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.\" nroff -man [file] .\" nroff -man [file]
.\" $Id$ .\" $Id$
.\" .\"
.TH curl_easy_setopt 3 "3 Dec 2002" "libcurl 7.10.3" "libcurl Manual" .TH curl_easy_setopt 3 "10 Jun 2003" "libcurl 7.10.6" "libcurl Manual"
.SH NAME .SH NAME
curl_easy_setopt - set options for a curl easy handle curl_easy_setopt - set options for a curl easy handle
.SH SYNOPSIS .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -333,20 +333,29 @@ the connection to the HTTP proxy. If the password is left out, you will be
prompted for it. \fICURLOPT_PASSWDFUNCTION\fP can be used to set your own prompted for it. \fICURLOPT_PASSWDFUNCTION\fP can be used to set your own
prompt function. prompt function.
.TP .TP
.B CURLOPT_HTTPDIGEST .B CURLOPT_HTTPAUTH
Pass a long set to a non-zero value to enable HTTP Digest authentication. Pass a long set to one of the curl_httpauth values, to tell libcurl what
Digest authentication is defined in RFC2617 and is a somewhat more secure way authentication method you want it to use. Set the actual name and password
to do user+password checking over public networks than the regular with the \fICURLOPT_USERPWD\fP option. (Added in 7.10.6)
old-fashioned Basic authentication. By default, libcurl uses Basic. Set name .RS
and password with the CURLOPT_USERPWD option. (Added in 7.10.6) .TP 5
.B CURLHTTP_BASIC
enables HTTP Basic authentication. This is the default choice, and the only
method that is in wide-spread use and supported everywhere.
.TP .TP
.B CURLOPT_HTTPNEGOTIATE .B CURLHTTP_DIGEST
Pass a long set to a non-zero value to enable HTTP Negotiate authentication. enables HTTP Digest authentication. Digest authentication is defined in
The Negotiate method was designed by Microsoft and is used in their web RFC2617 and is a somewhat more secure way to do user+password checking over
aplications. It is primarily meant as a support for Kerberos5 authentication public networks than the regular old-fashioned Basic authentication. By
but may be also used along with another authentication methods. For more default, libcurl uses Basic.
information see IETF draft draft-brezak-spnego-http-04.txt. Set name and .TP
password with the CURLOPT_USERPWD option. (Added in 7.10.6) .B CURLHTTP_NEGOTIATE
enables HTTP Negotiate authentication. The Negotiate method was designed by
Microsoft and is used in their web aplications. It is primarily meant as a
support for Kerberos5 authentication but may be also used along with another
authentication methods. For more information see IETF draft
draft-brezak-spnego-http-04.txt.
.RE
.PP .PP
.SH HTTP OPTIONS .SH HTTP OPTIONS
.TP 0.4i .TP 0.4i