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# CreateMailslotA

```csharp
[DllImport("KERNEL32.dll", ExactSpelling = true, SetLastError = true)]
[DefaultDllImportSearchPaths(DllImportSearchPath.System32)]
public static extern unsafe HANDLE CreateMailslotA(
    PCSTR lpName,
    uint nMaxMessageSize,
    uint lReadTimeout,
    [Optional] SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES* lpSecurityAttributes);
```

[SECURITY\_ATTRIBUTES](/security/security_attributes.md)