netscape.ldap
Interface LDAPBind

All Known Implementing Classes:

LDAPSaslBind

public interface LDAPBind

Performs explicit bind processing on a referral. A client may specify an instance of this class for use on a single operation (through the LDAPConstraints object) or all operations (through LDAPConnection.setOption()). It is typically used to control the authentication mechanism used on implicit referral handling.

Method Summary

void	bind(LDAPConnection conn) This method is called by LDAPConnection when authenticating.

Method Detail

bind

public void bind(LDAPConnection conn)
          throws LDAPException

This method is called by LDAPConnection when authenticating. An implementation of LDAPBind may access the host, port, credentials, and other information in the LDAPConnection in order to decide on an appropriate authentication mechanism.
The bind method can also interact with a user or external module.

Parameters:

conn - an established connection to an LDAP server

Throws:

LDAPException

See Also:

LDAPConnection.bind(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)