RtlValidSecurityDescriptor function (wdm.h)

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02/25/2022

The RtlValidSecurityDescriptor routine checks a given security descriptor's validity.

Syntax

NTSYSAPI BOOLEAN RtlValidSecurityDescriptor(
  [in] PSECURITY_DESCRIPTOR SecurityDescriptor
);

Parameters

[in] SecurityDescriptor

Pointer to the SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR to be checked.

Return value

RtlValidSecurityDescriptor returns TRUE if the given descriptor is valid.

Remarks

The routine checks the validity of an absolute-format security descriptor. To check the validity of a self-relative security descriptor, use the RtlValidRelativeSecurityDescriptor routine instead.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Available starting with Windows 2000.
Target Platform	Universal
Header	wdm.h (include Wdm.h, Ntddk.h, Ntifs.h)
Library	NtosKrnl.lib
DLL	NtosKrnl.exe
IRQL	PASSIVE_LEVEL