---
name: "Net::LDAPS"
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::LDAPS"
---

# Net::LDAPS(3pm)

use LDAP over an SSL connection

## NAME

Net::LDAPS - use LDAP over an SSL connection

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use Net::LDAPS;
 $ldaps = Net::LDAPS->new('myhost.example.com',
                          port => '10000',
                          verify => 'require',
                          capath => '/usr/local/cacerts/');
 # alternate way
 use Net::LDAP;
 $ldaps = Net::LDAP->new('ldaps://myhost.example.com:10000',
                         verify => 'require',
                         capath => '/usr/local/cacerts/');
```

## DESCRIPTION

Communicate using the LDAP protocol to a directory server using an encrypted (SSL) network connection. This mechanism is non-standard but widely supported; consider using LDAPv3 with the standard TLS extension if possible (many servers do not support it yet.) See "start\_tls" in Net::LDAP.

All the normal `"Net::LDAP"` methods can be used with a `"Net::LDAPS"` object; see Net::LDAP for details.

## CONSTRUCTOR

- new ( HOST \[, OPTIONS \] )

  Create a new connection. HOST is the hostname to contact. OPTIONS is a number of key/value pairs. See "new" in Net::LDAP for details.

## SEE ALSO

Net::LDAP, IO::Socket::SSL

## BUGS

You cannot have more than one LDAPS connection at any one time, due to restrictions in the underlying Net::SSLeay code.

## AUTHOR

Chris Ridd \<chris.ridd@isode.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2000-2004, Chris Ridd and Graham Barr. All rights reserved. This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.