* 
	 * #define SECURITY_NT_AUTHORITY           {0,0,0,0,0,5}
	 * 
	 * typedef struct _SID {
	 *    UCHAR Revision;
	 *    UCHAR SubAuthorityCount;
	 *    SID_IDENTIFIER_AUTHORITY IdentifierAuthority;
	 *    [size_is(SubAuthorityCount)] ULONG SubAuthority[*];
	 * } SID, *PSID;
	 */

	typedef struct {
		uint8_t revision;
		uint8_t sub_authority_count;
		uint8_t identifier_authority[6];

	 * 
	 * #define SECURITY_NT_AUTHORITY           {0,0,0,0,0,5}
	 * 
	 * typedef struct _SID {
	 *    UCHAR Revision;
	 *    UCHAR SubAuthorityCount;
	 *    SID_IDENTIFIER_AUTHORITY IdentifierAuthority;
	 *    [size_is(SubAuthorityCount)] ULONG SubAuthority[*];
	 * } SID, *PSID;
	 */

	typedef struct {
		uint8_t revision;
		uint8_t sub_authority_count;
		uint8_t identifier_authority[6];

	return *getSidIdentifierAuthority(sid)
}

// SubAuthorityCount returns the number of sub-authorities in the SID.
func (sid *SID) SubAuthorityCount() uint8 {
	return *getSidSubAuthorityCount(sid)
}

// SubAuthority returns the sub-authority of the SID as specified by
// the index, which must be less than sid.SubAuthorityCount().
func (sid *SID) SubAuthority(idx uint32) uint32 {

const revision=this.decodeUInt8();const subAuthorityCount=this.decodeUInt8();this.decodeUInt16();this.decodeUInt32();if(revision!==1){throw new Error('Invalid SID revision: could not decode the SID structure.');}