LDAP_GET_OPTION(3)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 LDAPAPIFea‐
tureInfo *, 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 *, point‐
ing 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 opera‐
tions. 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 respon‐
sible 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 con‐
necting state. Subsequent calls to library routines will poll
for completion of the connect before performing further opera‐
tions. 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 spe‐
cific.
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 call‐
back 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 OpenL‐
DAP 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 dep‐
recated 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_mem‐
free(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 connec‐
tions (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 opera‐
tions. 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 respon‐
sible 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 can‐
not be NULL.
LDAP_OPT_TIMEOUT
Sets/gets a timeout value for the synchronous API calls. out‐
value must be a struct timeval ** (the caller has to free *out‐
value), 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 con‐
tacted 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_mem‐
free(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 canoni‐
calized. 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. out‐
value 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 imple‐
ment consistent referral chasing features, or explicitly disable refer‐
ral chasing by setting that option to LDAP_OPT_OFF.
The protocol version used by the library defaults to LDAPv2 (now his‐
toric), 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 ALSOldap(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 Univer‐
sity of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.
OpenLDAP 2.4.35 2013/03/31 LDAP_GET_OPTION(3)
