The SECURITY_INFORMATION structure identifies the object-related security information being set or queried. This security information includes:
·The owner of an object
·The primary group of an object
·The discretionary access-control list (ACL) of an object
·The system ACL of an object
typedef DWORD SECURITY_INFORMATION;
Each item of security information is designated by a bit flag. The following values specify the bits:
| Value | Meaning |
| OWNER_SECURITY_INFORMATION | Indicates the owner identifier of the object is being referenced. |
| GROUP_SECURITY_INFORMATION | Indicates the primary group identifier of the object is being referenced. |
| DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION | Indicates the discretionary ACL of the object is being referenced. |
| SACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION | Indicates the system ACL of the object is being referenced. |
See Also
GetFileSecurity, GetKernelObjectSecurity, GetPrivateObjectSecurity, GetUserObjectSecurity, SetFileSecurity, SetKernelObjectSecurity, SetPrivateObjectSecurity, SetUserObjectSecurity