1CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH(3)     curl_easy_setopt options     CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH(3)
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NAME

6       CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH - methods for SOCKS5 proxy authentication
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <curl/curl.h>
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11       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH, long bitmask);
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DESCRIPTION

14       Pass  a  long  as parameter, which is set to a bitmask, to tell libcurl
15       which authentication method(s) are allowed for SOCKS5 proxy authentica‐
16       tion.   The only supported flags are CURLAUTH_BASIC, which allows user‐
17       name/password authentication, CURLAUTH_GSSAPI, which allows GSS-API au‐
18       thentication,  and  CURLAUTH_NONE, which allows no authentication.  Set
19       the actual user name and password with the CURLOPT_PROXYUSERPWD(3)  op‐
20       tion.
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DEFAULT

23       CURLAUTH_BASIC|CURLAUTH_GSSAPI
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PROTOCOLS

26       All
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EXAMPLE

29       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
30       if(curl) {
31         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
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33         /* request to use a SOCKS5 proxy */
34         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "socks5://user:pass@myproxy.com");
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36         /* enable username/password authentication only */
37         curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH, (long)CURLAUTH_BASIC);
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39         /* Perform the request */
40         curl_easy_perform(curl);
41       }
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AVAILABILITY

44       Added in 7.55.0
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RETURN VALUE

47       Returns  CURLE_OK  if  the option is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if
48       not, or CURLE_NOT_BUILT_IN if the bitmask contains unsupported flags.
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SEE ALSO

51       CURLOPT_PROXY(3), CURLOPT_PROXYTYPE(3)
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55libcurl 8.0.1                  January 02, 2023         CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH(3)
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