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LDAP Library Functions                           ldap_bind(3LDAP)



NAME
     ldap_bind,  ldap_bind_s,  ldap_sasl_bind,  ldap_sasl_bind_s,
     ldap_simple_bind,      ldap_simple_bind_s,      ldap_unbind,
     ldap_unbind_s,    ldap_unbind_ext,     ldap_set_rebind_proc,
     ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s - LDAP bind functions

SYNOPSIS
     cc [ flag... ] file... -lldap [ library... ]
     #include 
     #include 

     int ldap_bind(LDAP *ld, char *who, char *cred, int method);


     int ldap_bind_s(LDAP *ld, char *who, char *cred, int method);


     int ldap_simple_bind(LDAP *ld, char *who, char *passwd);


     int ldap_simple_bind_s(LDAP *ld, char *who, char *passwd);


     int ldap_unbind(LDAP *ld);


     int ldap_unbind_s(LDAP *ld);


     int ldap_unbind_ext(LDAP *ld, LDAPControl **serverctrls,
          LDAPControl **clientctrls);


     void ldap_set_rebind_proc(LDAP *ld, int (*rebindproc);


     int ldap_sasl_bind(LDAP *ld, char *dn, char *mechanism,
          struct berval **serverctrls, LDAPControl **clientctrls,
          int *msgidp);


     int ldap_sasl_bind_s(LDAP *ld, char *dn, char *mechanism,
          struct berval *cred, LDAPControl **serverctrls,
          LDAPControl **clientctrls);


     int ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s(LDAP *ld, char *dn,
          char *saslMechanism, LDAPControl **sctrl,
          LDAPControl **cctrl, unsigned flags,
          LDAP_SASL_INTERACT_PROC *callback, void *defaults);





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LDAP Library Functions                           ldap_bind(3LDAP)



DESCRIPTION
     These functions provide various interfaces to the LDAP  bind
     operation. After a connection is made to an LDAP server, the
     ldap_bind() function returns the message ID of  the  request
     initiated.  The ldap_bind_s() function returns an LDAP error
     code.

  Simple Authentication
     The simplest form of the bind call is  ldap_simple_bind_s().
     The  function  takes  the  DN (Distinguished Name) of the dn
     parameter and the userPassword associated with the entry  in
     passwd to return an LDAP error code. See ldap_error(3LDAP).


     The ldap_simple_bind() call is  asynchronous.  The  function
     takes  the  same parameters as ldap_simple_bind_s() but ini-
     tiates the bind operation and returns the message ID of  the
     request sent. The result of the operation can be obtained by
     a subsequent call to ldap_result(3LDAP).

  General Authentication
     The ldap_bind() and  ldap_bind_s()  functions  are  used  to
     select  the authentication method at runtime. Both functions
     take an extra method parameter  to  set  the  authentication
     method.  For  simple authentication, the method parameter is
     set to LDAP_AUTH_SIMPLE. The  ldap_bind()  function  returns
     the  message  id of the request initiated. The ldap_bind_s()
     function returns an LDAP error code.

  SASL Authentication
     The ldap_sasl_bind() and  ldap_sasl_bind_s()  functions  are
     used  for  general  and  extensible authentication over LDAP
     through the use of the Simple Authentication Security Layer.
     The  routines both take the DN to bind as the authentication
     method. A dotted-string representation of an OID  identifies
     the  method, and the berval structure holds the credentials.
     The special constant  value  LDAP_SASL_SIMPLE  ("")  can  be
     passed  to  request  simple  authentication.  Otherwise, the
     ldap_simple_bind()  function  or  the   ldap_simple_bind_s()
     function can be used.


     The ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s() helper function takes its
     data and performs the necessary ldap_sasl_bind() and associ-
     ated SASL library authentication sequencing  with  the  LDAP
     server that uses the provided connection (ld).


     Upon a successful bind, the ldap_sasl_bind() function  will,
     if  negotiated  by the SASL interface, install the necessary
     internal libldap  plumbing  to  enable  SASL  integrity  and
     privacy (over the wire encryption) with the LDAP server.



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LDAP Library Functions                           ldap_bind(3LDAP)



     The LDAP_SASL_INTERACTIVE  option  flag  is  passed  to  the
     libldap  API through the flags argument of the API. The flag
     tells the API to use the SASL interactive mode and  to  have
     the   API  request  SASL  authentication  data  through  the
     LDAP_SASL_INTERACTIVE_PROC callback as needed. The  callback
     provided is in the form:

       typedef int (LDAP_SASL_INTERACT_PROC)
           (LDAP *ld, unsigned flags, void* defaults, void *interact);




     The user-provided SASL callback is  passed  to  the  current
     LDAP   connection  pointer,  the  current  flags  field,  an
     optional pointer to  user-defined  data,  and  the  list  of
     sasl_interact_t    authentication    values   requested   by
     libsasl(3LIB) to complete authentication.


     The user-defined callback collects and returns the authenti-
     cation information in the sasl_interact_t array according to
     libsasl rules. The authentication  information  can  include
     user IDs, passwords, realms, or other information defined by
     SASL. The SASL library uses this date during  sequencing  to
     complete authentication.

  Unbinding
     The ldap_unbind() call is used to unbind from  a  directory,
     to  terminate  the  current  association,  and  to  free the
     resources contained in the ld structure. Once  the  function
     is  called,  the connection to the LDAP server is closed and
     the  ld  structure  is  invalid.  The  ldap_unbind_s()   and
     ldap_unbind() calls are identical and synchronous in nature.


     The ldap_unbind_ext() function is  used  to  unbind  from  a
     directory, to terminate the current association, and to free
     the  resources  contained  in  the  LDAP  structure.  Unlike
     ldap_unbind()  and  ldap_unbind_s(),  both server and client
     controls can be explicitly included  with  ldap_unbind_ext()
     requests.  No  server  response is made to an unbind request
     and responses should not be expected  from  server  controls
     included with unbind requests.

  Rebinding While Following Referral
     The ldap_set_rebind_proc() call is used to  set  a  function
     called  back to obtain bind credentials. The credentials are
     used when a new server is contacted after an LDAP  referral.
     If  ldap_set_rebind_proc()  is  never  called,  or  if it is
     called with a NULL rebindproc parameter, an  unauthenticated
     simple LDAP bind is always done when chasing referrals.



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LDAP Library Functions                           ldap_bind(3LDAP)



     The rebindproc() function is declared as shown below:

       int rebindproc(LDAP *ld, char **whop, char **credp,
           int *methodp, int freeit);



     The LDAP library first calls the rebindproc() to obtain  the
     referral bind credentials. The freeit parameter is zero. The
     whop,  credp,  and  methodp  parameters  should  be  set  as
     appropriate.  If rebindproc() returns LDAP_SUCCESS, referral
     processing continues. The rebindproc() is  called  a  second
     time  with a non-zero freeit value to give the application a
     chance to free any memory allocated in the previous call.


     If anything but LDAP_SUCCESS is returned by the  first  call
     to  rebindproc(),  referral  processing  is  stopped and the
     error code is returned for the original LDAP operation.

RETURN VALUES
     Make a call to ldap_result(3LDAP) to obtain the result of  a
     bind operation.

ERRORS
     Asynchronous functions will return -1 in case of error.  See
     ldap_error(3LDAP)   for  more  information  on  error  codes
     returned. If no credentials are returned, the result parame-
     ter is set to NULL.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Committed                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | MT-Level                    | Safe                        |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     ldap(3LDAP),      ldap_error(3LDAP),       ldap_open(3LDAP),
     ldap_result(3LDAP), libsasl(3LIB), attributes(5)







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