Versions

9.0.1 build-894247	43.75%
9.0.0 build-812388	25.00%
8.0.3 build-703057	6.25%
8.0.1 build-528992	3.13%
8.0.0 build-471780	15.63%
4.5.2 build-8848	3.13%
2.0.2 build-203138	3.13%

There are 7 versions of vmware-authd.exe in the wild, the latest version being 9.0.1 build-894247. It is started as a Windows Service called 'VMware Authorization Service' with the name 'VMAuthdService' and described as “Authorization and authentication service for starting and accessing virtual machines”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 87.52 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to VMware by VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0021% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 5.03 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.64 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 156 Bytes per minute for reads and 2 Bytes per minute for writes.

VMware Authorization Service for VMware Server, a virtualization-software server suite developed and supplied by VMware, Inc. It uses a client–server model, allowing remote access to virtual machines, at the cost of some graphical performance. VMware Server can preserve and revert to a single snapshot copy of each separate virtual machine within the VMware Server environment.