ldap_get_option, ldap_set_option — LDAP option handling routines
#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_OPT_API_FEATURE_INFO
Fills-in a LDAPAPIFeatureInfo; outvalue
must be a
LDAPAPIFeatureInfo *,
pointing to an already allocated struct. 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. 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_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_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.
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.
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.
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.
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.