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ldap_simple_bind(3)





NAME

       ldap_bind, ldap_bind_s, ldap_simple_bind, ldap_simple_bind_s, ldap_ker-
       beros_bind_s,  ldap_kerberos_bind1,  ldap_kerberos_bind1_s,   ldap_ker-
       beros_bind2,  ldap_kerberos_bind2_s,  ldap_sasl_bind, ldap_sasl_bind_s,
       ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s, ldap_parse_sasl_bind_result, ldap_unbind,
       ldap_unbind_s - LDAP bind routines


LIBRARY

       OpenLDAP LDAP (libldap, -lldap)


SYNOPSIS

       #include <ldap.h>

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

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

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

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

       int ldap_kerberos_bind_s(LDAP *ld, const char *who);

       int ldap_kerberos_bind1(LDAP *ld, const char *who);

       int ldap_kerberos_bind1_s(LDAP *ld, const char *who);

       int ldap_kerberos_bind2(LDAP *ld, const char *who);

       int ldap_kerberos_bind2_s(LDAP *ld, const char *who);

       int ldap_sasl_bind(LDAP *ld, const char *dn, const char *mechanism,
              struct berval *cred, LDAPControl *sctrls[],
              LDAPControl *cctrls[], int *msgidp);

       int ldap_sasl_bind_s(LDAP *ld, const char *dn, const char *mechanism,
              struct berval *cred, LDAPControl *sctrls[],
              LDAPControl *cctrls[], struct berval **servercredp);

       int ldap_parse_sasl_bind_result(LDAP *ld, LDAPMessage *res,
              struct berval **servercredp, int freeit);

       int ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s(LDAP *ld, const char *dn,
              const char *mechs,
              LDAPControl *sctrls[], LDAPControl *cctrls[],
              unsigned flags, LDAP_SASL_INTERACT_PROC *interact,
              void *defaults);

       int ldap_unbind(LDAP *ld);

       int ldap_unbind_s(LDAP *ld);


DESCRIPTION

       These  routines  provide various interfaces to the LDAP bind operation.
       After an association with an LDAP server is made using ldap_init(3), an
       LDAP  bind  operation  should  be performed before other operations are
       attempted over the connection.  An LDAP bind  is  required  when  using
       Version  2  of  the  LDAP protocol; it is optional for Version 3 but is
       usually needed due to security considerations.

       There are many types of bind calls,  providing  simple  authentication,
       Kerberos  version  4  authentication, and general routines to do either
       one, as well as calls using SASL (Simple  Authentication  and  Security
       Layer)  that  can  negotiate one of many different kinds of authentica-
       tion.  Both synchronous and asynchronous versions of  each  variant  of
       the bind call are provided.  All routines take ld as their first param-
       eter, as returned from ldap_init(3).

       Kerberos version 4 has been superseded by Kerberos version 5,  and  the
       Kerberos version 4 support is only provided for backward compatibility.
       The SASL interfaces should be used for new applications. SASL  provides
       a  general interface for using Kerberos versions 4 and 5 and many other
       security systems.


SIMPLE AUTHENTICATION

       The simplest form of the bind call is ldap_simple_bind_s().   It  takes
       the  DN  to  bind  as  in who, and the userPassword associated with the
       entry  in  passwd.   It  returns  an   LDAP   error   indication   (see
       ldap_error(3)).   The  ldap_simple_bind()  call is asynchronous, taking
       the same parameters but only initiating the bind operation and  return-
       ing the message id of the request it sent.  The result of the operation
       can be obtained by a subsequent call to ldap_result(3).


KERBEROS AUTHENTICATION

       If the LDAP library and LDAP server being contacted have been  compiled
       with the KERBEROS option defined, Kerberos version 4 authentication can
       be performed. As mentioned above, these Kerberos routines are  provided
       only for backward compatibility.

       These  routines  assume the user already has obtained a ticket granting
       ticket.  The routines take who, the DN of the entry to  bind  as.   The
       ldap_kerberos_bind_s()  routine does both steps of the Kerberos binding
       process  synchronously.   The  ldap_kerberos_bind1_s()  and   ldap_ker-
       beros_bind2_s()  routines  allow  synchronous  access to the individual
       steps, authenticating to the LDAP server and X.500  DSA,  respectively.
       The  ldap_kerberos_bind1()  and  ldap_kerberos_bind2() routines provide
       equivalent asynchronous access.

       The ldap_kerberos_bind_s() routine is used to perform both  authentica-
       tion steps when contacting an LDAP server that is a gateway to an X.500
       DSA.  This kind of server configuration is only supported in the  (very
       old)  University  of  Michigan  LDAP  release.  The OpenLDAP package no
       longer provides this gateway server.  The standalone LDAP  server  pro-
       vided  in OpenLDAP may still be configured with Kerberos version 4 sup-
       port, but it only requires one authentication step, and will return  an
       error  if  the second step is attempted.  Therefore, only the ldap_ker-
       beros_bind1() routine or its synchronous equivalent may  be  used  when
       contacting an OpenLDAP server.


GENERAL AUTHENTICATION

       The ldap_bind() and ldap_bind_s() routines can be used when the authen-
       tication method to use needs to be selected at runtime.  They both take
       an  extra  method parameter selecting the authentication method to use.
       It should be set  to  one  of  LDAP_AUTH_SIMPLE,  LDAP_AUTH_KRBV41,  or
       LDAP_AUTH_KRBV42, to select simple authentication, Kerberos authentica-
       tion to the LDAP server, or Kerberos authentication to the  X.500  DSA,
       respectively.   ldap_bind()  returns  the  message id of the request it
       initiates.  ldap_bind_s() returns an LDAP error indication.


SASL AUTHENTICATION

       Description still under construction...


UNBINDING

       The ldap_unbind() call is used to unbind from the directory,  terminate
       the  current  association,  and  free the resources contained in the ld
       structure.  Once it is called, the connection to  the  LDAP  server  is
       closed,  and  the ld structure is invalid.  The ldap_unbind_s() call is
       just another name for ldap_unbind(); both of these calls  are  synchro-
       nous in nature.


ERRORS

       Asynchronous  routines  will  return  -1  in case of error, setting the
       ld_errno parameter of the ld structure.   Synchronous  routines  return
       whatever ld_errno is set to.  See ldap_error(3) for more information.


SEE ALSO

       ldap(3),  ldap_error(3),  ldap_open(3), RFC 2222 (http://www.ietf.org),
       Cyrus SASL (http://asg.web.cmu.edu/sasl/)


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

       OpenLDAP  is  developed  and  maintained  by   The   OpenLDAP   Project
       (http://www.openldap.org/).   OpenLDAP  is  derived  from University of
       Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.

OpenLDAP 2.2.30                   2005/11/18                      LDAP_BIND(3)

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