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Correct OpenOptions::security_qos_flags documentation
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pitdicker committed Feb 23, 2019
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26 changes: 20 additions & 6 deletions src/libstd/sys/windows/ext/fs.rs
Expand Up @@ -220,13 +220,27 @@ pub trait OpenOptionsExt {
/// the specified value (or combines it with `custom_flags` and `attributes`
/// to set the `dwFlagsAndAttributes` for [`CreateFile`]).
///
/// By default, `security_qos_flags` is set to `SECURITY_ANONYMOUS`. For
/// information about possible values, see [Impersonation Levels] on the
/// Windows Dev Center site.
///
/// By default `security_qos_flags` is not set. It should be specified when
/// opening a named pipe, to control to which degree a server process can
/// act on behalf of a client process (security impersonation level).
///
/// When `security_qos_flags` is not set a malicious program can gain the
/// elevated privileges of a privileged Rust process when it allows opening
/// user-specified paths, by tricking it into opening a named pipe. So
/// arguably `security_qos_flags` should also be set when opening arbitrary
/// paths. However the bits can then conflict with other flags, specifically
/// `FILE_FLAG_OPEN_NO_RECALL`.
///
/// For information about possible values, see [Impersonation Levels] on the
/// Windows Dev Center site. The `SECURITY_SQOS_PRESENT` flag is set
/// automatically when using this method.

/// # Examples
///
/// ```no_run
/// # #[cfg(for_demonstration_only)]
/// extern crate winapi;
/// # mod winapi { pub const SECURITY_IDENTIFICATION: u32 = 0; }
/// use std::fs::OpenOptions;
/// use std::os::windows::prelude::*;
///
Expand All @@ -235,9 +249,9 @@ pub trait OpenOptionsExt {
/// .create(true)
///
/// // Sets the flag value to `SecurityIdentification`.
/// .security_qos_flags(1)
/// .security_qos_flags(winapi::SECURITY_IDENTIFICATION)
///
/// .open("foo.txt");
/// .open(r"\\.\pipe\MyPipe");
/// ```
///
/// [`CreateFile`]: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa363858.aspx
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