CSecurityDesc::MakeAbsolute
Call this method to convert the security descriptor to absolute format.
bool MakeAbsolute( ) throw(...);
Return Value
Returns true if the method succeeds, false otherwise.
Remarks
A security descriptor in absolute format contains pointers to the information it contains, rather than the information itself. A security descriptor in self-relative format contains the information in a contiguous block of memory. In a self-relative security descriptor, a SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR structure always starts the information, but the security descriptor's other components can follow the structure in any order. Instead of using memory addresses, the components of the self-relative security descriptor are identified by offsets from the beginning of the security descriptor. This format is useful when a security descriptor must be stored on a disk or transmitted by means of a communications protocol. For more information, see Absolute and Self-Relative Security Descriptors.
Requirements
Header: atlsecurity.h
See Also
Reference
Absolute and Self-Relative Security Descriptors