1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a request from a software application being executed by an operating system that is managing a computer system, wherein the request is to dynamically add a new privilege to the operating system; dynamically adding the new privilege to the operating system; installing a software service that requires the new privilege; receiving an execution request to execute the installed software service from an entity running on the operating system; allowing the entity to execute the installed software service in response to determining that the entity has been granted the new privilege; and inhibiting the entity from executing the installed software service in response to determining that the entity has not been granted the new privilege.