SetKernelObjectSecurity function (securitybaseapi.h)

The SetKernelObjectSecurity function sets the security of a kernel object. For example, this can be a process, thread, or event.

BOOL SetKernelObjectSecurity(
  [in] HANDLE               Handle,
  [in] SECURITY_INFORMATION SecurityInformation,
  [in] PSECURITY_DESCRIPTOR SecurityDescriptor
);

[in] Handle

A handle to a kernel object for which security information is set.

[in] SecurityInformation

A set of bit flags that indicate the type of security information to set. This parameter can be a combination of the SECURITY_INFORMATION bit flags.

[in] SecurityDescriptor

A pointer to a SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR structure that contains the new security information.

If the function succeeds, the function returns nonzero.

If the function fails, it returns zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

GetKernelObjectSecurity

Low-level Access Control

Low-level Access Control Functions

SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR

SECURITY_INFORMATION

SetFileSecurity

SetPrivateObjectSecurity

SetUserObjectSecurity