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Chapter 54. Parameters for the Bind Function
The following table lists the parameters in the parameter block passed to the database bind function. If you are writing a pre-operation, database, or post-operation bind function, you can get these values by calling the function.
| Parameter ID | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
SLAPI_BIND_TARGET | char * | DN of the entry to which to bind. |
SLAPI_BIND_METHOD | int | Authentication method used; for example, LDAP_AUTH_SIMPLE or LDAP_AUTH_SASL. |
SLAPI_BIND_CREDENTIALS | struct berval * | Credentials from the bind request. |
SLAPI_BIND_RET_SASLCREDS | struct berval * | Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) credentials that you want to send back to the client. Set this before calling . |
SLAPI_BIND_SASLMECHANISM | char * | Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) mechanism that is used (for example, LDAP_SASL_EXTERNAL). |
See Table 7.9, “Table of Information Processed during an LDAP Abandon Operation”, for more information on these parameters.
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