API -> InitializeSecurityDescriptor [ Library : advapi32.dll, Category : Security ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

InitializeSecurityDescriptor

Library : advapi32.dll Category : Security

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API Description :

The InitializeSecurityDescriptor function initializes a new security descriptor.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function InitializeSecurityDescriptor Lib "advapi32" (pSecurityDescriptor As SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR, ByVaL dwRevision As Long) As Long

Parameters :

· pSecurityDescriptor
[out] Pointer to a SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR structure that the function initializes.

· dwRevision
[in] Specifies the revision level to assign to the security descriptor. This parameter must be SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR_REVISION.

Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Win9x/ME: Not supported

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