/// <summary>
/// Convert an SDDL string to a binary security descriptor
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sddl">The SDDL string</param>
/// <param name="throw_on_error">True to throw on error.</param>
/// <returns>The binary security descriptor</returns>
/// <exception cref="NtException">Thrown if cannot convert from a SDDL string.</exception>
public static NtResult <byte[]> SddlToSecurityDescriptor(string sddl, bool throw_on_error)
{
if (!Win32NativeMethods.ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptor(sddl, 1,
out SafeLocalAllocHandle handle, out int return_length))
{
return(NtObjectUtils.MapDosErrorToStatus().CreateResultFromError <byte[]>(throw_on_error));
}
using (handle)
{
byte[] ret = new byte[return_length];
Marshal.Copy(handle.DangerousGetHandle(), ret, 0, return_length);
return(ret.CreateResult());
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Convert an SDDL string to a binary security descriptor
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sddl">The SDDL string</param>
/// <returns>The binary security descriptor</returns>
/// <exception cref="NtException">Thrown if cannot convert from a SDDL string.</exception>
public static byte[] SddlToSecurityDescriptor(string sddl)
{
if (!Win32NativeMethods.ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptor(sddl, 1,
out SafeLocalAllocHandle handle, out int return_length))
{
throw new NtException(NtObjectUtils.MapDosErrorToStatus());
}
using (handle)
{
byte[] ret = new byte[return_length];
Marshal.Copy(handle.DangerousGetHandle(), ret, 0, return_length);
return(ret);
}
}
