1.0 Concepts

This manual assumes that you have a basic understanding of Novell® eDirectory™ and eDirectory and LDAP integration. For more information on these topics, see

NDK: Novell eDirectory Technical Overview.
NDK: LDAP and eDirectory Integration.

This manual consists of the following:

Section 1.1, Getting Started
Section 1.2, Using the LDAP Functions
Section 1.3, Authentication and Security
Section 1.4, LDAP Searches
Section 1.5, LDAP Based Backup
Section 1.6, Referral Handling in LDAP v3
Section 1.7, eDirectory Event System
Section 1.8, Character Conversions
Section 1.9, Time Formats
Section 1.10, Controls and Extensions
Section 1.11, Runtime Version of the Library Files
Section 1.12, Internationalization