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SmDirGetDirConnection()

This function is called to get the connection handle to the directory.

If you are using active rules, policies, or responses, the SiteMinder Policy Server calls SmDirGetDirConnection() when it calls an authentication scheme library or an active library. The SiteMinder Policy Server calls SmDirGetDirConnection() before authentication.

When implementing SmDirGetDirConnection(), return NULL.

Syntax

void* SM_EXTERN SmDirGetDirConnection (
   const Sm_Api_Context_t*   lpApiContext,
   void*                     pHandle,
   void*                     pInstanceHandle
);

Returns

When implementing SmDirGetDirConnection(), return NULL, as shown in the sample.