writing a ssl(tls) client

[vranckx@sia.ucl.ac.be]

Hi,

I must write a client to an openldap server and must use
encryption. 
I downloaded iplanet and netscape C sdk : both do no
support TLS and the doc mentions I need to have access
to a Netscape or iPlanet certificate database...
My objective is just to encrypt the session not to let
cleartext passwd on the network : in fact, just the way
ldapsearch -H ldaps://... does.

Is there an alternative to these SDK ? Where can I find
information about writing this kind of client for
openldap ?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Patrick Vranckx
Universite Catholique de Louvain
Belgium
vranckx@sia.ucl.ac.be