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NAME
       Net::LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

SYNOPSIS
        use Net::LDAP;

        $ldap = Net::LDAP->new( 'ldap.example.com' )  or  die "$@";

        $mesg = $ldap->bind;                         # anonymous bind

        $mesg->code  and  die $mesg->error;          # check for errors

        $srch = $ldap->search( base   => "c=US",     # perform a search
                               filter => "(&(sn=Barr)(o=Texas Instruments))"
                             );

        $srch->code  and  die $srch->error;          # check for errors

        foreach $entry ($srch->entries) { $entry->dump; }

        $mesg = $ldap->unbind;                       # take down session

        $ldap = Net::LDAP->new( 'ldaps://ldap.example.com' )  or  die "$@";

        # simple bind with DN and password
        $mesg = $ldap->bind( 'cn=root, o=University of Michigan, c=us',
                             password => 'secret'
                           );

        $mesg->code  and  die $mesg->error;          # check for errors

        $result = $ldap->add( 'cn=Barbara Jensen, o=University of Michigan, c=US',
                              attrs => [
                                cn          => ['Barbara Jensen', 'Barbs Jensen'],
                                sn          => 'Jensen',
                                mail        => 'b.jensen@umich.edu',
                                objectclass => ['top', 'person',
                                                'organizationalPerson',
                                                'inetOrgPerson' ],
                              ]
                            );

        $result->code  and  warn "failed to add entry: ", $result->error;

        $mesg = $ldap->unbind;                       # take down session

DESCRIPTION
       Net::LDAP is a collection of modules that implements a LDAP services
       API for Perl programs. The module may be used to search directories or
       perform maintenance functions such as adding, deleting or modifying
       entries.

       This document assumes that the reader has some knowledge of the LDAP
       protocol.

CONSTRUCTOR
       new ( HOST, OPTIONS )
           Creates a new Net::LDAP object and opens a connection to the named
           host.

           "HOST" may be a host name or an IP address. TCP port may be
           specified after the host name followed by a colon (such as
           localhost:10389). The default TCP port for LDAP is 389.

           You can also specify a URI, such as 'ldaps://127.0.0.1:666' or
           'ldapi://%2fvar%2flib%2fldap_sock'. Note that '%2f's in the LDAPI
           socket path will be translated into '/'. This is to support LDAP
           query options like base, search etc. although the query part of the
           URI will be ignored in this context. If port was not specified in
           the URI, the default is either 389 or 636 for 'LDAP' and 'LDAPS'
           schemes respectively.

           "HOST" may also be a reference to an array of hosts, host-port
           pairs or URIs to try. Each will be tried in order until a
           connection is made. Only when all have failed will the result of
           "undef" be returned.

           port => N
               Port to connect to on the remote server. May be overridden by
               "HOST".

           scheme => 'ldap' | 'ldaps' | 'ldapi'
               Connection scheme to use when not using an URI as "HOST".
               (Default: ldap)

           keepalive => 1
               If given, set the socket's SO_KEEPALIVE option depending on the
               Boolean value of the option.  (Default: use system default)

               Failures in changing the socket's SO_KEEPALIVE option are
               ignored.

           timeout => N
               Timeout passed to IO::Socket when connecting the remote server.
               (Default: 120)

           multihomed => N
               Will be passed to IO::Socket as the "MultiHomed" parameter when
               connecting to the remote server

           localaddr => HOST
               Will be passed to IO::Socket as the "LocalAddr" parameter,
               which sets the client's IP address (as opposed to the server's
               IP address.)

           debug => N
               Set the debug level. See the debug method for details.

           async => 1
               Perform all operations asynchronously.

           onerror => 'die' | 'warn' | 'undef' | sub { ... }
               In synchronous mode, change what happens when an error is
               detected.

               'die'
                   Net::LDAP will croak whenever an error is detected.

               'warn'
                   Net::LDAP will warn whenever an error is detected.

               'undef'
                   Net::LDAP will warn whenever an error is detected and "-w"
                   is in effect. The method that was called will return
                   "undef".

                   Note this value is the string 'undef', not the "undef"
                   value.

               sub { ... }
                   The given sub will be called in a scalar context with a
                   single argument, the result message. The value returned
                   will be the return value for the method that was called.

           version => N
               Set the protocol version being used (default is LDAPv3). This
               is useful if you want to talk to an old server and therefore
               have to use LDAPv2.

           raw => REGEX
               Use REGEX to denote the names of attributes that are to be
               considered binary in search results.

               When this option is given, Net::LDAP converts all values of
               attributes not matching this REGEX into Perl UTF-8 strings so
               that the regular Perl operators (pattern matching, ...) can
               operate as one expects even on strings with international
               characters.

               If this option is not given, attribute values are treated as
               byte strings.

               Example: raw => qr/(?i:^jpegPhoto|;binary)/

           inet4 => N
           inet6 => N
               Try to connect to the server using the specified IP protocol
               only, i.e. either IPv4 or IPv6.  If the protocol selected is
               not supported, connecting will fail.

               The default is to use any of the two protocols.

           Example

             $ldap = Net::LDAP->new( 'remote.host', async => 1 );

           LDAPS connections have some extra valid options, see the start_tls
           method for details. Note the default port for LDAPS is 636, and the
           default value for 'sslversion' is the value used as default by
           IO::Socket::SSL.

           For LDAPI connections, HOST is actually the location of a UNIX
           domain socket to connect to. The default location is
           '/var/run/ldapi'.

METHODS
       Each of the following methods take as arguments some number of fixed
       parameters followed by options, these options are passed in a named
       fashion, for example

         $mesg = $ldap->bind( "cn=me,o=example", password => "mypasswd");

       The return value from these methods is an object derived from the
       Net::LDAP::Message class. The methods of this class allow you to
       examine the status of the request.

       abandon ( ID, OPTIONS )
           Abandon a previously issued request. "ID" may be a number or an
           object which is a sub-class of Net::LDAP::Message, returned from a
           previous method call.

           control => CONTROL
           control => [ CONTROL, ... ]
               See "CONTROLS" below

           callback => CALLBACK
               See "CALLBACKS" below

           Example

             $res = $ldap->search( @search_args );

             $mesg = $ldap->abandon( $res ); # This could be written as $res->abandon

       add ( DN, OPTIONS )
           Add a new entry to the directory. "DN" can be either a
           Net::LDAP::Entry object or a string.

           attrs => [ ATTR => VALUE, ... ]
               "VALUE" should be a string if only a single value is wanted, or
               a reference to an array of strings if multiple values are
               wanted.

               This argument is not used if "DN" is a Net::LDAP::Entry object.

           control => CONTROL
           control => [ CONTROL, ... ]
               See "CONTROLS" below

           callback => CALLBACK
               See "CALLBACKS" below

           Example

             # $entry is an object of class Net::LDAP::Entry
             $mesg = $ldap->add( $entry );

             $mesg = $ldap->add( $dn,
                                 attrs => [
                                   name  => 'Graham Barr',
                                   attr  => 'value1',
                                   attr  => 'value2',
                                   multi => [qw(value1 value2)]
                                 ]
                               );

       bind ( DN, OPTIONS )
           Bind (log in) to the server. "DN" is the DN to bind with. An
           anonymous bind may be done by calling bind without any arguments.

           control => CONTROL
           control => [ CONTROL, ... ]
               See "CONTROLS" below

           callback => CALLBACK
               See "CALLBACKS" below

           noauth | anonymous => 1
               Bind without any password. The value passed with this option is
               ignored.

           password => PASSWORD
               Bind with the given password.

           sasl => SASLOBJ
               Bind using a SASL mechanism. The argument given should be a
               sub-class of Authen::SASL or an Authen::SASL client connection
               by calling "client_new" on an Authen::SASL object.

               If passed an Authen::SASL object then "client_new" will be
               called to create a client connection object.  The hostname
               passed by "Net::LDAP" to "client_new" can be set using the
               "sasl_host" option below.  If this is not correct for your
               environment, consider calling "client_new" yourself and passing
               the client connection object as "SASLOBJ".

           sasl_host => SASLHOST
               When binding using SASL, allow the hostname used in the SASL
               communication to differ from the hostname connected to.

               If "SASLHOST" evaluates to TRUE, then it is used as the SASL
               hostname.

               If it evaluates to FALSE, then the value is determined by
               calling "peerhost" on the socket.  In older versions of
               Net::LDAP this was the standard behaviour, but it turned out to
               cause more trouble than it fixed.

               When the option is not given, the SASL host name used defaults
               to the host name / IP address taken from the "HOST" parameter
               when connecting.

           Example

             $mesg = $ldap->bind; # Anonymous bind

             $mesg = $ldap->bind( $dn, password => $password );

             # $sasl is an object of class Authen::SASL
             $mesg = $ldap->bind( $dn, sasl => $sasl, version => 3 );

       compare ( DN, OPTIONS )
           Compare values in an attribute in the entry given by "DN" on the
           server. "DN" may be a string or a Net::LDAP::Entry object.

           attr => ATTR
               The name of the attribute to compare.

           value => VALUE
               The value to compare with.

           control => CONTROL
           control => [ CONTROL, ... ]
               See "CONTROLS" below.

           callback => CALLBACK
               See "CALLBACKS" below.

           Example

             $mesg = $ldap->compare( $dn,
                                     attr  => 'cn',
                                     value => 'Graham Barr'
                                   );

       delete ( DN, OPTIONS )
           Delete the entry given by "DN" from the server. "DN" may be a
           string or a Net::LDAP::Entry object.

           control => CONTROL
           control => [ CONTROL, ... ]
               See "CONTROLS" below.

           callback => CALLBACK
               See "CALLBACKS" below.

           Example

            $mesg = $ldap->delete( $dn );

       moddn ( DN, OPTIONS )
           Rename the entry given by "DN" on the server. "DN" may be a string
           or a Net::LDAP::Entry object.

           newrdn => RDN
               This value should be a new RDN to assign to "DN".

           deleteoldrdn => 1
               This option should be passed if the existing RDN is to be
               deleted.

           newsuperior => NEWDN
               If given this value should be the DN of the new superior for
               "DN".

           control => CONTROL
           control => [ CONTROL, ... ]
               See "CONTROLS" below.

           callback => CALLBACK
               See "CALLBACKS" below.

           Example

            $mesg = $ldap->moddn( $dn, newrdn => 'cn=Graham Barr' );

       modify ( DN, OPTIONS )
           Modify the contents of the entry given by "DN" on the server. "DN"
           may be a string or a Net::LDAP::Entry object.

           add => { ATTR => VALUE, ... }
               Add more attributes or values to the entry. "VALUE" should be a
               string if only a single value is wanted in the attribute, or a
               reference to an array of strings if multiple values are wanted.

                 $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn,
                   add => {
                     description => 'List of members',    # Add description attribute
                     member      => [
                       'cn=member1,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com',    # Add to attribute
                       'cn=member2,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com',
                     ]
                   }
                 );

           delete => [ ATTR, ... ]
               Delete complete attributes from the entry.

                 $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn,
                   delete => ['member','description'] # Delete attributes
                 );

           delete => { ATTR => VALUE, ... }
               Delete individual values from an attribute. "VALUE" should be a
               string if only a single value is being deleted from the
               attribute, or a reference to an array of strings if multiple
               values are being deleted.

               If "VALUE" is a reference to an empty array or all existing
               values of the attribute are being deleted, then the attribute
               will be deleted from the entry.

                 $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn,
                   delete => {
                     description => 'List of members',
                     member      => [
                       'cn=member1,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com',    # Remove members
                       'cn=member2,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com',
                     ],
                     seeAlso => [],   # Remove attribute
                   }
                 );

           replace => { ATTR => VALUE, ... }
               Replace any existing values in each given attribute with
               "VALUE". "VALUE" should be a string if only a single value is
               wanted in the attribute, or a reference to an array of strings
               if multiple values are wanted. A reference to an empty array
               will remove the entire attribute. If the attribute does not
               already exist in the entry, it will be created.

                 $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn,
                   replace => {
                     description => 'New List of members', # Change the description
                     member      => [ # Replace whole list with these
                       'cn=member1,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com',
                       'cn=member2,ou=people,dc=example,dc=com',
                     ],
                     seeAlso => [],   # Remove attribute
                   }
                 );

           increment => { ATTR => VALUE, ... }
               Atomically increment the existing value in each given attribute
               by the provided "VALUE". The attributes need to have integer
               syntax, or be otherwise "incrementable". Note this will only
               work if the server advertises support for
               LDAP_FEATURE_MODIFY_INCREMENT. Use "supported_feature" in
               Net::LDAP::RootDSE to check this.

                 $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn,
                   increment => {
                     uidNumber => 1 # increment uidNumber by 1
                   }
                 );

           changes => [ OP => [ ATTR => VALUE ], ... ]
               This is an alternative to add, delete, replace and increment
               where the whole operation can be given in a single argument.
               "OP" should be add, delete, replace or increment. "VALUE"
               should be either a string or a reference to an array of
               strings, as before.

               Use this form if you want to control the order in which the
               operations will be performed.

                 $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn,
                   changes => [
                     add => [
                       description => 'A description',
                       member      => $newMember,
                     ],
                     delete => [
                       seeAlso => [],
                     ],
                     add => [
                       anotherAttribute => $value,
                     ],
                   ]
                 );

           control => CONTROL
           control => [ CONTROL, ... ]
               See "CONTROLS" below.

           callback => CALLBACK
               See "CALLBACKS" below.

           Example

            $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, add => { sn => 'Barr' } );

            $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, delete => [qw(faxNumber)] );

            $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, delete => { 'telephoneNumber' => '911' } );

            $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn, replace => { 'mail' => 'gbarr@pobox.com' } );

            $mesg = $ldap->modify( $dn,
                                   changes => [
                                       # add sn=Barr
                                     add     => [ sn => 'Barr' ],
                                       # delete all fax numbers
                                     delete  => [ faxNumber => []],
                                       # delete phone number 911
                                     delete  => [ telephoneNumber => ['911']],
                                       # change email address
                                     replace => [ mail => 'gbarr@pobox.com']
                                   ]
                                 );

       search ( OPTIONS )
           Search the directory using a given filter.  This can be used to
           read attributes from a single entry, from entries immediately below
           a particular entry, or a whole subtree of entries.

           The result is an object of class Net::LDAP::Search.

           base => DN
               The DN that is the base object entry relative to which the
               search is to be performed.

           scope => 'base' | 'one' | 'sub' | 'subtree' | 'children'
               By default the search is performed on the whole tree below the
               specified base object. This maybe changed by specifying a
               "scope" parameter with one of the following values:

               base
                   Search only the base object.

               one Search the entries immediately below the base object.

               sub
               subtree
                   Search the whole tree below (and including) the base
                   object. This is the default.

               children
                   Search the whole subtree below the base object, excluding
                   the base object itself.

                   Note: children scope requires LDAPv3 subordinate feature
                   extension.

           deref => 'never' | 'search' | 'find' | 'always'
               By default aliases are dereferenced to locate the base object
               for the search, but not when searching subordinates of the base
               object. This may be changed by specifying a "deref" parameter
               with one of the following values:

               never
                   Do not dereference aliases in searching or in locating the
                   base object of the search.

               search
                   Dereference aliases in subordinates of the base object in
                   searching, but not in locating the base object of the
                   search.

               find
                   Dereference aliases in locating the base object of the
                   search, but not when searching subordinates of the base
                   object. This is the default.

               always
                   Dereference aliases both in searching and in locating the
                   base object of the search.

           sizelimit => N
               A sizelimit that restricts the maximum number of entries to be
               returned as a result of the search. A value of 0, and the
               default, means that no restriction is requested.  Servers may
               enforce a maximum number of entries to return.

           timelimit => N
               A timelimit that restricts the maximum time (in seconds)
               allowed for a search. A value of 0 (the default), means that no
               timelimit will be requested.

           typesonly => 1
               Only attribute types (no values) should be returned. Normally
               attribute types and values are returned.

           filter => FILTER
               A filter that defines the conditions an entry in the directory
               must meet in order for it to be returned by the search. This
               may be a string or a Net::LDAP::Filter object. Values inside
               filters may need to be escaped to avoid security problems; see
               Net::LDAP::Filter for a definition of the filter format,
               including the escaping rules.

           attrs => [ ATTR, ... ]
               A list of attributes to be returned for each entry that matches
               the search filter.

               If not specified, then the server will return the attributes
               that are specified as accessible by default given your bind
               credentials.

               Certain additional attributes such as "createTimestamp" and
               other operational attributes may also be available for the
               asking:

                 $mesg = $ldap->search( ... ,
                                        attrs => ['createTimestamp']
                                      );

               To retrieve the default attributes and additional ones, use
               '*'.

                 $mesg = $ldap->search( ... ,
                                        attrs => ['*', 'createTimestamp']
                                      );

               To retrieve no attributes (the server only returns the DNs of
               matching entries), use '1.1':

                 $mesg = $ldap->search( ... ,
                                        attrs => ['1.1']
                                      );

           control => CONTROL
           control => [ CONTROL, ... ]
               See "CONTROLS" below.

           callback => CALLBACK
               See "CALLBACKS" below.

           raw => REGEX
               Use REGEX to denote the names of attributes that are to be
               considered binary in search results.

               When this option is given, Net::LDAP converts all values of
               attributes not matching this REGEX into Perl UTF-8 strings so
               that the regular Perl operators (pattern matching, ...) can
               operate as one expects even on strings with international
               characters.

               If this option is not given, attribute values are treated as
               byte strings.

               The value provided here overwrites the value inherited from the
               constructor.

               Example: raw => qr/(?i:^jpegPhoto|;binary)/

           Example

            $mesg = $ldap->search(
                                   base   => $base_dn,
                                   scope  => 'sub',
                                   filter => '(|(objectclass=rfc822mailgroup)(sn=jones))'
                                 );

            Net::LDAP::LDIF->new( \*STDOUT,"w" )->write( $mesg->entries );

       start_tls ( OPTIONS )
           Calling this method will convert the existing connection to using
           Transport Layer Security (TLS), which provides an encrypted
           connection. This is only possible if the connection uses LDAPv3,
           and requires that the server advertises support for
           LDAP_EXTENSION_START_TLS. Use "supported_extension" in
           Net::LDAP::RootDSE to check this.

           verify => 'none' | 'optional' | 'require'
               How to verify the server's certificate:

               none
                   The server may provide a certificate but it will not be
                   checked - this may mean you are be connected to the wrong
                   server

               optional
                   Verify only when the server offers a certificate

               require
                   The server must provide a certificate, and it must be
                   valid.

               If you set verify to optional or require, you must also set
               either cafile or capath. The most secure option is require.

           sslversion => 'sslv2' | 'sslv3' | 'sslv23' | 'tlsv1' | 'tlsv1_1' |
           'tlsv1_2'
               This defines the version of the SSL/TLS protocol to use.
               Default is to use the value that IO::Socket::SSL uses as
               default.

               See "SSL_version" in IO::Socket::SSL for more details.

           sslserver => SSLHOST
               Allow changing the server name to use in certificate hostname
               verification in case the target hostname does not match the
               LDAP server's certificate.  If not given it defaults to the
               name of the HOST connected to.

               See "SSL_verifycn_name" in IO::Socket::SSL for more details.

           ciphers => CIPHERS
               Specify which subset of cipher suites are permissible for this
               connection, using the standard OpenSSL string format. The
               default behavior is to keep the decision on the underlying
               cryptographic library.

           clientcert => '/path/to/cert.pem'
           clientkey => '/path/to/key.pem'
           keydecrypt => sub { ... }
               If you want to use the client to offer a certificate to the
               server for SSL authentication (which is not the same as for the
               LDAP Bind operation) then set clientcert to the user's
               certificate file, and clientkey to the user's private key file.
               These files must be in PEM format.

               If the private key is encrypted (highly recommended) then
               keydecrypt should be a subroutine that returns the decrypting
               key. For example:

                $ldap = Net::LDAP->new( 'myhost.example.com', version => 3 );
                $mesg = $ldap->start_tls(
                                          verify => 'require',
                                          clientcert => 'mycert.pem',
                                          clientkey => 'mykey.pem',
                                          keydecrypt => sub { 'secret'; },
                                          capath => '/usr/local/cacerts/'
                                        );

           capath => '/path/to/servercerts/'
           cafile => '/path/to/servercert.pem'
               When verifying the server's certificate, either set capath to
               the pathname of the directory containing CA certificates, or
               set cafile to the filename containing the certificate of the CA
               who signed the server's certificate. These certificates must
               all be in PEM format.

               The directory in 'capath' must contain certificates named using
               the hash value of the certificates' subject names. To generate
               these names, use OpenSSL like this in Unix:

                   ln -s cacert.pem `openssl x509 -hash -noout < cacert.pem`.0

               (assuming that the certificate of the CA is in cacert.pem.)

           checkcrl => 1
               If capath has been configured, then it will also be searched
               for certificate revocation lists (CRLs) when verifying the
               server's certificate.  The CRLs' names must follow the form
               hash.rnum where hash is the hash over the issuer's DN and num
               is a number starting with 0.

               See "SSL_check_crl" in IO::Socket::SSL for further information.

       unbind ( )
           The unbind method does not take any parameters and will unbind you
           from the server. Some servers may allow you to re-bind or perform
           other operations after unbinding. If you wish to switch to another
           set of credentials while continuing to use the same connection, re-
           binding with another DN and password, without unbind-ing, will
           generally work.

           Example

            $mesg = $ldap->unbind;

       done ( )
           Convenience alias for "unbind()", named after the clean-up method
           of Net::LDAP::LDIF.

       The following methods are for convenience, and do not return
       "Net::LDAP::Message" objects.

       async ( VALUE )
           If "VALUE" is given the async mode will be set. The previous value
           will be returned. The value is true if LDAP operations are being
           performed asynchronously.

       certificate ( )
           Returns an X509_Certificate object containing the server's
           certificate. See the IO::Socket::SSL documentation for information
           about this class.

           For example, to get the subject name (in a peculiar OpenSSL-
           specific format, different from RFC 1779 and RFC 4514) from the
           server's certificate, do this:

               print "Subject DN: " . $ldaps->certificate->subject_name . "\n";

       cipher ( )
           Returns the cipher mode being used by the connection, in the string
           format used by OpenSSL.

       debug ( VALUE )
           If "VALUE" is given the debug bit-value will be set. The previous
           value will be returned. Debug output will be sent to "STDERR". The
           bits of this value are:

            1   Show outgoing packets (using asn_hexdump).
            2   Show incoming packets (using asn_hexdump).
            4   Show outgoing packets (using asn_dump).
            8   Show incoming packets (using asn_dump).

           The default value is 0.

       disconnect ( )
           Disconnect from the server

       root_dse ( OPTIONS )
           The root_dse method retrieves cached information from the server's
           rootDSE.

           attrs => [ ATTR, ... ]
               A reference to a list of attributes to be returned.  If not
               specified, then the following attributes will be requested

                 subschemaSubentry
                 namingContexts
                 altServer
                 supportedExtension
                 supportedFeatures
                 supportedControl
                 supportedSASLMechanisms
                 supportedLDAPVersion

           The result is an object of class Net::LDAP::RootDSE.

           Example

            my $root = $ldap->root_dse;
            # get naming Context
            $root->get_value( 'namingContexts', asref => 1 );
            # get supported LDAP versions
            $root->supported_version;

           As the root DSE may change in certain circumstances - for instance
           when you change the connection using start_tls - you should always
           use the root_dse method to return the most up-to-date copy of the
           root DSE.

       schema ( OPTIONS )
           Read schema information from the server.

           The result is an object of class Net::LDAP::Schema.  Read this
           documentation for further information about methods that can be
           performed with this object.

           dn => DN
               If a DN is supplied, it will become the base object entry from
               which the search for schema information will be conducted.  If
               no DN is supplied the base object entry will be determined from
               the rootDSE entry.

           Example

            my $schema = $ldap->schema;
            # get objectClasses
            @ocs = $schema->all_objectclasses;
            # Get the attributes
            @atts = $schema->all_attributes;

       sasl ( )
           Returns the "Authen::SASL" object associated with the LDAP object,
           or "undef" if there isn't.

       socket ( OPTIONS )
           Returns the underlying socket object being used.

           The exact object type returned depends on whether SASL layers are
           established.  Without SASL layers the result is always an
           "IO::Socket" object; with SASL layers the outcome depends on the
           options given:

           sasl_layer => FLAG
               This option is only relevant if SASL layers are established.

               If it it missing or if is set to a TRUE value, then the SASL
               layer handle is returned. Depending on the SASL library used,
               the object returned is not necessarily an "IO::Socket" object.

               If it exists, but is set to a value evaluating to FALSE, then
               the base "IO::Socket" object underneath the SASL layer is
               returned.

       host ( )
           Returns the host to which the connection was established.  For
           LDAPI connections the socket path is returned.

       port ( )
           Returns the port connected to or "undef" in case of LDAPI
           connections.

       uri ( )
           Returns the URI connected to.

           As the value returned is that element of the constructor's HOST
           argument with which the connection was established this may or may
           not be a legal URI.

       scheme ( )
           Returns the scheme of the connection. One of ldap, ldaps or ldapi.

       sync ( MESG )
           Wait for a given "MESG" request to be completed by the server. If
           no "MESG" is given, then wait for all outstanding requests to be
           completed.

           Returns an error code defined in Net::LDAP::Constant.

       process ( MESG )
           Process any messages that the server has sent, but do not block. If
           "MESG" is specified then return as soon as "MESG" has been
           processed.

           Returns an error code defined in Net::LDAP::Constant.

       version ( )
           Returns the version of the LDAP protocol that is being used.

CONTROLS
       Many of the methods described above accept a control option.  This
       allows the user to pass controls to the server as described in LDAPv3.

       A control is a reference to a HASH and should contain the three
       elements below. If any of the controls are blessed then the method
       "to_asn" will be called which should return a reference to a HASH
       containing the three elements described below.

       For most purposes Net::LDAP::Control objects are the easiest way to
       generate controls.

       type => OID
           This element must be present and is the name of the type of control
           being requested.

       critical => FLAG
           critical is optional and should be a Boolean value, if it is not
           specified then it is assumed to be false.

       value => VALUE
           If the control being requested requires a value then this element
           should hold the value for the server.

CALLBACKS
       Most of the above commands accept a callback option. This option should
       be a reference to a subroutine. This subroutine will be called for each
       packet received from the server as a response to the request sent.

       When the subroutine is called the first argument will be the
       Net::LDAP::Message object which was returned from the method.

       If the request is a search then multiple packets can be received from
       the server. Each entry is received as a separate packet. For each of
       these the subroutine will be called with a Net::LDAP::Entry object as
       the second argument.

       During a search the server may also send a list of references. When
       such a list is received then the subroutine will be called with a
       Net::LDAP::Reference object as the second argument.

LDAP ERROR CODES
       Net::LDAP also exports constants for the error codes that can be
       received from the server, see Net::LDAP::Constant.

SEE ALSO
       Net::LDAP::Constant, Net::LDAP::Control, Net::LDAP::Entry,
       Net::LDAP::Filter, Net::LDAP::Message, Net::LDAP::Reference,
       Net::LDAP::Search, Net::LDAP::RFC

       The homepage for the perl-ldap modules can be found at
       http://ldap.perl.org/.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
       This document is based on a document originally written by Russell
       Fulton <r.fulton@auckland.ac.nz>.

       Chris Ridd <chris.ridd@isode.com> for the many hours spent testing and
       contribution of the ldap* command line utilities.

MAILING LIST
       A discussion mailing list is hosted by the Perl Foundation at
       <perl-ldap@perl.org> No subscription is necessary!

BUGS
       We hope you do not find any, but if you do please report them to the
       mailing list.

       If you have a patch, please send it as an attachment to the mailing
       list.

AUTHOR
       Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (c) 1997-2004 Graham Barr. All rights reserved. This program
       is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
       same terms as Perl itself.

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