Low-Level Access-Control

This overview describes the low-level access-control functions for working with security descriptors and access-control lists (ACLs). Most low-level access-control functions are supported on all versions of Microsoft® Windows NT®/Windows® 2000. The low-level functions for working with object-specific ACEs are supported by Windows 2000.

The Win32 API also provides a high-level set of access-control functions. For information about when to use each set of functions, see Access-Control Reference.

• About Low-Level Access Control
• Using Low-Level Access Control
• Low-Level Access Control Reference