diff --git a/src/Iterators/LDAPIterator.php b/src/Iterators/LDAPIterator.php
index f9a8ea8..5de4163 100644
--- a/src/Iterators/LDAPIterator.php
+++ b/src/Iterators/LDAPIterator.php
@@ -114,14 +114,29 @@ private function fetchPagedResult(): bool
             $baseDn = $ldap->getBaseDn();
         }
 
-        ldap_control_paged_result($resource, $this->getPageSize(), true, $this->cookie);
-        if ($this->getReturnAttributes() !== null) {
-            $resultResource = ldap_search($resource, $baseDn ?? '', $this->getFilter() ?? '', $this->getReturnAttributes() ?? []);
+        if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '8.0.0') < 0) {
+            ldap_control_paged_result($resource, $this->getPageSize(), true, $this->cookie);
+            if ($this->getReturnAttributes() !== null) {
+                $resultResource = ldap_search($resource, $baseDn ?? '', $this->getFilter() ?? '', $this->getReturnAttributes() ?? []);
+            } else {
+                $resultResource = ldap_search($resource, $baseDn ?? '', $this->getFilter() ?? '');
+            }
+            if (! is_resource($resultResource)) {
+                throw new \Exception('ldap_search returned a non-resource type value' . ldap_error($resource));
+            }
         } else {
-            $resultResource = ldap_search($resource, $baseDn ?? '', $this->getFilter() ?? '');
-        }
-        if (! is_resource($resultResource)) {
-            throw new \Exception('ldap_search returned a non-resource type value' . ldap_error($resource));
+            if ($this->getReturnAttributes() !== null) {
+                $resultResource = ldap_search($resource, $baseDn ?? '', $this->getFilter() ?? '', $this->getReturnAttributes() ?? [],
+                         0, 0, 0, LDAP_DEREF_NEVER,
+                         [['oid' => LDAP_CONTROL_PAGEDRESULTS, 'value' => ['size' => $this->getPageSize(), 'cookie' => $this->cookie]]]
+                );
+            } else {
+                $resultResource = ldap_search($resource, $baseDn ?? '', $this->getFilter() ?? '', [],
+                         0, 0, 0, LDAP_DEREF_NEVER,
+                         [['oid' => LDAP_CONTROL_PAGEDRESULTS, 'value' => ['size' => $this->getPageSize(), 'cookie' => $this->cookie]]]
+                );
+            }
+            $response = ldap_parse_result($resource, $resultResource, $errcode , $matcheddn , $errmsg , $referrals, $controls);
         }
 
         $entries = ldap_get_entries($resource, $resultResource);
@@ -130,9 +145,18 @@ private function fetchPagedResult(): bool
         }
         $entries = $this->getConvertedEntries($entries);
 
-        ErrorHandler::start();
-        $response = ldap_control_paged_result_response($resource, $resultResource, $this->cookie);
-        ErrorHandler::stop();
+        if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '8.0.0') < 0) {
+            ErrorHandler::start();
+            $response = ldap_control_paged_result_response($resource, $resultResource, $this->cookie);
+            ErrorHandler::stop();
+        } else {
+            if (isset($controls[LDAP_CONTROL_PAGEDRESULTS]['value']['cookie'])) {
+                // You need to pass the cookie from the last call to the next one
+                $this->cookie = $controls[LDAP_CONTROL_PAGEDRESULTS]['value']['cookie'];
+            } else {
+                $this->cookie = '';
+            }
+        }
 
         if ($response !== true) {
             throw new LdapException($ldap, 'Paged result was empty');
diff --git a/src/Model/LDAPGateway.php b/src/Model/LDAPGateway.php
index 6fd7b39..620c3cf 100644
--- a/src/Model/LDAPGateway.php
+++ b/src/Model/LDAPGateway.php
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ class LDAPGateway
      */
     private static $options = [];
 
+    /**
+     * If configured, only user objects matching this LDAP filter will be considered to this service instead of the default.
+     * @var string
+     *
+     * @config
+     */
+    private static $user_filter = [];
+
     /**
      * @var Laminas\Ldap\Ldap
      */
@@ -62,8 +70,10 @@ protected function searchWithIterator($filter, $baseDn = null, $attributes = [])
         $records = new LDAPIterator($this->getLdap(), $filter, $baseDn, $attributes, $pageSize);
         $results = $this->processSearchResults($records);
 
-        // Reset the LDAP pagination control back to the original, otherwise all further LDAP read queries fail
-        ldap_control_paged_result($this->getLdap()->getResource(), 1000);
+        if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '8.0.0') < 0) {
+          // Reset the LDAP pagination control back to the original, otherwise all further LDAP read queries fail
+          ldap_control_paged_result($this->getLdap()->getResource(), 1000);
+        }
 
         return $results;
     }
@@ -254,7 +264,7 @@ public function getGroupByDN($dn, $baseDn = null, $scope = Ldap::SEARCH_SCOPE_SU
      */
     public function getUsers($baseDn = null, $scope = Ldap::SEARCH_SCOPE_SUB, $attributes = [], $sort = '')
     {
-        $filter = '(&(objectClass=user)(!(objectClass=computer))(!(samaccountname=Guest))(!(samaccountname=Administrator))(!(samaccountname=krbtgt)))';
+        $filter = $this->config()->user_filter ?: '(&(objectClass=user)(!(objectClass=computer))(!(samaccountname=Guest))(!(samaccountname=Administrator))(!(samaccountname=krbtgt)))';
 
         $this->extend('updateUsersFilter', $filter);
 
@@ -277,7 +287,7 @@ public function getUsers($baseDn = null, $scope = Ldap::SEARCH_SCOPE_SUB, $attri
      */
     public function getUsersWithIterator($baseDn = null, $attributes = [])
     {
-        $filter = '(&(objectClass=user)(!(objectClass=computer))(!(samaccountname=Guest))(!(samaccountname=Administrator))(!(samaccountname=krbtgt)))';
+        $filter = $this->config()->user_filter ?: '(&(objectClass=user)(!(objectClass=computer))(!(samaccountname=Guest))(!(samaccountname=Administrator))(!(samaccountname=krbtgt)))';
 
         $this->extend('updateUsersWithIteratorFilter', $filter);
 
diff --git a/src/Services/LDAPService.php b/src/Services/LDAPService.php
index a3bc970..654d74f 100644
--- a/src/Services/LDAPService.php
+++ b/src/Services/LDAPService.php
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ class LDAPService implements Flushable
      */
     private static $groups_search_locations = [];
 
+    /**
+     * If configured, only group objects within these locations will be searched for nexted groups to this service.
+     * @var array
+     *
+     * @config
+     */
+    private static $nested_groups_search_locations = [];
+
     /**
      * Location to create new users in (distinguished name).
      * @var string
@@ -301,7 +309,7 @@ public function getNestedGroups($dn, $attributes = [])
             return LDAPService::$_cache_nested_groups[$dn];
         }
 
-        $searchLocations = $this->config()->groups_search_locations ?: [null];
+        $searchLocations = $this->config()->nested_groups_search_locations ?: $this->config()->groups_search_locations ?: [null];
         $results = [];
         foreach ($searchLocations as $searchLocation) {
             $records = $this->getGateway()->getNestedGroups($dn, $searchLocation, Ldap::SEARCH_SCOPE_SUB, $attributes);