LDAP_GET_OPTION(3) Library Functions Manual LDAP_GET_OPTION(3)
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 lda-
paif_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 dupli-
cates 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 depre-
cated in favor of LDAP_OPT_URI. outvalue must be a char **, and the caller is responsible of freeing the resulting string by call-
ing 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 responsi-
ble of freeing the returned string by calling ldap_memfree(3), while invalue must be a const char *; the library duplicates the cor-
responding 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, han-
dle-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 time-
out, 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_mem-
free(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 *; out-
value 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. Occa-
sionally, 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 chas-
ing 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 the
University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
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