polkitd
polkitd, short for PolicyKit daemon, is the central daemon of the PolicyKit (polkit) framework on Linux systems. It runs as a background system service and provides a D-Bus API that allows applications to request elevated privileges in a controlled, policy-driven manner. The daemon’s primary role is to decide whether a given action requested by a user or process should be allowed, denied, or require authentication via an agent.
polkitd enforces policies by receiving authorization requests over D-Bus (interface org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1). It analyzes the requesting user
polkitd is used by many desktop environments and system services to implement privilege elevation in a consistent