CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH explained
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 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
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not, or CURLE_NOT_BUILT_IN if the bitmask contains unsupported flags.
See also
CURLOPT_PROXY(3), CURLOPT_PROXYTYPE(3)
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