This chapter explains how LDAP v3 extended operations work and how to use the extended operations that are supported by your LDAP server.
LDAP clients can request the operation by sending an extended operation request.
The server receives the request, and performs the extended operation. In order to use extended operations, both the server and the client must understand the specific extended operation to be performed. You need to write a client that can send requests for a specific extended operation and that can receive extended responses from the server. Your LDAP server needs to be able to handle requests for specific extended operations and send responses back to the client. The rest of this chapter describes how to set these up.