Programming reference

Icon: reference The programming reference topics contain information about writing LDAP client applications for your IBM® Security Directory Server.

Overview
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) provides TCP/IP access to LDAP-compliant servers.
API categories
Various API categories are supported by IBM Security Directory Server.
IBM Security Directory Server JNDI Toolkit
IBM Security Directory Server provides Java™ Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) Toolkit that contains Java classes for most of the extended operations and controls in IBM Security Directory Server.
Change tracking in IBM Security Directory Server
You can track changes in the IBM Security Directory Server data for your requirements.
LDAP client plug-in programming reference
The LDAP client plug-in programming reference provides information about writing client plug-ins.
Possible extended error codes returned by LDAP SSL function codes
LDAP SSL function codes return possible extended error codes. The following information serves as a good starting point for the problems.
LDAP V3 schema
Use the following sections for information about the LDAP V3 schema.
LDAP distinguished names
LDAP data interchange format (LDIF)
This documentation describes the LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF), as used by the ldapmodify, ldapsearch, and ldapadd utilities.
Deprecated LDAP APIs
Although the following APIs are still supported, their use is deprecated.
Object Identifiers (OIDs) for extended operations and controls
The extended operation and control OIDs are in the root DSE of IBM Security Directory Server.
Client libraries
The 32-bit and the 64-bit libraries have the same names.
Sample Makefile
The sample Makefile (makefile.ex) is updated with the rules and information about building 64-bit clients.
Limited transaction support
The limited transaction support provides information about its properties.