private/Get-GroupSID.ps1

<#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Retrieves the Security Identifier (SID) of a group.
 
    .DESCRIPTION
        The Get-GroupSID function retrieves the Security Identifier (SID) of a group specified by its name and optional domain.
 
    .PARAMETER GroupName
        Specifies the name of the group.
 
    .PARAMETER DomainName
        Specifies the domain name of the group. If not provided, the current user's domain will be used.
 
    .EXAMPLE
        Get-GroupSID -GroupName "Domain Admins"
        Retrieves the SID of the "Administrators" group in the current user's domain.
 
    .EXAMPLE
        Get-GroupSID -GroupName "Domain Admins" -DomainName "contoso.com"
        Retrieves the SID of the "Administrators" group in the "contoso.com" domain.
 
    .EXAMPLE
        Get-GroupSID -GroupName "CONTOSO\Domain Admins"
        Retrieves the SID of the "Administrators" group in the "contoso.com" domain.
 
    .NOTES
        Function : Get-GroupSID
        Author : John Billekens
        Copyright: Copyright (c) De Technische Jongens
        Version : 1.2
#>

function Get-GroupSID {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param (
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [String]$GroupName,

        [String]$DomainName = ${Env:USERDNSDOMAIN}
    )
    Write-Verbose "Retrieving SID for group '$GroupName' in domain '$DomainName'."
    if ($GroupName -like '*\*') {
        Write-Verbose "Group name contains a domain name. Splitting the domain name and group name."
        $DomainName, $GroupName = $GroupName.Split('\')
    } elseif ([String]::IsNullOrEmpty($DomainName) -and $GroupName -like '*\*') {
        Write-Verbose "Domain name not provided. Group name contains a domain name. Splitting the domain name and group name."
        $DomainName, $GroupName = $GroupName.Split('\')
    }
    Write-Verbose "Retrieving the SID of the group '$GroupName' in the domain '$DomainName'."
    $objUser = New-Object System.Security.Principal.NTAccount($DomainName, $GroupName)
    $strSID = $objUser.Translate([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier])
    Write-Verbose "SID of the group is '$($strSID.Value)'."
    return $strSID.Value
}

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