﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Type Name="DirectorySecurity" FullName="System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity"><TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public sealed class DirectorySecurity : System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemSecurity" /><TypeSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".class public auto ansi sealed beforefieldinit DirectorySecurity extends System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemSecurity" /><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyName>mscorlib</AssemblyName><AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><Base><BaseTypeName>System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemSecurity</BaseTypeName></Base><Interfaces /><Docs><since version=".NET 2.0" /><remarks><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>The <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity" /> class specifies the access rights for a system directory and how access attempts are audited. This class represents access and audit rights as a set of rules. Each access rule is represented by a <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule" /> object, while each audit rule is represented by a <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAuditRule" /> object.</para><para>The <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity" /> class is an abstraction of the underlying Windows file security system. In this system, each directory has a discretionary access control list (DACL), which controls access to the directory, and a system access control list (SACL), which specifies the access control attempts that are audited. The <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule" /> and <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAuditRule" /> classes are abstractions of the access control entries (ACEs) that comprise DACLs and SACLs. </para><para>The <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity" /> class hides many of the details of DACLs and SACLs; you do not have to worry about ACE ordering or null DACLS.</para><para>Use the <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.FileSecurity" /> class to retrieve, add, or change the access rules that represent the DACL and SACL of a file.</para><para>The following tables lists the methods you can use to access and maintain directory security.</para><list type="table"><listheader><item><term><para>Task</para></term><description><para>Methods</para></description></item></listheader><item><term><para>Add rules</para></term><description><para><see cref="M:System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemSecurity.AddAccessRule(System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule)" /></para><para><see cref="M:System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemSecurity.AddAuditRule(System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAuditRule)" /></para></description></item><item><term><para>Remove rules</para></term><description><para><see cref="M:System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemSecurity.RemoveAccessRule(System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAccessRule)" /></para><para><see cref="M:System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemSecurity.RemoveAuditRule(System.Security.AccessControl.FileSystemAuditRule)" /></para></description></item><item><term><para>Retrieve the access control to a directory</para></term><description><para><see cref="M:System.IO.Directory.GetAccessControl(System.String)" /></para><para><see cref="M:System.IO.DirectoryInfo.GetAccessControl" /></para></description></item><item><term><para>Persist the access control to a directory</para></term><description><para><see cref="M:System.IO.Directory.SetAccessControl(System.String,System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity)" /></para><para><see cref="M:System.IO.DirectoryInfo.SetAccessControl(System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity)" /></para></description></item></list></remarks><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Represents the access control and audit security for a directory. This class cannot be inherited.</para></summary></Docs><Members><Member MemberName=".ctor"><MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public DirectorySecurity ();" /><MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".method public hidebysig specialname rtspecialname instance void .ctor() cil managed" /><MemberType>Constructor</MemberType><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><Parameters /><Docs><since version=".NET 2.0" /><remarks><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Use this constructor when you want to create an empty <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity" /> object that is not based on an existing directory. You can then populate the object with access control information and apply it to a directory.</para><para></para></remarks><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity" /> class. </para></summary></Docs></Member><Member MemberName=".ctor"><MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public DirectorySecurity (string name, System.Security.AccessControl.AccessControlSections includeSections);" /><MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".method public hidebysig specialname rtspecialname instance void .ctor(string name, valuetype System.Security.AccessControl.AccessControlSections includeSections) cil managed" /><MemberType>Constructor</MemberType><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><Parameters><Parameter Name="name" Type="System.String" /><Parameter Name="includeSections" Type="System.Security.AccessControl.AccessControlSections" /></Parameters><Docs><since version=".NET 2.0" /><remarks><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>This constructor retrieves the access control information for the specified directory and then creates a <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity" /> object that encapsulates that information. You can then inspect, add, or delete the access control information for the specified directory.</para></remarks><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity" /> class from a specified directory using the specified values of the <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.AccessControlSections" /> enumeration.</para></summary><param name="name"><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />The location of a directory to create a <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity" /> object from.</param><param name="includeSections"><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />One of the <see cref="T:System.Security.AccessControl.AccessControlSections" /> values that specifies the type of access control list (ACL) information to retrieve. </param></Docs></Member></Members></Type>