Configuring Permissions for Registry Keys

InstallShield 2019

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InstallShield lets you configure settings for securing registry keys for end users who run your product in a locked-down environment. You can assign permissions for a registry key to specific groups and users. For example, you may assign Read, Write, and Delete permissions for a particular registry key to the Administrators group, but only Read permissions for all of the users in a different group.

To configure the permissions for a registry key:

In the View List under System Configuration, click Registry.

In the Destination computer’s Registry view pane, right-click the registry key and then click Permissions button. The Permissions dialog box opens.

Add, modify, and remove permissions entries as needed. For more information, see Permissions Dialog Boxes for Registry Keys.

Depending on what is selected for the Locked-Down Permissions setting in the General Information view of your project, InstallShield adds permissions data to either the ISLockPermissions table or the LockPermissions table. To learn more, see Securing Files, Folders, Registry Keys, and Windows Services in a Locked-Down Environment.

Configuring Permissions for Registry Keys

InstallShield 2019 Help Library

April 2019