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-rw-r--r--libcli/security/config.mk2
-rw-r--r--libcli/security/sddl.c626
-rw-r--r--libcli/security/sddl.h32
3 files changed, 659 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libcli/security/config.mk b/libcli/security/config.mk
index 060429bd67..2a0ce0510f 100644
--- a/libcli/security/config.mk
+++ b/libcli/security/config.mk
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
PRIVATE_DEPENDENCIES = TALLOC
LIBSECURITY_COMMON_OBJ_FILES = $(addprefix $(libclicommonsrcdir)/security/, \
- dom_sid.o display_sec.o secace.o secacl.o security_descriptor.o)
+ dom_sid.o display_sec.o secace.o secacl.o security_descriptor.o sddl.o)
diff --git a/libcli/security/sddl.c b/libcli/security/sddl.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4f8c5667b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcli/security/sddl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,626 @@
+/*
+ Unix SMB/CIFS implementation.
+
+ security descriptor description language functions
+
+ Copyright (C) Andrew Tridgell 2005
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include "includes.h"
+#include "libcli/security/security.h"
+#include "librpc/gen_ndr/ndr_misc.h"
+#include "system/locale.h"
+
+struct flag_map {
+ const char *name;
+ uint32_t flag;
+};
+
+/*
+ map a series of letter codes into a uint32_t
+*/
+static bool sddl_map_flags(const struct flag_map *map, const char *str,
+ uint32_t *flags, size_t *len)
+{
+ const char *str0 = str;
+ if (len) *len = 0;
+ *flags = 0;
+ while (str[0] && isupper(str[0])) {
+ int i;
+ for (i=0;map[i].name;i++) {
+ size_t l = strlen(map[i].name);
+ if (strncmp(map[i].name, str, l) == 0) {
+ *flags |= map[i].flag;
+ str += l;
+ if (len) *len += l;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ if (map[i].name == NULL) {
+ DEBUG(1, ("Unknown flag - %s in %s\n", str, str0));
+ return false;
+ }
+ }
+ return true;
+}
+
+/*
+ a mapping between the 2 letter SID codes and sid strings
+*/
+static const struct {
+ const char *code;
+ const char *sid;
+ uint32_t rid;
+} sid_codes[] = {
+ { "WD", SID_WORLD },
+
+ { "CO", SID_CREATOR_OWNER },
+ { "CG", SID_CREATOR_GROUP },
+
+ { "NU", SID_NT_NETWORK },
+ { "IU", SID_NT_INTERACTIVE },
+ { "SU", SID_NT_SERVICE },
+ { "AN", SID_NT_ANONYMOUS },
+ { "ED", SID_NT_ENTERPRISE_DCS },
+ { "PS", SID_NT_SELF },
+ { "AU", SID_NT_AUTHENTICATED_USERS },
+ { "RC", SID_NT_RESTRICTED },
+ { "SY", SID_NT_SYSTEM },
+ { "LS", SID_NT_LOCAL_SERVICE },
+ { "NS", SID_NT_NETWORK_SERVICE },
+
+ { "BA", SID_BUILTIN_ADMINISTRATORS },
+ { "BU", SID_BUILTIN_USERS },
+ { "BG", SID_BUILTIN_GUESTS },
+ { "PU", SID_BUILTIN_POWER_USERS },
+ { "AO", SID_BUILTIN_ACCOUNT_OPERATORS },
+ { "SO", SID_BUILTIN_SERVER_OPERATORS },
+ { "PO", SID_BUILTIN_PRINT_OPERATORS },
+ { "BO", SID_BUILTIN_BACKUP_OPERATORS },
+ { "RE", SID_BUILTIN_REPLICATOR },
+ { "BR", SID_BUILTIN_RAS_SERVERS },
+ { "RU", SID_BUILTIN_PREW2K },
+ { "RD", SID_BUILTIN_REMOTE_DESKTOP_USERS },
+ { "NO", SID_BUILTIN_NETWORK_CONF_OPERATORS },
+ { "IF", SID_BUILTIN_INCOMING_FOREST_TRUST },
+
+ { "LA", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_ADMINISTRATOR },
+ { "LG", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_GUEST },
+ { "LK", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_KRBTGT },
+
+ { "ER", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_ENTERPRISE_READONLY_DCS },
+ { "DA", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_ADMINS },
+ { "DU", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_USERS },
+ { "DG", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_GUESTS },
+ { "DC", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_DOMAIN_MEMBERS },
+ { "DD", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_DCS },
+ { "CA", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_CERT_ADMINS },
+ { "SA", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_SCHEMA_ADMINS },
+ { "EA", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_ENTERPRISE_ADMINS },
+ { "PA", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_POLICY_ADMINS },
+ { "RO", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_READONLY_DCS },
+ { "RS", NULL, DOMAIN_RID_RAS_SERVERS }
+};
+
+/*
+ decode a SID
+ It can either be a special 2 letter code, or in S-* format
+*/
+static struct dom_sid *sddl_decode_sid(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char **sddlp,
+ const struct dom_sid *domain_sid)
+{
+ const char *sddl = (*sddlp);
+ int i;
+
+ /* see if its in the numeric format */
+ if (strncmp(sddl, "S-", 2) == 0) {
+ struct dom_sid *sid;
+ char *sid_str;
+ size_t len = strspn(sddl+2, "-0123456789");
+ sid_str = talloc_strndup(mem_ctx, sddl, len+2);
+ if (!sid_str) {
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ (*sddlp) += len+2;
+ sid = dom_sid_parse_talloc(mem_ctx, sid_str);
+ talloc_free(sid_str);
+ return sid;
+ }
+
+ /* now check for one of the special codes */
+ for (i=0;i<ARRAY_SIZE(sid_codes);i++) {
+ if (strncmp(sid_codes[i].code, sddl, 2) == 0) break;
+ }
+ if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(sid_codes)) {
+ DEBUG(1,("Unknown sddl sid code '%2.2s'\n", sddl));
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ (*sddlp) += 2;
+
+ if (sid_codes[i].sid == NULL) {
+ return dom_sid_add_rid(mem_ctx, domain_sid, sid_codes[i].rid);
+ }
+
+ return dom_sid_parse_talloc(mem_ctx, sid_codes[i].sid);
+}
+
+static const struct flag_map ace_types[] = {
+ { "AU", SEC_ACE_TYPE_SYSTEM_AUDIT },
+ { "AL", SEC_ACE_TYPE_SYSTEM_ALARM },
+ { "OA", SEC_ACE_TYPE_ACCESS_ALLOWED_OBJECT },
+ { "OD", SEC_ACE_TYPE_ACCESS_DENIED_OBJECT },
+ { "OU", SEC_ACE_TYPE_SYSTEM_AUDIT_OBJECT },
+ { "OL", SEC_ACE_TYPE_SYSTEM_ALARM_OBJECT },
+ { "A", SEC_ACE_TYPE_ACCESS_ALLOWED },
+ { "D", SEC_ACE_TYPE_ACCESS_DENIED },
+ { NULL, 0 }
+};
+
+static const struct flag_map ace_flags[] = {
+ { "OI", SEC_ACE_FLAG_OBJECT_INHERIT },
+ { "CI", SEC_ACE_FLAG_CONTAINER_INHERIT },
+ { "NP", SEC_ACE_FLAG_NO_PROPAGATE_INHERIT },
+ { "IO", SEC_ACE_FLAG_INHERIT_ONLY },
+ { "ID", SEC_ACE_FLAG_INHERITED_ACE },
+ { "SA", SEC_ACE_FLAG_SUCCESSFUL_ACCESS },
+ { "FA", SEC_ACE_FLAG_FAILED_ACCESS },
+ { NULL, 0 },
+};
+
+static const struct flag_map ace_access_mask[] = {
+ { "RP", SEC_ADS_READ_PROP },
+ { "WP", SEC_ADS_WRITE_PROP },
+ { "CR", SEC_ADS_CONTROL_ACCESS },
+ { "CC", SEC_ADS_CREATE_CHILD },
+ { "DC", SEC_ADS_DELETE_CHILD },
+ { "LC", SEC_ADS_LIST },
+ { "LO", SEC_ADS_LIST_OBJECT },
+ { "RC", SEC_STD_READ_CONTROL },
+ { "WO", SEC_STD_WRITE_OWNER },
+ { "WD", SEC_STD_WRITE_DAC },
+ { "SD", SEC_STD_DELETE },
+ { "DT", SEC_ADS_DELETE_TREE },
+ { "SW", SEC_ADS_SELF_WRITE },
+ { "GA", SEC_GENERIC_ALL },
+ { "GR", SEC_GENERIC_READ },
+ { "GW", SEC_GENERIC_WRITE },
+ { "GX", SEC_GENERIC_EXECUTE },
+ { NULL, 0 }
+};
+
+/*
+ decode an ACE
+ return true on success, false on failure
+ note that this routine modifies the string
+*/
+static bool sddl_decode_ace(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct security_ace *ace, char *str,
+ const struct dom_sid *domain_sid)
+{
+ const char *tok[6];
+ const char *s;
+ int i;
+ uint32_t v;
+ struct dom_sid *sid;
+
+ ZERO_STRUCTP(ace);
+
+ /* parse out the 6 tokens */
+ tok[0] = str;
+ for (i=0;i<5;i++) {
+ char *ptr = strchr(str, ';');
+ if (ptr == NULL) return false;
+ *ptr = 0;
+ str = ptr+1;
+ tok[i+1] = str;
+ }
+
+ /* parse ace type */
+ if (!sddl_map_flags(ace_types, tok[0], &v, NULL)) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ ace->type = v;
+
+ /* ace flags */
+ if (!sddl_map_flags(ace_flags, tok[1], &v, NULL)) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ ace->flags = v;
+
+ /* access mask */
+ if (strncmp(tok[2], "0x", 2) == 0) {
+ ace->access_mask = strtol(tok[2], NULL, 16);
+ } else {
+ if (!sddl_map_flags(ace_access_mask, tok[2], &v, NULL)) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ ace->access_mask = v;
+ }
+
+ /* object */
+ if (tok[3][0] != 0) {
+ NTSTATUS status = GUID_from_string(tok[3],
+ &ace->object.object.type.type);
+ if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ ace->object.object.flags |= SEC_ACE_OBJECT_TYPE_PRESENT;
+ }
+
+ /* inherit object */
+ if (tok[4][0] != 0) {
+ NTSTATUS status = GUID_from_string(tok[4],
+ &ace->object.object.inherited_type.inherited_type);
+ if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ ace->object.object.flags |= SEC_ACE_INHERITED_OBJECT_TYPE_PRESENT;
+ }
+
+ /* trustee */
+ s = tok[5];
+ sid = sddl_decode_sid(mem_ctx, &s, domain_sid);
+ if (sid == NULL) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ ace->trustee = *sid;
+ talloc_free(sid);
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+static const struct flag_map acl_flags[] = {
+ { "P", SEC_DESC_DACL_PROTECTED },
+ { "AR", SEC_DESC_DACL_AUTO_INHERIT_REQ },
+ { "AI", SEC_DESC_DACL_AUTO_INHERITED },
+ { NULL, 0 }
+};
+
+/*
+ decode an ACL
+*/
+static struct security_acl *sddl_decode_acl(struct security_descriptor *sd,
+ const char **sddlp, uint32_t *flags,
+ const struct dom_sid *domain_sid)
+{
+ const char *sddl = *sddlp;
+ struct security_acl *acl;
+ size_t len;
+
+ *flags = 0;
+
+ acl = talloc_zero(sd, struct security_acl);
+ if (acl == NULL) return NULL;
+ acl->revision = SECURITY_ACL_REVISION_ADS;
+
+ if (isupper(sddl[0]) && sddl[1] == ':') {
+ /* its an empty ACL */
+ return acl;
+ }
+
+ /* work out the ACL flags */
+ if (!sddl_map_flags(acl_flags, sddl, flags, &len)) {
+ talloc_free(acl);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ sddl += len;
+
+ /* now the ACEs */
+ while (*sddl == '(') {
+ char *astr;
+ len = strcspn(sddl+1, ")");
+ astr = talloc_strndup(acl, sddl+1, len);
+ if (astr == NULL || sddl[len+1] != ')') {
+ talloc_free(acl);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ acl->aces = talloc_realloc(acl, acl->aces, struct security_ace,
+ acl->num_aces+1);
+ if (acl->aces == NULL) {
+ talloc_free(acl);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ if (!sddl_decode_ace(acl->aces, &acl->aces[acl->num_aces],
+ astr, domain_sid)) {
+ talloc_free(acl);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ switch (acl->aces[acl->num_aces].type) {
+ case SEC_ACE_TYPE_ACCESS_ALLOWED_OBJECT:
+ case SEC_ACE_TYPE_ACCESS_DENIED_OBJECT:
+ case SEC_ACE_TYPE_SYSTEM_AUDIT_OBJECT:
+ case SEC_ACE_TYPE_SYSTEM_ALARM_OBJECT:
+ acl->revision = SECURITY_ACL_REVISION_ADS;
+ break;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+ talloc_free(astr);
+ sddl += len+2;
+ acl->num_aces++;
+ }
+
+ (*sddlp) = sddl;
+ return acl;
+}
+
+/*
+ decode a security descriptor in SDDL format
+*/
+struct security_descriptor *sddl_decode(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *sddl,
+ const struct dom_sid *domain_sid)
+{
+ struct security_descriptor *sd;
+ sd = talloc_zero(mem_ctx, struct security_descriptor);
+
+ sd->revision = SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR_REVISION_1;
+ sd->type = SEC_DESC_SELF_RELATIVE;
+
+ while (*sddl) {
+ uint32_t flags;
+ char c = sddl[0];
+ if (sddl[1] != ':') goto failed;
+
+ sddl += 2;
+ switch (c) {
+ case 'D':
+ if (sd->dacl != NULL) goto failed;
+ sd->dacl = sddl_decode_acl(sd, &sddl, &flags, domain_sid);
+ if (sd->dacl == NULL) goto failed;
+ sd->type |= flags | SEC_DESC_DACL_PRESENT;
+ break;
+ case 'S':
+ if (sd->sacl != NULL) goto failed;
+ sd->sacl = sddl_decode_acl(sd, &sddl, &flags, domain_sid);
+ if (sd->sacl == NULL) goto failed;
+ /* this relies on the SEC_DESC_SACL_* flags being
+ 1 bit shifted from the SEC_DESC_DACL_* flags */
+ sd->type |= (flags<<1) | SEC_DESC_SACL_PRESENT;
+ break;
+ case 'O':
+ if (sd->owner_sid != NULL) goto failed;
+ sd->owner_sid = sddl_decode_sid(sd, &sddl, domain_sid);
+ if (sd->owner_sid == NULL) goto failed;
+ break;
+ case 'G':
+ if (sd->group_sid != NULL) goto failed;
+ sd->group_sid = sddl_decode_sid(sd, &sddl, domain_sid);
+ if (sd->group_sid == NULL) goto failed;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return sd;
+
+failed:
+ DEBUG(2,("Badly formatted SDDL '%s'\n", sddl));
+ talloc_free(sd);
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ turn a set of flags into a string
+*/
+static char *sddl_flags_to_string(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const struct flag_map *map,
+ uint32_t flags, bool check_all)
+{
+ int i;
+ char *s;
+
+ /* try to find an exact match */
+ for (i=0;map[i].name;i++) {
+ if (map[i].flag == flags) {
+ return talloc_strdup(mem_ctx, map[i].name);
+ }
+ }
+
+ s = talloc_strdup(mem_ctx, "");
+
+ /* now by bits */
+ for (i=0;map[i].name;i++) {
+ if ((flags & map[i].flag) != 0) {
+ s = talloc_asprintf_append_buffer(s, "%s", map[i].name);
+ if (s == NULL) goto failed;
+ flags &= ~map[i].flag;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (check_all && flags != 0) {
+ goto failed;
+ }
+
+ return s;
+
+failed:
+ talloc_free(s);
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ encode a sid in SDDL format
+*/
+static char *sddl_encode_sid(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const struct dom_sid *sid,
+ const struct dom_sid *domain_sid)
+{
+ int i;
+ char *sidstr;
+
+ sidstr = dom_sid_string(mem_ctx, sid);
+ if (sidstr == NULL) return NULL;
+
+ /* seen if its a well known sid */
+ for (i=0;sid_codes[i].sid;i++) {
+ if (strcmp(sidstr, sid_codes[i].sid) == 0) {
+ talloc_free(sidstr);
+ return talloc_strdup(mem_ctx, sid_codes[i].code);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* or a well known rid in our domain */
+ if (dom_sid_in_domain(domain_sid, sid)) {
+ uint32_t rid = sid->sub_auths[sid->num_auths-1];
+ for (;i<ARRAY_SIZE(sid_codes);i++) {
+ if (rid == sid_codes[i].rid) {
+ talloc_free(sidstr);
+ return talloc_strdup(mem_ctx, sid_codes[i].code);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ talloc_free(sidstr);
+
+ /* TODO: encode well known sids as two letter codes */
+ return dom_sid_string(mem_ctx, sid);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ encode an ACE in SDDL format
+*/
+static char *sddl_encode_ace(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const struct security_ace *ace,
+ const struct dom_sid *domain_sid)
+{
+ char *sddl = NULL;
+ TALLOC_CTX *tmp_ctx;
+ const char *s_type="", *s_flags="", *s_mask="",
+ *s_object="", *s_iobject="", *s_trustee="";
+
+ tmp_ctx = talloc_new(mem_ctx);
+ if (tmp_ctx == NULL) {
+ DEBUG(0, ("talloc_new failed\n"));
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ s_type = sddl_flags_to_string(tmp_ctx, ace_types, ace->type, true);
+ if (s_type == NULL) goto failed;
+
+ s_flags = sddl_flags_to_string(tmp_ctx, ace_flags, ace->flags, true);
+ if (s_flags == NULL) goto failed;
+
+ s_mask = sddl_flags_to_string(tmp_ctx, ace_access_mask, ace->access_mask, true);
+ if (s_mask == NULL) {
+ s_mask = talloc_asprintf(tmp_ctx, "0x%08x", ace->access_mask);
+ if (s_mask == NULL) goto failed;
+ }
+
+ if (ace->type == SEC_ACE_TYPE_ACCESS_ALLOWED_OBJECT ||
+ ace->type == SEC_ACE_TYPE_ACCESS_DENIED_OBJECT ||
+ ace->type == SEC_ACE_TYPE_SYSTEM_AUDIT_OBJECT ||
+ ace->type == SEC_ACE_TYPE_SYSTEM_AUDIT_OBJECT) {
+ if (ace->object.object.flags & SEC_ACE_OBJECT_TYPE_PRESENT) {
+ s_object = GUID_string(tmp_ctx, &ace->object.object.type.type);
+ if (s_object == NULL) goto failed;
+ }
+
+ if (ace->object.object.flags & SEC_ACE_INHERITED_OBJECT_TYPE_PRESENT) {
+ s_iobject = GUID_string(tmp_ctx, &ace->object.object.inherited_type.inherited_type);
+ if (s_iobject == NULL) goto failed;
+ }
+ }
+
+ s_trustee = sddl_encode_sid(tmp_ctx, &ace->trustee, domain_sid);
+ if (s_trustee == NULL) goto failed;
+
+ sddl = talloc_asprintf(mem_ctx, "%s;%s;%s;%s;%s;%s",
+ s_type, s_flags, s_mask, s_object, s_iobject, s_trustee);
+
+failed:
+ talloc_free(tmp_ctx);
+ return sddl;
+}
+
+/*
+ encode an ACL in SDDL format
+*/
+static char *sddl_encode_acl(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const struct security_acl *acl,
+ uint32_t flags, const struct dom_sid *domain_sid)
+{
+ char *sddl;
+ int i;
+
+ /* add any ACL flags */
+ sddl = sddl_flags_to_string(mem_ctx, acl_flags, flags, false);
+ if (sddl == NULL) goto failed;
+
+ /* now the ACEs, encoded in braces */
+ for (i=0;i<acl->num_aces;i++) {
+ char *ace = sddl_encode_ace(sddl, &acl->aces[i], domain_sid);
+ if (ace == NULL) goto failed;
+ sddl = talloc_asprintf_append_buffer(sddl, "(%s)", ace);
+ if (sddl == NULL) goto failed;
+ talloc_free(ace);
+ }
+
+ return sddl;
+
+failed:
+ talloc_free(sddl);
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ encode a security descriptor to SDDL format
+*/
+char *sddl_encode(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const struct security_descriptor *sd,
+ const struct dom_sid *domain_sid)
+{
+ char *sddl;
+ TALLOC_CTX *tmp_ctx;
+
+ /* start with a blank string */
+ sddl = talloc_strdup(mem_ctx, "");
+ if (sddl == NULL) goto failed;
+
+ tmp_ctx = talloc_new(mem_ctx);
+
+ if (sd->owner_sid != NULL) {
+ char *sid = sddl_encode_sid(tmp_ctx, sd->owner_sid, domain_sid);
+ if (sid == NULL) goto failed;
+ sddl = talloc_asprintf_append_buffer(sddl, "O:%s", sid);
+ if (sddl == NULL) goto failed;
+ }
+
+ if (sd->group_sid != NULL) {
+ char *sid = sddl_encode_sid(tmp_ctx, sd->group_sid, domain_sid);
+ if (sid == NULL) goto failed;
+ sddl = talloc_asprintf_append_buffer(sddl, "G:%s", sid);
+ if (sddl == NULL) goto failed;
+ }
+
+ if ((sd->type & SEC_DESC_DACL_PRESENT) && sd->dacl != NULL) {
+ char *acl = sddl_encode_acl(tmp_ctx, sd->dacl, sd->type, domain_sid);
+ if (acl == NULL) goto failed;
+ sddl = talloc_asprintf_append_buffer(sddl, "D:%s", acl);
+ if (sddl == NULL) goto failed;
+ }
+
+ if ((sd->type & SEC_DESC_SACL_PRESENT) && sd->sacl != NULL) {
+ char *acl = sddl_encode_acl(tmp_ctx, sd->sacl, sd->type>>1, domain_sid);
+ if (acl == NULL) goto failed;
+ sddl = talloc_asprintf_append_buffer(sddl, "S:%s", acl);
+ if (sddl == NULL) goto failed;
+ }
+
+ talloc_free(tmp_ctx);
+ return sddl;
+
+failed:
+ talloc_free(sddl);
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/libcli/security/sddl.h b/libcli/security/sddl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8bc25a619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcli/security/sddl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ Unix SMB/CIFS implementation.
+ Samba utility functions
+
+ Copyright (C) 2009 Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org>
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#ifndef __SDDL_H__
+#define __SDDL_H__
+
+#include "librpc/gen_ndr/security.h"
+
+struct security_descriptor *sddl_decode(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *sddl,
+ const struct dom_sid *domain_sid);
+char *sddl_encode(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const struct security_descriptor *sd,
+ const struct dom_sid *domain_sid);
+
+
+#endif /* __SDDL_H__ */