private static byte[] CalculateEffectiveId(IGenericADUser adUser) { byte[] result = null; SecurityIdentifier securityIdentifier = IdentityHelper.CalculateEffectiveSid(adUser.Sid, adUser.MasterAccountSid); if (securityIdentifier != null) { result = ValueConvertor.ConvertValueToBinary(securityIdentifier, null); } return(result); }