# Copyright 2014 Cloudbase Solutions Srl # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may # not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain # a copy of the License at # # http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 # # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT # WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations # under the License. from six.moves import winreg class WindowsSecurityUtils(object): _SYSTEM_POLICIES_KEY = ("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\" "Policies\\System") _LATFP_VALUE_NAME = "LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy" # https://support.microsoft.com/kb/951016 def set_uac_remote_restrictions(self, enable=True): with winreg.CreateKey(winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, self._SYSTEM_POLICIES_KEY) as key_name: winreg.SetValueEx(key_name, self._LATFP_VALUE_NAME, 0, winreg.REG_DWORD, int(not enable)) def get_uac_remote_restrictions(self): try: with winreg.OpenKey(winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, self._SYSTEM_POLICIES_KEY) as key: (value, regtype) = winreg.QueryValueEx(key, self._LATFP_VALUE_NAME) return not bool(value) except WindowsError as e: if e.errno == 0x2: return True else: raise