GenericSecurityDescriptor Class
.NET Framework 4.5
Represents a security descriptor. A security descriptor includes an owner, a primary group, a Discretionary Access Control List (DACL), and a System Access Control List (SACL).
System.Object
System.Security.AccessControl.GenericSecurityDescriptor
System.Security.AccessControl.CommonSecurityDescriptor
System.Security.AccessControl.RawSecurityDescriptor
System.Security.AccessControl.GenericSecurityDescriptor
System.Security.AccessControl.CommonSecurityDescriptor
System.Security.AccessControl.RawSecurityDescriptor
Namespace: System.Security.AccessControl
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The GenericSecurityDescriptor type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | BinaryLength | Gets the length, in bytes, of the binary representation of the current GenericSecurityDescriptor object. This length should be used before marshaling the ACL into a binary array with the GetBinaryForm method. |
| ControlFlags | Gets values that specify behavior of the GenericSecurityDescriptor object. |
| Group | Gets or sets the primary group for this GenericSecurityDescriptor object. |
| Owner | Gets or sets the owner of the object associated with this GenericSecurityDescriptor object. |
| Revision | Gets the revision level of the GenericSecurityDescriptor object. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetBinaryForm | Returns an array of byte values that represents the information contained in this GenericSecurityDescriptor object. |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetSddlForm | Returns the Security Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL) representation of the specified sections of the security descriptor that this GenericSecurityDescriptor object represents. |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| IsSddlConversionSupported | Returns a boolean value that specifies whether the security descriptor associated with this GenericSecurityDescriptor object can be converted to the Security Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL) format. |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
