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NAME
ldap_get_option, ldap_set_option - LDAP option handling routines
LIBRARY
OpenLDAP LDAP (libldap, -lldap)
SYNOPSIS
#include <ldap.h>
int ldap_get_option(LDAP *ld, int option, void *outvalue);
int ldap_set_option(LDAP *ld, int option, const void *invalue);
DESCRIPTION
These routines provide access to options stored either in a LDAP handle or as global
options, where applicable. They make use of a neutral interface, where the type of the
value either retrieved by ldap_get_option(3) or set by ldap_set_option(3) is cast to void
*. The actual type is determined based on the value of the option argument. Global
options are set/retrieved by passing a NULL LDAP handle. LDAP handles inherit their
default settings from the global options in effect at the time the handle is created.
LDAP_OPT_API_FEATURE_INFO
Fills-in a LDAPAPIFeatureInfo; outvalue must be a LDAPAPIFeatureInfo *, pointing to
an already allocated struct. The ldapaif_info_version field of the struct must be
initialized to LDAP_FEATURE_INFO_VERSION before making the call. The ldapaif_name
field must be set to the name of a feature to query. This is a read-only option.
LDAP_OPT_API_INFO
Fills-in a LDAPAPIInfo; outvalue must be a LDAPAPIInfo *, pointing to an already
allocated struct. The ldapai_info_version field of the struct must be initialized
to LDAP_API_INFO_VERSION before making the call. If the version passed in does not
match the current library version, the expected version number will be stored in
the struct and the call will fail. The caller is responsible for freeing the
elements of the ldapai_extensions array and the array itself using ldap_memfree(3).
The caller must also free the ldapi_vendor_name. This is a read-only option.
LDAP_OPT_CLIENT_CONTROLS
Sets/gets the client-side controls to be used for all operations. This is now
deprecated as modern LDAP C API provides replacements for all main operations which
accepts client-side controls as explicit arguments; see for example
ldap_search_ext(3), ldap_add_ext(3), ldap_modify_ext(3) and so on. outvalue must
be LDAPControl ***, and the caller is responsible of freeing the returned controls,
if any, by calling ldap_controls_free(3), while invalue must be LDAPControl *const
*; the library duplicates the controls passed via invalue.
LDAP_OPT_CONNECT_ASYNC
Sets/gets the status of the asynchronous connect flag. invalue should either be
LDAP_OPT_OFF or LDAP_OPT_ON; outvalue must be int *. When set, the library will
call connect(2) and return, without waiting for response. This leaves the handle
in a connecting state. Subsequent calls to library routines will poll for
completion of the connect before performing further operations. As a consequence,
library calls that need to establish a connection with a DSA do not block even for
the network timeout (option LDAP_OPT_NETWORK_TIMEOUT). This option is OpenLDAP
specific.
LDAP_OPT_CONNECT_CB
This option allows to set a connect callback. invalue must be a const struct
ldap_conncb *. Callbacks are executed in last in-first served order. Handle-
specific callbacks are executed first, followed by global ones. Right before
freeing the callback structure, the lc_del callback handler is passed a NULL
Sockbuf. Calling ldap_get_option(3) for this option removes the callback whose
pointer matches outvalue. This option is OpenLDAP specific.
LDAP_OPT_DEBUG_LEVEL
Sets/gets the debug level of the client library. invalue must be a const int *;
outvalue must be a int *. Valid debug levels are LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS,
LDAP_DEBUG_BER, LDAP_DEBUG_CONNS, LDAP_DEBUG_NONE, LDAP_DEBUG_PACKETS,
LDAP_DEBUG_PARSE, and LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE. This option is OpenLDAP specific.
LDAP_OPT_DEFBASE
Sets/gets a string containing the DN to be used as default base for search
operations. outvalue must be a char **, and the caller is responsible of freeing
the returned string by calling ldap_memfree(3), while invalue must be a const char
*; the library duplicates the corresponding string. This option is OpenLDAP
specific.
LDAP_OPT_DEREF
Sets/gets the value that defines when alias dereferencing must occur. invalue must
be const int *; outvalue must be int *. They cannot be NULL. The value of
*invalue should be one of LDAP_DEREF_NEVER (the default), LDAP_DEREF_SEARCHING,
LDAP_DEREF_FINDING, or LDAP_DEREF_ALWAYS. Note that this has ever been the only
means to determine alias dereferencing within search operations.
LDAP_OPT_DESC
Returns the file descriptor associated to the socket buffer of the LDAP handle
passed in as ld; outvalue must be a int *. This is a read-only, handle-specific
option.
LDAP_OPT_DIAGNOSTIC_MESSAGE
Sets/gets a string containing the error string associated to the LDAP handle. This
option was formerly known as LDAP_OPT_ERROR_STRING. outvalue must be a char **,
and the caller is responsible of freeing the returned string by calling
ldap_memfree(3), while invalue must be a char *; the library duplicates the
corresponding string.
LDAP_OPT_HOST_NAME
Sets/gets a space-separated list of hosts to be contacted by the library when
trying to establish a connection. This is now deprecated in favor of LDAP_OPT_URI.
outvalue must be a char **, and the caller is responsible of freeing the resulting
string by calling ldap_memfree(3), while invalue must be a const char *; the
library duplicates the corresponding string.
LDAP_OPT_MATCHED_DN
Sets/gets a string containing the matched DN associated to the LDAP handle.
outvalue must be a char **, and the caller is responsible of freeing the returned
string by calling ldap_memfree(3), while invalue must be a const char *; the
library duplicates the corresponding string.
LDAP_OPT_NETWORK_TIMEOUT
Sets/gets the network timeout value after which poll(2)/select(2) following a
connect(2) returns in case of no activity. outvalue must be a struct timeval **
(the caller has to free *outvalue), and invalue must be a const struct timeval *.
They cannot be NULL. Using a struct with seconds set to -1 results in an infinite
timeout, which is the default. This option is OpenLDAP specific.
LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION
Sets/gets the protocol version. outvalue and invalue must be int *.
LDAP_OPT_REFERRAL_URLS
Sets/gets an array containing the referral URIs associated to the LDAP handle.
outvalue must be a char ***, and the caller is responsible of freeing the returned
string by calling ldap_memvfree(3), while invalue must be a NULL-terminated char
*const *; the library duplicates the corresponding string. This option is OpenLDAP
specific.
LDAP_OPT_REFERRALS
Determines whether the library should implicitly chase referrals or not. invalue
must be const int *; its value should either be LDAP_OPT_OFF or LDAP_OPT_ON.
outvalue must be int *.
LDAP_OPT_RESTART
Determines whether the library should implicitly restart connections (FIXME).
invalue must be const int *; its value should either be LDAP_OPT_OFF or
LDAP_OPT_ON. outvalue must be int *.
LDAP_OPT_RESULT_CODE
Sets/gets the LDAP result code associated to the handle. This option was formerly
known as LDAP_OPT_ERROR_NUMBER. invalue must be a const int *. outvalue must be a
int *.
LDAP_OPT_SERVER_CONTROLS
Sets/gets the server-side controls to be used for all operations. This is now
deprecated as modern LDAP C API provides replacements for all main operations which
accepts server-side controls as explicit arguments; see for example
ldap_search_ext(3), ldap_add_ext(3), ldap_modify_ext(3) and so on. outvalue must
be LDAPControl ***, and the caller is responsible of freeing the returned controls,
if any, by calling ldap_controls_free(3), while invalue must be LDAPControl *const
*; the library duplicates the controls passed via invalue.
LDAP_OPT_SESSION_REFCNT
Returns the reference count associated with the LDAP handle passed in as ld;
outvalue must be a int *. This is a read-only, handle-specific option. This
option is OpenLDAP specific.
LDAP_OPT_SIZELIMIT
Sets/gets the value that defines the maximum number of entries to be returned by a
search operation. invalue must be const int *, while outvalue must be int *; They
cannot be NULL.
LDAP_OPT_SOCKBUF
Returns a pointer to the socket buffer of the LDAP handle passed in as ld; outvalue
must be a Sockbuf **. This is a read-only, handle-specific option. This option is
OpenLDAP specific.
LDAP_OPT_TIMELIMIT
Sets/gets the value that defines the time limit after which a search operation
should be terminated by the server. invalue must be const int *, while outvalue
must be int *, and they cannot be NULL.
LDAP_OPT_TIMEOUT
Sets/gets a timeout value for the synchronous API calls. outvalue must be a struct
timeval ** (the caller has to free *outvalue), and invalue must be a struct timeval
*, and they cannot be NULL. Using a struct with seconds set to -1 results in an
infinite timeout, which is the default. This option is OpenLDAP specific.
LDAP_OPT_URI
Sets/gets a comma- or space-separated list of URIs to be contacted by the library
when trying to establish a connection. outvalue must be a char **, and the caller
is responsible of freeing the resulting string by calling ldap_memfree(3), while
invalue must be a const char *; the library parses the string into a list of
LDAPURLDesc structures, so the invocation of ldap_set_option(3) may fail if URL
parsing fails. URIs may only contain the schema, the host, and the port fields.
This option is OpenLDAP specific.
SASL OPTIONS
The SASL options are OpenLDAP specific.
LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_AUTHCID
Gets the SASL authentication identity; outvalue must be a char **, its content
needs to be freed by the caller using ldap_memfree(3).
LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_AUTHZID
Gets the SASL authorization identity; outvalue must be a char **, its content needs
to be freed by the caller using ldap_memfree(3).
LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_MAXBUFSIZE
Gets/sets SASL maximum buffer size; invalue must be const ber_len_t *, while
outvalue must be ber_len_t *. See also LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_SECPROPS.
LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_MECH
Gets the SASL mechanism; outvalue must be a char **, its content needs to be freed
by the caller using ldap_memfree(3).
LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_MECHLIST
Gets the list of the available mechanisms, in form of a NULL-terminated array of
strings; outvalue must be char ***. The caller must not free or otherwise muck
with it.
LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_NOCANON
Sets/gets the NOCANON flag. When unset, the hostname is canonicalized. invalue
must be const int *; its value should either be LDAP_OPT_OFF or LDAP_OPT_ON.
outvalue must be int *.
LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_REALM
Gets the SASL realm; outvalue must be a char **, its content needs to be freed by
the caller using ldap_memfree(3).
LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_SECPROPS
Sets the SASL secprops; invalue must be a char *, containing a comma-separated list
of properties. Legal values are: none, nodict, noplain, noactive, passcred,
forwardsec, noanonymous, minssf=<minssf>, maxssf=<maxssf>, maxbufsize=<maxbufsize>.
LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_SSF
Gets the SASL SSF; outvalue must be a ber_len_t *.
LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_SSF_EXTERNAL
Sets the SASL SSF value related to an authentication performed using an EXTERNAL
mechanism; invalue must be a const ber_len_t *.
LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_SSF_MAX
Gets/sets SASL maximum SSF; invalue must be const ber_len_t *, while outvalue must
be ber_len_t *. See also LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_SECPROPS.
LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_SSF_MIN
Gets/sets SASL minimum SSF; invalue must be const ber_len_t *, while outvalue must
be ber_len_t *. See also LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_SECPROPS.
LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_USERNAME
Gets the SASL username; outvalue must be a char **. Its content needs to be freed
by the caller using ldap_memfree(3).
TCP OPTIONS
The TCP options are OpenLDAP specific. Mainly intended for use with Linux, they may not
be portable.
LDAP_OPT_X_KEEPALIVE_IDLE
Sets/gets the number of seconds a connection needs to remain idle before TCP starts
sending keepalive probes. invalue must be const int *; outvalue must be int *.
LDAP_OPT_X_KEEPALIVE_PROBES
Sets/gets the maximum number of keepalive probes TCP should send before dropping
the connection. invalue must be const int *; outvalue must be int *.
LDAP_OPT_X_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL
Sets/gets the interval in seconds between individual keepalive probes. invalue
must be const int *; outvalue must be int *.
TLS OPTIONS
The TLS options are OpenLDAP specific.
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CACERTDIR
Sets/gets the path of the directory containing CA certificates. invalue must be
const char *; outvalue must be char **, and its contents need to be freed by the
caller using ldap_memfree(3).
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CACERTFILE
Sets/gets the full-path of the CA certificate file. invalue must be const char *;
outvalue must be char **, and its contents need to be freed by the caller using
ldap_memfree(3).
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CERTFILE
Sets/gets the full-path of the certificate file. invalue must be const char *;
outvalue must be char **, and its contents need to be freed by the caller using
ldap_memfree(3).
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CIPHER_SUITE
Sets/gets the allowed cipher suite. invalue must be const char *; outvalue must be
char **, and its contents need to be freed by the caller using ldap_memfree(3).
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CONNECT_ARG
Sets/gets the connection callback argument. invalue must be const void *; outvalue
must be void **.
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CONNECT_CB
Sets/gets the connection callback handle. invalue must be const
LDAP_TLS_CONNECT_CB *; outvalue must be LDAP_TLS_CONNECT_CB **.
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CRLCHECK
Sets/gets the CRL evaluation strategy, one of LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CRL_NONE,
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CRL_PEER, or LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CRL_ALL. invalue must be const int *;
outvalue must be int *. Requires OpenSSL.
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CRLFILE
Sets/gets the full-path of the CRL file. invalue must be const char *; outvalue
must be char **, and its contents need to be freed by the caller using
ldap_memfree(3). This option is only valid for GnuTLS.
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_CTX
Sets/gets the TLS library context. New TLS sessions will inherit their default
settings from this library context. invalue must be const void *; outvalue must be
void **. When using the OpenSSL library this is an SSL_CTX*. When using other
crypto libraries this is a pointer to an OpenLDAP private structure. Applications
generally should not use this option or attempt to manipulate this structure.
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_DHFILE
Gets/sets the full-path of the file containing the parameters for Diffie-Hellman
ephemeral key exchange. invalue must be const char *; outvalue must be char **,
and its contents need to be freed by the caller using ldap_memfree(3). Ignored by
GnuTLS and Mozilla NSS.
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_KEYFILE
Sets/gets the full-path of the certificate key file. invalue must be const char *;
outvalue must be char **, and its contents need to be freed by the caller using
ldap_memfree(3).
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_NEWCTX
Instructs the library to create a new TLS library context. invalue must be const
int *. A non-zero value pointed to by invalue tells the library to create a
context for a server.
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_PROTOCOL_MIN
Sets/gets the minimum protocol version. invalue must be const int *; outvalue must
be int *.
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_RANDOM_FILE
Sets/gets the random file when /dev/random and /dev/urandom are not available.
invalue must be const char *; outvalue must be char **, and its contents need to be
freed by the caller using ldap_memfree(3). Ignored by GnuTLS older than version
2.2. Ignored by Mozilla NSS.
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_REQUIRE_CERT
Sets/gets the peer certificate checking strategy, one of LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_NEVER,
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_HARD, LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_DEMAND, LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_ALLOW,
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_TRY.
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_SSL_CTX
Gets the TLS session context associated with this handle. outvalue must be void
**. When using the OpenSSL library this is an SSL*. When using other crypto
libraries this is a pointer to an OpenLDAP private structure. Applications
generally should not use this option.
ERRORS
On success, the functions return LDAP_OPT_SUCCESS, while they may return LDAP_OPT_ERROR to
indicate a generic option handling error. Occasionally, more specific errors can be
returned, like LDAP_NO_MEMORY to indicate a failure in memory allocation.
NOTES
The LDAP libraries with the LDAP_OPT_REFERRALS option set to LDAP_OPT_ON (default value)
automatically follow referrals using an anonymous bind. Application developers are
encouraged to either implement consistent referral chasing features, or explicitly disable
referral chasing by setting that option to LDAP_OPT_OFF.
The protocol version used by the library defaults to LDAPv2 (now historic), which
corresponds to the LDAP_VERSION2 macro. Application developers are encouraged to
explicitly set LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION to LDAPv3, using the LDAP_VERSION3 macro, or to
allow users to select the protocol version.
SEE ALSO
ldap(3), ldap_error(3), RFC 4422 (http://www.rfc-editor.org),
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project
<http://www.openldap.org/>. OpenLDAP Software is derived from University of Michigan LDAP
3.3 Release.