GetSecurityDescriptorControl

The GetSecurityDescriptorControl function retrieves a security descriptor's control and revision information.

BOOL GetSecurityDescriptorControl(
  PSECURITY_DESCRIPTOR pSecurityDescriptor,
                         // address of security descriptor
  PSECURITY_DESCRIPTOR_CONTROL pControl,
                         // address of  control structure
  LPDWORD lpdwRevision   // address of revision value
);
 

Parameters

pSecurityDescriptor

Pointer to a SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR structure whose control and revision information the function retrieves.

pControl

Pointer to a SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR_CONTROL structure receiving the security descriptor's control information.

lpdwRevision

Pointer to a variable receiving the security descriptor's revision value. This value is always set, even when GetSecurityDescriptorControl returns an error.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Unsupported.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in winbase.h.
  Import Library: Use advapi32.lib.

See Also

Access Control Overview, Access Control Functions, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetSecurityDescriptorGroup, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, GetSecurityDescriptorOwner, GetSecurityDescriptorSacl, IsValidSecurityDescriptor, SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR_CONTROL