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CSecurityDesc::MakeAbsolute

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Call this method to convert the security descriptor to absolute format.

Syntax

bool MakeAbsolute( ) throw(...);

Return Value

Returns true if the method succeeds, false otherwise.

Remarks

A security descriptor in absolute format contains pointers to the information it contains, rather than the information itself. A security descriptor in self-relative format contains the information in a contiguous block of memory. In a self-relative security descriptor, a SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR structure always starts the information, but the security descriptor's other components can follow the structure in any order. Instead of using memory addresses, the components of the self-relative security descriptor are identified by offsets from the beginning of the security descriptor. This format is useful when a security descriptor must be stored on a disk or transmitted by means of a communications protocol. For more information, see Absolute and Self-Relative Security Descriptors.

Requirements

Header: atlsecurity.h

See Also

CSecurityDesc Class
SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR_CONTROL
Absolute and Self-Relative Security Descriptors
CSecurityDesc::MakeSelfRelative
CSecurityDesc::IsSelfRelative
MakeAbsoluteSD