diff --git a/src/openvpnserv/interactive.c b/src/openvpnserv/interactive.c
index d32223ce..6da8ee5d 100644
--- a/src/openvpnserv/interactive.c
+++ b/src/openvpnserv/interactive.c
@@ -2137,73 +2137,50 @@ ServiceCtrlInteractive(DWORD ctrl_code, DWORD event, LPVOID data, LPVOID ctx)
 static HANDLE
 CreateClientPipeInstance(VOID)
 {
-    TCHAR pipe_name[256]; /* The entire pipe name string can be up to 256 characters long according to MSDN. */
-    HANDLE pipe = NULL;
-    PACL old_dacl, new_dacl;
-    PSECURITY_DESCRIPTOR sd;
-    static EXPLICIT_ACCESS ea[2];
-    static BOOL initialized = FALSE;
-    DWORD flags = PIPE_ACCESS_DUPLEX | WRITE_DAC | FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED;
+    /*
+     * allow all access for local system
+     * deny FILE_CREATE_PIPE_INSTANCE for everyone
+     * allow read/write for authenticated users
+     * deny all access to anonymous
+     */
+    const TCHAR *sddlString = TEXT("D:(A;OICI;GA;;;S-1-5-18)(D;OICI;0x4;;;S-1-1-0)(A;OICI;GRGW;;;S-1-5-11)(D;;GA;;;S-1-5-7)");
 
-    if (!initialized)
+    PSECURITY_DESCRIPTOR sd = NULL;
+    if (!ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptor(sddlString, SDDL_REVISION_1, &sd, NULL))
     {
-        PSID everyone, anonymous;
-
-        ConvertStringSidToSid(TEXT("S-1-1-0"), &everyone);
-        ConvertStringSidToSid(TEXT("S-1-5-7"), &anonymous);
+        MsgToEventLog(M_SYSERR, TEXT("ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptor failed."));
+        return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+    }
 
-        ea[0].grfAccessPermissions = FILE_GENERIC_WRITE;
-        ea[0].grfAccessMode = GRANT_ACCESS;
-        ea[0].grfInheritance = NO_INHERITANCE;
-        ea[0].Trustee.pMultipleTrustee = NULL;
-        ea[0].Trustee.MultipleTrusteeOperation = NO_MULTIPLE_TRUSTEE;
-        ea[0].Trustee.TrusteeForm = TRUSTEE_IS_SID;
-        ea[0].Trustee.TrusteeType = TRUSTEE_IS_UNKNOWN;
-        ea[0].Trustee.ptstrName = (LPTSTR) everyone;
+    /* Set up SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES */
+    SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES sa = {0};
+    sa.nLength = sizeof(SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES);
+    sa.lpSecurityDescriptor = sd;
+    sa.bInheritHandle = FALSE;
 
-        ea[1].grfAccessPermissions = 0;
-        ea[1].grfAccessMode = REVOKE_ACCESS;
-        ea[1].grfInheritance = NO_INHERITANCE;
-        ea[1].Trustee.pMultipleTrustee = NULL;
-        ea[1].Trustee.MultipleTrusteeOperation = NO_MULTIPLE_TRUSTEE;
-        ea[1].Trustee.TrusteeForm = TRUSTEE_IS_SID;
-        ea[1].Trustee.TrusteeType = TRUSTEE_IS_UNKNOWN;
-        ea[1].Trustee.ptstrName = (LPTSTR) anonymous;
+    DWORD flags = PIPE_ACCESS_DUPLEX | WRITE_DAC | FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED;
 
+    static BOOL first = TRUE;
+    if (first)
+    {
         flags |= FILE_FLAG_FIRST_PIPE_INSTANCE;
-        initialized = TRUE;
+        first = FALSE;
     }
 
+    TCHAR pipe_name[256]; /* The entire pipe name string can be up to 256 characters long according to MSDN. */
     openvpn_swprintf(pipe_name, _countof(pipe_name), TEXT("\\\\.\\pipe\\" PACKAGE "%ls\\service"), service_instance);
-    pipe = CreateNamedPipe(pipe_name, flags,
-                           PIPE_TYPE_MESSAGE | PIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE | PIPE_REJECT_REMOTE_CLIENTS,
-                           PIPE_UNLIMITED_INSTANCES, 1024, 1024, 0, NULL);
+    HANDLE pipe = CreateNamedPipe(pipe_name, flags,
+                                  PIPE_TYPE_MESSAGE | PIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE | PIPE_REJECT_REMOTE_CLIENTS,
+                                  PIPE_UNLIMITED_INSTANCES, 1024, 1024, 0, &sa);
+
+    LocalFree(sd);
+
     if (pipe == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     {
         MsgToEventLog(M_SYSERR, TEXT("Could not create named pipe"));
         return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
     }
 
-    if (GetSecurityInfo(pipe, SE_KERNEL_OBJECT, DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION,
-                        NULL, NULL, &old_dacl, NULL, &sd) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
-    {
-        MsgToEventLog(M_SYSERR, TEXT("Could not get pipe security info"));
-        return CloseHandleEx(&pipe);
-    }
-
-    if (SetEntriesInAcl(2, ea, old_dacl, &new_dacl) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
-    {
-        MsgToEventLog(M_SYSERR, TEXT("Could not set entries in new acl"));
-        return CloseHandleEx(&pipe);
-    }
-
-    if (SetSecurityInfo(pipe, SE_KERNEL_OBJECT, DACL_SECURITY_INFORMATION,
-                        NULL, NULL, new_dacl, NULL) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
-    {
-        MsgToEventLog(M_SYSERR, TEXT("Could not set pipe security info"));
-        return CloseHandleEx(&pipe);
-    }
-
     return pipe;
 }
 
