protects objects 
such as files and folders on Vista computers, the different levels of protection offered, and how administrators can control WIC using the ICACLS command-line tool. WIC is intended to protect a system from malware and user error by helping to establish different levels of trust on objects.
When the developers at Microsoft set out to create the latest version of their operating system, Windows Vista, they set out to ensure it was the most secure version of Windows yet. One of the functions that has been built in to Windows Vista which helps to make it more secure is Windows Integrity Control, or WIC.
The purpose of WIC is to protect objects, whether they are files, printers, named pipes, registry keys, and so on from attacks, malware or even innocent user error. The concept of WIC is based on establishing the trustworthiness of the various objects and controlling the interactions between objects based on their integrity, or level of trustworthiness. Introduction to Windows Integrity Control
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