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LDAP_GET_OPTION(3)        Library Functions Manual        LDAP_GET_OPTION(3)

NAME         top

       ldap_get_option, ldap_set_option - LDAP option handling routines

LIBRARY         top

       OpenLDAP LDAP (libldap, -lldap)

SYNOPSIS         top

       #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         top

       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         top

       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         top

       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         top

       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).

ERRORS         top

       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         top

       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         top

       ldap(3), ldap_error(3), RFC 4422 (http://www.rfc-editor.org),

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS         top

       OpenLDAP Software is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project
       <http://www.openldap.org/>.  OpenLDAP Software is derived from the
       University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.

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