Creating a Security Descriptor for a New Object in C++
- The following example creates a security descriptor for a new registry key using the following process. Similar code can be used to create a security descriptor for other object types.
- The example fills an array of EXPLICIT_ACCESS structures with the information for two ACEs. One ACE allows read access to everyone; the other ACE allows full access to administrators.
- The EXPLICIT_ACCESS array is passed to the SetEntriesInAcl function to create a DACL for the security descriptor.
- After allocating memory for the security descriptor, the example calls the InitializeSecurityDescriptor and SetSecurityDescriptorDacl functions to initialize the security descriptor and attach the DACL.
- The security descriptor is then stored in a SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES structure and passed to the RegCreateKeyEx function, which attaches the security descriptor to the newly created key.
#pragma comment(lib, "advapi32.lib")
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <aclapi.h>
#include <tchar.h>
void main()
{
DWORD dwRes, dwDisposition;
PSID pEveryoneSID = NULL, pAdminSID = NULL;
PACL pACL = NULL;
PSECURITY_DESCRIPTOR pSD = NULL;
EXPLICIT_ACCESS ea[2];
SID_IDENTIFIER_AUTHORITY SIDAuthWorld =
SECURITY_WORLD_SID_AUTHORITY;
SID_IDENTIFIER_AUTHORITY SIDAuthNT = SECURITY_NT_AUTHORITY;
SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES sa;
LONG lRes;
HKEY hkSub = NULL;
// Create a well-known SID for the Everyone group.
if(!AllocateAndInitializeSid(&SIDAuthWorld, 1,
SECURITY_WORLD_RID,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
&pEveryoneSID))
{
_tprintf(_T("AllocateAndInitializeSid Error %u\n"), GetLastError());
goto Cleanup;
}
// Initialize an EXPLICIT_ACCESS structure for an ACE.
// The ACE will allow Everyone read access to the key.
ZeroMemory(&ea, 2 * sizeof(EXPLICIT_ACCESS));
ea[0].grfAccessPermissions = KEY_READ;
ea[0].grfAccessMode = SET_ACCESS;
ea[0].grfInheritance= NO_INHERITANCE;
ea[0].Trustee.TrusteeForm = TRUSTEE_IS_SID;
ea[0].Trustee.TrusteeType = TRUSTEE_IS_WELL_KNOWN_GROUP;
ea[0].Trustee.ptstrName = (LPTSTR) pEveryoneSID;
// Create a SID for the BUILTIN\Administrators group.
if(! AllocateAndInitializeSid(&SIDAuthNT, 2,
SECURITY_BUILTIN_DOMAIN_RID,
DOMAIN_ALIAS_RID_ADMINS,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
&pAdminSID))
{
_tprintf(_T("AllocateAndInitializeSid Error %u\n"), GetLastError());
goto Cleanup;
}
// Initialize an EXPLICIT_ACCESS structure for an ACE.
// The ACE will allow the Administrators group full access to
// the key.
ea[1].grfAccessPermissions = KEY_ALL_ACCESS;
ea[1].grfAccessMode = SET_ACCESS;
ea[1].grfInheritance= NO_INHERITANCE;
ea[1].Trustee.TrusteeForm = TRUSTEE_IS_SID;
ea[1].Trustee.TrusteeType = TRUSTEE_IS_GROUP;
ea[1].Trustee.ptstrName = (LPTSTR) pAdminSID;
// Create a new ACL that contains the new ACEs.
dwRes = SetEntriesInAcl(2, ea, NULL, &pACL);
if (ERROR_SUCCESS != dwRes)
{
_tprintf(_T("SetEntriesInAcl Error %u\n"), GetLastError());
goto Cleanup;
}
// Initialize a security descriptor.
pSD = (PSECURITY_DESCRIPTOR) LocalAlloc(LPTR,
SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR_MIN_LENGTH);
if (NULL == pSD)
{
_tprintf(_T("LocalAlloc Error %u\n"), GetLastError());
goto Cleanup;
}
if (!InitializeSecurityDescriptor(pSD,
SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR_REVISION))
{
_tprintf(_T("InitializeSecurityDescriptor Error %u\n"),
GetLastError());
goto Cleanup;
}
// Add the ACL to the security descriptor.
if (!SetSecurityDescriptorDacl(pSD,
TRUE, // bDaclPresent flag
pACL,
FALSE)) // not a default DACL
{
_tprintf(_T("SetSecurityDescriptorDacl Error %u\n"),
GetLastError());
goto Cleanup;
}
// Initialize a security attributes structure.
sa.nLength = sizeof (SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES);
sa.lpSecurityDescriptor = pSD;
sa.bInheritHandle = FALSE;
// Use the security attributes to set the security descriptor
// when you create a key.
lRes = RegCreateKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, _T("mykey"), 0, _T(""), 0,
KEY_READ | KEY_WRITE, &sa, &hkSub, &dwDisposition);
_tprintf(_T("RegCreateKeyEx result %u\n"), lRes );
Cleanup:
if (pEveryoneSID)
FreeSid(pEveryoneSID);
if (pAdminSID)
FreeSid(pAdminSID);
if (pACL)
LocalFree(pACL);
if (pSD)
LocalFree(pSD);
if (hkSub)
RegCloseKey(hkSub);
return;
}