---
name: "Net::LDAP::Extension::WhoAmI"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-ldap"
version: "0.68-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Net::LDAP::Extension::WhoAmI"
---

# Net::LDAP::Extension::WhoAmI(3pm)

LDAP "Who am I?" Operation

## NAME

Net::LDAP::Extension::WhoAmI - LDAP "Who am I?" Operation

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use Net::LDAP;
 use Net::LDAP::Extension::WhoAmI;
 $ldap = Net::LDAP->new( "ldap.mydomain.eg" );
 $ldap->bind('cn=Joe User,cn=People,dc=example,dc=com",
             password => 'secret');
 $mesg = $ldap->who_am_i();
 die "error: ", $mesg->code(), ": ", $mesg->error()  if ($mesg->code());
 print "you are bound with authzId ", $mesg->response(), "\n";
```

## DESCRIPTION

`"Net::LDAP::Extension::WhoAmI"` implements the `"Who am I?"` extended LDAPv3 operation as described in RFC 4532.

It implements no object by itself but extends the Net::LDAP object by another method:

## METHODS

- who\_am\_i

  Obtain the authorization identity which the server has associated with the user or application entity.

## SEE ALSO

Net::LDAP, Net::LDAP::Extension

## AUTHOR

Norbert Klasen \<norbert.klasen@avinci.de\>,

Please report any bugs, or post any suggestions, to the perl-ldap mailing list \<perl-ldap@perl.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2002-2004 Graham Barr. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.