ldap_password_hook

Description

hook type for password manglers

Interface type

auth_password_hook_typ

Header

src/include/libpq/auth.h

Subsystem

Authentication and connections

Initial value

dummy_ldap_password_mutator

C interface

typedef char *(*auth_password_hook_typ) (char *input);
extern PGDLLIMPORT auth_password_hook_typ ldap_password_hook;

Call sites

src/backend/libpq/auth.c:2536

Core call context: src/backend/libpq/auth.c:2530–2544

		/*
		 * Bind with a pre-defined username/password (if available) for
		 * searching. If none is specified, this turns into an anonymous bind.
		 */
		r = ldap_simple_bind_s(ldap,
							   port->hba->ldapbinddn ? port->hba->ldapbinddn : "",
							   port->hba->ldapbindpasswd ? ldap_password_hook(port->hba->ldapbindpasswd) : "");
		if (r != LDAP_SUCCESS)
		{
			ereport(LOG,
					(errmsg("could not perform initial LDAP bind for ldapbinddn \"%s\" on server \"%s\": %s",
							port->hba->ldapbinddn ? port->hba->ldapbinddn : "",
							server_name,
							ldap_err2string(r)),
					 errdetail_for_ldap(ldap)));

Documentation and source

• Interface declaration
• Core definition
• Call sites

Compare versions

PostgreSQL 15 → 16: added.

--- PostgreSQL 15
+++ PostgreSQL 16
@@ -1 +1,22 @@
-Not recorded in this version
+{
+  "facts": [
+    {
+      "label": "Interface type",
+      "value": "auth_password_hook_typ"
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "Header",
+      "value": "src/include/libpq/auth.h"
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "Subsystem",
+      "value": "Authentication and connections"
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "Initial value",
+      "value": "dummy_ldap_password_mutator"
+    }
+  ],
+  "signature": "typedef char *(*auth_password_hook_typ) (char *input);\nextern PGDLLIMPORT auth_password_hook_typ ldap_password_hook;",
+  "tables": null
+}

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Related entries

• ClientAuthentication_hookClientAuthentication_hook
• check_password_hookcheck_password_hook
• openssl_tls_init_hookopenssl_tls_init_hook