sid2 := (*SID)(unsafe.Pointer(&b[0]))
	e := CopySid(uint32(len(b)), sid2, sid)
	if e != nil {
		return nil, e
	}
	return sid2, nil
}

// IdentifierAuthority returns the identifier authority of the SID.
func (sid *SID) IdentifierAuthority() SidIdentifierAuthority {
	return *getSidIdentifierAuthority(sid)
}

// SubAuthorityCount returns the number of sub-authorities in the SID.