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	Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition Developer's Guide 11 g Release 1 (11.1.1.5.0)

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Part I Directory Server Plug-In API Guide

1. Before You Start Writing Plug-Ins

2. Changes to the Plug-In API Since Directory Server 5.2

3. Getting Started With Directory Server Plug-Ins

4. Working With Entries Using Plug-Ins

5. Extending Client Request Handling Using Plug-Ins

6. Handling Authentication Using Plug-Ins

7. Performing Internal Operations With Plug-Ins

8. Writing Entry Store and Entry Fetch Plug-Ins

9. Writing Extended Operation Plug-Ins

10. Writing Matching Rule Plug-Ins

11. Writing Password Storage Scheme Plug-Ins

12. Writing Password Quality Check Plug-Ins

13. Writing Computed Attribute Plug-Ins

Part II Directory Server Plug-In API Reference

14. Data Type and Structure Reference

15. Function Reference, Part I

16. Function Reference, Part II

17. Parameter Block Reference

Parameter Categories

Backend Information

Connection Information

Directory Configuration Information

Extended Operations

Internal Operations

Operation Information

Plug-In Registration

Password Verification

Post-Operation Entry Access

Startup and Shutdown

Extended Operations

Internal Postoperation

Internal Preoperation

Entry Storage and Retrieval

One-Way and Reversible Password Storage

Rename (Modify RDN)

A. NameFinder Application

Prerequisite Software

Deploying NameFinder

Configuring NameFinder to Access Your Directory

Customizing NameFinder

Backend Information

The following parameters allow you to access information about directory backends through the parameter block.

Table 17-4 Backend Information Parameters

Parameter ID	Data Type	Description
`SLAPI_BACKEND`	`Slapi_Backend *`	Backend serving the current operation. May be `NULL` if no backend is associated with the current operation.
`SLAPI_BE_LASTMOD`	`int`	Whether the backend tracks modification time and who made the modification: 0 if modifications are not tracked 1 if modifications are tracked
`SLAPI_BE_READONLY`	`int`	Value of `nsslapd-readonly` in the server configuration file: `0` if the backend is writable. `1` if the backend is read-only.
`SLAPI_BE_TYPE`	`char *`	Value of `nsslapd-database` in the server configuration file.
`SLAPI_DBSIZE`	`unsigned int`	Size of the backend database in KB.

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