LDAP Session Functions

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The following table shows the LDAP session functions with a description of the purpose of each.

Programming element	Description
cldap_open	This function establishes a session with a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server over a connectionless User Datagram Protocol (UDP) service.
ldap_abandon	This function is called by a client to cancel an in-progress asynchronous LDAP call.
ldap_bind	This function is an asynchronous function that authenticates a client to the LDAP server. The bind operation identifies a client to the directory server by providing a distinguished name and some type of authentication credential, such as a password. The authentication method being used determines the particular type of credential.
ldap_bind_s	This function is a synchronous function that authenticates a client to the LDAP server.
ldap_connect	This function establishes a connection with the server.
ldap_get_option	This function retrieves the current values of session-wide parameters.
ldap_init	This function initializes a session with an LDAP server.
ldap_open	This function creates and initializes a connection block, and then opens the connection to an LDAP server. This function is currently depreciated: users are strongly encouraged to use ldap_init instead.
ldap_sasl_bind_s	This function is a synchronous function that authenticates a client to the LDAP server using the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL).
ldap_sasl_bind	This function is an asynchronous function that authenticates a client to the LDAP server using the Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL).
ldap_set_option	This function sets options on connection blocks.
ldap_simple_bind	This function authenticates a client to a server using a clear text password.
ldap_simple_bind_s	This function authenticates a client to a server using a clear text password.
ldap_sslinit	This function initializes a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) session with an LDAP server.
ldap_unbind	This function frees all resources associated with an LDAP session.
ldap_unbind_s	This function frees all resources associated with an LDAP session.