C# Signature:

[DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
static extern TODO GetNamedSecurityInfo(TODO);

VB Signature:

Declare Function GetNamedSecurityInfo Lib "advapi32.dll" ( _
    ByVal pObjectName As String, _
    ByVal ObjectType As Integer, _
    ByVal SecurityInfo As Integer, _
    ByRef ppsidOwner As IntPtr, _
    ByRef ppsidGroup As IntPtr, _
    ByRef ppDacl As IntPtr, _
    ByRef ppSacl As IntPtr, _
    ByRef ppSecurityDescriptor As IntPtr) As Integer

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

Definition from the API:

    'DWORD GetNamedSecurityInfo(
    '  LPTSTR pObjectName,
    '  SE_OBJECT_TYPE ObjectType,
    '  SECURITY_INFORMATION SecurityInfo,
    '  PSID* ppsidOwner,
    '  PSID* ppsidGroup,
    '  PACL* ppDacl,
    '  PACL* ppSacl,
    '  PSECURITY_DESCRIPTOR* ppSecurityDescriptor
    ');

Tips & Tricks:

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Sample Code:

    ' Type of Securable Object we are operating in this sample code
    Private Const SE_FILE_OBJECT = 1&

    ' The Security Information constants required
    Private Const DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION = 4&

    Dim pSecDesc, pOldDACL As IntPtr
    Dim Win32Error As Win32Exception
    Dim ret As Integer

    ' get the Security Descriptor and DACL
    ret = GetNamedSecurityInfo(strPath, SE_FILE_OBJECT, DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION, Nothing, Nothing, pOldDACL, Nothing, pSecDesc)
    If ret <> 0 Then
        Win32Error = New Win32Exception(ret)
        Throw New Exception(Win32Error.Message)
    End If

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