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GetLengthSid info  Overview  Group

The GetLengthSid function returns the length, in bytes, of a valid SID structure. A SID is a security identifier.

DWORD GetLengthSid(

    PSID pSid 

// address of SID to query

   );

Parameters

pSid
Points to the SID structure whose length is returned. The structure is assumed to be valid.

Return Values

If the function succeeds, the return value is the length, in bytes, of the SID structure. If the SID structure is not valid, the return value is undefined. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

See Also

GetSidLengthRequired, GetSidSubAuthorityCount, IsValidSid, SID