sddl.h header

This header is used by Security and Identity. For more information, see:

• Security and Identity

sddl.h contains the following programming interfaces:

Functions

ConvertSecurityDescriptorToStringSecurityDescriptorA Converts a security descriptor to a string format. You can use the string format to store or transmit the security descriptor. (ANSI)
ConvertSecurityDescriptorToStringSecurityDescriptorW Converts a security descriptor to a string format. You can use the string format to store or transmit the security descriptor. (Unicode)
ConvertSidToStringSidA Converts a security identifier (SID) to a string format suitable for display, storage, or transmission. (ANSI)
ConvertSidToStringSidW Converts a security identifier (SID) to a string format suitable for display, storage, or transmission. (Unicode)
ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorA Converts a string-format security descriptor into a valid, functional security descriptor. (ANSI)
ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW Converts a string-format security descriptor into a valid, functional security descriptor. (Unicode)
ConvertStringSidToSidA Converts a string-format security identifier (SID) into a valid, functional SID. You can use this function to retrieve a SID that the ConvertSidToStringSid function converted to string format. (ANSI)
ConvertStringSidToSidW Converts a string-format security identifier (SID) into a valid, functional SID. You can use this function to retrieve a SID that the ConvertSidToStringSid function converted to string format. (Unicode)