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LDAP_GET_OPTION(3) Library Functions Manual LDAP_GET_OPTION(3)
ldap_get_option, ldap_set_option - LDAP option handling routines
OpenLDAP LDAP (libldap, -lldap)
#include <ldap.h>
int ldap_get_option(LDAP *ld, int option, void *outvalue);
int ldap_set_option(LDAP *ld, int option, const void *invalue);
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.
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).
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 *.
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
Gets the cipher being used on an established TLS session.
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
Mozilla NSS.
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_ECNAME
Gets/sets the name of the curve used for elliptic curve key
exchanges. 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. In GnuTLS
a curve may be selected in the cipher suite specification.
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_PEERCERT
Gets the peer's certificate in DER format from an established
TLS session. outvalue must be struct berval *, and the data
it returns needs to be freed by the caller using
ldap_memfree(3).
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.
LDAP_OPT_X_TLS_VERSION
Gets the TLS version being used on an established TLS session.
outvalue must be char **, and its contents need to be freed by
the caller using ldap_memfree(3).
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.
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.
ldap(3), ldap_error(3), RFC 4422 (http://www.rfc-editor.org),
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<http://www.openldap.org/>. OpenLDAP Software is derived from the
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