System.DirectoryServices.Protocols Namespace

The AddRequest class adds an entry to the directory.

The AddResponse class is returned by SendRequest(DirectoryRequest) as a response to AddRequest.

The AsqRequestControl class creates an attribute scoped query (ASQ) control. This control is used with a search request to force the query to be based on a specific DN-valued attribute.

The AsqResponseControl class is returned in a SearchResponse object as a response to a AsqRequestControl query.

The BerConversionException class is an exception thrown when converting data using a BerConverter object.

The BerConverter class encodes and decodes structured data using basic encoding rules (BER).

The CompareRequest class determines whether the directory object holds the specified value for the attribute.

The CompareResponse class is returned by SendRequest(DirectoryRequest) as a response to CompareRequest.

The CrossDomainMoveControl class is used with a ModifyDNRequest object to move an LDAP object from one domain to another.

The DeleteRequest class deletes an entry from the directory.

The DeleteResponse class is returned by SendRequest(DirectoryRequest) as a response to DeleteRequest.

The DirectoryAttribute class enables access to the attribute values.

The DirectoryAttributeCollection class contains a collection of DirectoryAttribute objects.

The DirectoryAttributeModification class enables modification of the DirectoryAttribute values.

The DirectoryAttributeModificationCollection class contains a collection of DirectoryAttributeModification objects.

The DirectoryConnection class is an abstract class and cannot be instantiated. Use the LdapConnection or DsmlSoapHttpConnection class to connect to a directory server.

The DirectoryControl class specifies extension data for various LDAP operations.

The DirectoryControlCollection class manages a collection of DirectoryControl objects.

The DirectoryException class is an abstract class used as the base class for all System.DirectoryServices.Protocols exceptions.

The DirectoryIdentifier class is an abstract class that identifies the target to connect to.

The DirectoryNotificationControl class is a directory control used with an extended LDAP asynchronous search function to register the client to be notified when changes are made to an object in the Active Directory Domain Services.

The DirectoryOperation class is an abstract class used as a base for request and response elements.

The DirectoryOperationException class is an exception thrown by the SendRequest(DirectoryRequest) method to indicate that the server returned a DirectoryResponse object with an error.

The DirectoryRequest class is the base class for request related classes, like the SearchRequest and AddRequest classes.

The DirectoryResponse class is the base class for request response classes, like the SearchResponse and AddResponse classes.

The DirSyncRequestControl class is a directory control that enables the application to search the directory for objects that have changed since a previous state.

The DirSyncResponseControl class is a directory control used to pass DirSyncRequest information from the server to the client.

The DomainScopeControl class is a directory control used to instruct the LDAP server not to generate referrals when completing a request.

The DsmlAuthRequest class indicates that access control for the requests be interpreted as though the requests are performed by the security principal identified by the Principal property.

The DsmlAuthResponse class is returned by SendRequest(DirectoryRequest) as a response to DsmlAuthRequest.

The DsmlDirectoryIdentifier class identifies an HTTP server.

The DsmlDocument class is an abstract class to construct or manipulate a DSML document. It is the base class for both DsmlRequestDocument and DsmlResponseDocument. DsmlDocument supports collections and indexes. Each item in its collection is an object derived from DirectoryOperation.

The DsmlErrorResponse class is generated by the server when a severe error occurs.

The DsmlInvalidDocumentException class is an exception that occurs when a DSML Request or Response document is not well-formed XML or cannot be validated with DSMLv2 schema.

The DsmlRequestDocument class enables you to build a DSML request payload, such as AddRequest, ModifyRequest, or SearchRequest. It contains zero or more DirectoryRequest derived objects. The user may add, delete, modify, and enumerate the DirectoryRequest before sending to the server. DsmlRequestDocument can be used with any DSML Binding classes to transport the document, such as DsmlSoapHttpConnection.

The DsmlResponseDocument class is a read-only collection generated as a response to a DsmlRequestDocument object that contains zero, or more, objects derived from DirectoryResponse.

An abstract class that cannot be instantiated. It enables stateless and stateful protocols to be handled similarly by providing session-oriented features.

Represents a connection to a DSML Gateway using SOAP over HTTP.

The ErrorResponseException class is an exception that occurs when the server returns an <errorResponse>.

The ExtendedDNControl class requests an extended form of the distinguished name of an Active Directory Domain Services object.

The ExtendedRequest class passes extended LDAP operations to the server.

The ExtendedResponse class is returned by SendRequest(DirectoryRequest) as a response to ExtendedRequest.

The LazyCommitControl class instructs the server to return the results of a DS modification command, such as add, delete, or replace, after it has been completed in memory, but before it has been committed to disk.

The LdapConnection class creates a TCP/IP or UDP LDAP connection to Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services or an LDAP server.

The LdapDirectoryIdentifier class creates a directory identifier for one or more LDAP servers.

The LdapException class is an exception that occurs when LDAP returns an error code not included in ResultCode.

The LdapSessionOptions class is used to get or set various LDAP session options.

The ModifyDNRequest class modifies the distinguished name of an object. This class moves an object to a new parent and/or renames the object.

The ModifyDNResponse class is returned by SendRequest(DirectoryRequest) as a response to ModifyDNRequest.

The ModifyRequest class modifies the attributes of an existing directory entry.

The ModifyResponse class is returned by SendRequest(DirectoryRequest) as a response to ModifyRequest.

The PageResultRequestControl class instructs the server to return the search result in the specified page size.

The PageResultResponseControl class is a directory control used to pass page data from the server to the client.

The PartialResultsCollection class represents any partial results returned from a not-yet-completed asynchronous operation.

The PermissiveModifyControl class is used to modify the behavior of a ModifyRequest object.

The QuotaControl class is used to pass the security identifier (SID) of a security principle to retrieve quota-related data.

The ReferralCallback class contains delegates used as referral callback methods.

The SearchOptionsControl class is used to pass flags to the server to control search behavior.

The SearchRequest class initiates a search operation.

The SearchResponse class is sent by the server as a response to a SearchRequest object. This response contains zero or more SearchResultEntry objects, and zero or more SearchResultReference objects.

The SearchResultAttributeCollection class is a collection of DirectoryAttribute objects.

The SearchResultEntry class contains an object returned in the result set.

The SearchResultEntryCollection class contains a collection of SearchResultEntry objects returned in a result set.

The SearchResultReference class contains a single search reference returned by the server.

The SearchResultReferenceCollection class contains a collection of SearchResultReference objects.

The SecurityDescriptorFlagControl class is used to pass flags to the server to control various security descriptor behaviors.

The SecurityPackageContextConnectionInformation class contains data about a secure connection.

The ShowDeletedControl class is used with SearchRequest to specify that the search results should include any deleted objects that match the search filter.

The SortKey class stores sort criteria for use by sort controls.

The SortRequestControl class is used with SearchRequest to instruct the server to sort the search results before returning them to the client application.

The SortResponseControl class is used to pass sort data from the server to the client.

The TlsOperationException class is an exception that occurs in the StartTransportLayerSecurity(DirectoryControlCollection) method if the request fails.

The TreeDeleteControl class is used with DeleteRequest to delete an entire subtree in the directory.

The VerifyNameControl class is used with an LDAP search function to specify the server used to verify the existence of an object.

The VlvRequestControl class is used to request virtual list view (VLV) support from the server.

The VlvResponseControl class is used to pass virtual list view (VLV) data from the server to the client.

The AuthType enumeration is used to specify the authentication method to use on a connection.

The DereferenceAlias enumeration specifies the process by which aliases are dereferenced.

The DirectoryAttributeOperation enumeration specifies the operation to perform on a directory attribute.

The DirectorySynchronizationOptions enumeration specifies the behavior of the search in a DirSyncRequestControl object.

The DsmlDocumentProcessing enumeration specifies the processing method for a DSML document.

The DsmlErrorProcessing enumeration specifies how to proceed when an error occurs.

The DsmlResponseOrder enumeration specifies the order in which responses are received.

The ErrorResponseCategory enumeration contains possible DSML error responses.

The ExtendedDNFlag enumeration specifies the format of an extended distinguished name.

The LocatorFlags enumeration specifies data required to locate a domain controller.

The PartialResultProcessing enumeration specifies the required type of partial results processing.

The ReferralChasingOptions enumeration specifies if and how referral chasing is pursued.

The ResultCode enumeration specifies the operation result codes.

The SearchOption enumeration specifies the search options which define how the search will behave.

The SearchScope enumeration specifies the scope of a search.

The SecurityMasks enumeration specifies various security descriptor options.

The SecurityProtocol enumeration is used to specify the security protocol used by a connection.

The DereferenceConnectionCallback delegate dereferences a connection that is no longer required. The connection was probably established through a successful call to the QueryForConnectionCallback or NotifyOfNewConnectionCallback delegate.

The NotifyOfNewConnectionCallback delegate is called if a new connection was created while chasing a referral.

The QueryClientCertificateCallback delegate gets or sets the default callback function used to specify the client certificates while establishing an SSL connection.

The QueryForConnectionCallback delegate determines whether there is a cached connection available for use.

The VerifyServerCertificateCallback delegate gets or sets the default callback function used to verify server certificates when establishing an SSL connection.