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Preface

1 Introduction

About Oracle Internet Directory Software Developer's Kit release 3.0.1

Components of the Oracle Internet Directory Software Developer's Kit

Other Components of Oracle Internet Directory

Operating Systems Supported

2 Concepts

History of LDAP

Overview of LDAP Models

LDAP Naming Model

LDAP Information Model

LDAP Functional Model

LDAP Security Model

Authentication

Access Control and Authorization

Data Integrity

Data Privacy

Password Protection

Password Policies

About the Oracle Internet Directory API

Initializing an LDAP Session

Initializing the Session by Using the C API

Initializing the Session by Using DBMS_LDAP

LDAP Session Handle Options in the C API

Enabling Authentication to a Directory Server

Enabling Authentication to a Directory Server by Using the C API

Enabling Authentication to a Directory Server by Using DBMS_LDAP

Searching by Using DBMS_LDAP

Flow of Search-Related Operations

Search Scope

Filters

Enabling Session Termination by Using DBMS_LDAP

3 The Oracle Internet Directory C API

About the Oracle Internet Directory C API

Oracle Internet Directory SDK C API SSL Extensions

C API Reference

Summary of LDAP C API

Functions

Initializing an LDAP Session

LDAP Session Handle Options

Working With Controls

Authenticating to the Directory

Closing the Session

Performing LDAP Operations

Abandoning an Operation

Obtaining Results and Peeking Inside LDAP Messages

Handling Errors and Parsing Results

Stepping Through a List of Results

Parsing Search Results

Sample C API Usage

C API Usage with SSL

C API Usage Without SSL

Building Applications with the C API

Required Header Files and Libraries

Building a Sample Search Tool

Dependencies and Limitations

4 The Oracle Internet Directory PL/SQL API

About the PL/SQL API

Sample PL/SQL Usage

Using the PL/SQL API from a Database Trigger

Using the PL/SQL API for a Search

Building Applications with PL/SQL LDAP API

Dependencies and Limitations

PL/SQL Reference

Summary of Subprograms

Exception Summary

Data-Type Summary

Subprograms

5 Command-Line Tools Syntax

LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) Syntax

Command-Line Tools Syntax

ldapadd Syntax

ldapaddmt Syntax

ldapbind Syntax

ldapcompare Syntax

ldapdelete Syntax

ldapmoddn Syntax

ldapmodify Syntax

ldapmodifymt Syntax

ldapsearch Syntax

Catalog Management Tool Syntax

Glossary

Index