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| Option used to deploy required applications to pertinent users and computers. |
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| Strategy for enforcing restrictions that prevents any application from running that requires administrative rights, but allows programs to run that only require resources that are accessible by normal users. |
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| Software restriction rule that uses the signing certificate of an application to allow software from a trusted source to run or to prevent software that does not come from a trusted source from running. Certificate rules also can be used to run programs in disallowed areas of the operating system. |
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| Strategy for enforcing restrictions that prevents all applications from running except those that are specifically allowed. |
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| Shared folder that is a network location from which users can download software. Also known as the software distribution point. |
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| file-activated installation |
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| Method of distributing applications whereby an application is installed when a user opens a file associated with an application that does not currently exist on the user’s workstation. |
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| Series of bytes with a fixed length that uniquely identifies a program or file. |
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| Formula that generates a hash value. |
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| Software restriction rule applied to an application executable that will check the file’s hash value and prevent the application from running if the hash value is incorrect. |
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| Value generated by a formula that makes it nearly impossible for another program to have the same hash. |
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| Install This Application At Logon |
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| Deployment option that allows the application to be installed immediately rather than advertised on the Start menu. |
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| Relational database file that is copied to the target computer system with the program files it deploys. In addition to providing installation information, this database file assists in the self-healing process for damaged applications and clean application removal. |
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| Software restriction rule that allows only Windows Installer packages to be installed if they come from a trusted area of the network. |
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| Windows Installer files with the .msp extension that are used to apply service packs and hotfixes to installed software. |
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| Software restriction rule that identifies software by specifying the directory path where the application is stored in the file system. |
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| Option used to deploy applications. It allows users to install the applications that they consider useful to them. |
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| Process of preparing software for .msi distribution, which includes taking a snapshot of a clean computer system before the application is installed, installing the application as desired, and taking a snapshot of the computer after the application is installed. |
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| Function that allows software to detect and correct problems, such as missing or deleted files. |
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| Process that takes place from the time an application is evaluated for deployment in an organization until the time when it is deemed old or no longer suitable for use. |
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| System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) |
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| Structured process used to develop information systems software, projects, or components; phases include analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance. |
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| Strategy for enforcing restrictions that allows all applications to run except those that are specifically excluded. |
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| Non–Windows Installer package that can be created in a text editor. |
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