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Credential Manager Service

Default Description:

Provides secure storage and retrieval of credentials to users, applications and security service packages.

Additional Information:

This service is new to Windows 7 and can be left in the default setting of Manual (it is not started at boot) for safe configurations.

Additional Reading:

• None at this time

Discussion Topic Link:

Windows 7 Services Forum

Defaults Startup Type:

Windows 7 Starter: Manual
Windows 7 Home Basic: Manual
Windows 7 Home Premium: Manual
Windows 7 Professional: Manual
Windows 7 Ultimate: Manual
Windows 7 Enterprise: Manual

Other Settings:

Safe Setting: Manual

Service Names:

Service Name (registry): VaultSvc

Display Name: Credential Manager Service

Default Path and Command Line Options:

C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe

Log On As:

Account: Local System account

Dependencies:

What service Credential Manager Service needs to function properly:

• Remote Procedure Call (RPC) (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
  • DCOM Server Process Launcher (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)
  • RPC Endpoint mapper (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)

What other service require Credential Manager Service to function properly:

• Windows Biometric Service (S, HB, HP, P, U, E)

Registry Settings (.reg):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\VaultSvc]
"DisplayName"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\vaultsvc.dll,-1003"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6c,\
00,73,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00
"Description"="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\vaultsvc.dll,-1004"
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"Start"=dword:00000003
"Type"=dword:00000020
"DependOnService"=hex(7):72,00,70,00,63,00,73,00,73,00,00,00,00,00
"RequiredPrivileges"=hex(7):53,00,65,00,54,00,63,00,62,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,\
00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,54,00,61,00,6b,00,65,00,\
4f,00,77,00,6e,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,68,00,69,00,70,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,\
00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\VaultSvc\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,a0,00,00,00,ac,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,70,00,05,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,9d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,04,00,00,00,00,\
00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,06,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,00,01,\
00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,\
00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00