Platform SDK: Transaction Server

GetDirectCallerSID Method Example

[This product will work only on Windows NT 4.0 versions and earlier. For Windows 2000 and later, see COM+ (Component Services).]

#include <mtx.h>


IObjectContext* pIObjectContext = NULL;
ISecurityProperty* pISecurityProperty = NULL;
PSID pSid = NULL;
HRESULT hr;

// Get a reference to the ISecurityProperty interface.
pIObjectContext->QueryInterface(IID_ISecurityProperty,
    (void**)&pISecurityProperty);

// Obtain the caller's security ID.
hr = pISecurityProperty->GetDirectCallerSID(&pSid)

//    Do some security checking here.

// Release the security ID.
pISecurityProperty->ReleaseSID(pSid);