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CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH(3)     Library Functions Manual     CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH(3)


NAME

       CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH - methods for SOCKS5 proxy authentication


SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH, long bitmask);


DESCRIPTION

       Pass a long as parameter, which is set to a bitmask, to tell libcurl
       which authentication method(s) are allowed for SOCKS5 proxy
       authentication. The only supported flags are CURLAUTH_BASIC, which
       allows username/password authentication, CURLAUTH_GSSAPI, which allows
       GSS-API authentication, and CURLAUTH_NONE, which allows no
       authentication. Set the actual username and password with the
       CURLOPT_PROXYUSERPWD(3) option.


DEFAULT

       CURLAUTH_BASIC|CURLAUTH_GSSAPI


PROTOCOLS

       This functionality affects all supported protocols


EXAMPLE

       int main(void)
       {
         CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
         if(curl) {
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");

           /* request to use a SOCKS5 proxy */
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "socks5://user:pass@myproxy.com");

           /* enable username/password authentication only */
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH, (long)CURLAUTH_BASIC);

           /* Perform the request */
           curl_easy_perform(curl);
         }
       }


AVAILABILITY

       Added in curl 7.55.0


RETURN VALUE

       curl_easy_setopt(3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.

       CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred,
       see libcurl-errors(3).


SEE ALSO

       CURLOPT_PROXY(3), CURLOPT_PROXYTYPE(3)

libcurl                           2025-02-08            CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH(3)

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