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IIdentityStore::ConvertToSid method (identitystore.h)

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The ConvertToSid method retrieves the security identifier (SID) associated with the specified identity and identity provider.

Syntax

HRESULT ConvertToSid(
  [in]      LPCWSTR lpszUniqueID,
  [in]      REFGUID ProviderGUID,
  [in]      USHORT  cbSid,
  [in, out] BYTE    *pSid,
  [out]     USHORT  *pcbRequiredSid
);

Parameters

[in] lpszUniqueID

The identity for which to retrieve the SID.

[in] ProviderGUID

The GUID of the identity provider.

[in] cbSid

The size, in bytes, of the buffer pointed to by the pSid parameter.

[in, out] pSid

A pointer to the SID this method retrieves.

[out] pcbRequiredSid

The required length, in bytes, of the pSid buffer.

Return value

If the method succeeds, it returns S_OK.

If the method fails, it returns an error code. For a list of common error codes, see Common HRESULT Values.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header identitystore.h

See also

IIdentityStore