Method from_binary

windows/security.py:932–938

Retrieve the security descriptor described by the binary ``data``. Binary security descriptor can be found in the registry for example

(cls, data)

    @classmethod
    def from_binary(cls, data):
        """Retrieve the security descriptor described by the binary ``data``.
        Binary security descriptor can be found in the registry for example
        """
        if isinstance(data, basestring):
            data = ctypes.c_buffer(data)
        return ctypes.cast(data, cls)

    def to_string(self, security_information=DEFAULT_SECURITY_INFORMATION):
        """Return the SDDL representation of the security descriptor