NAME¶

CURLOPT_SOCKS5_AUTH - set allowed 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 user name and password with the CURLOPT_PROXYUSERPWD(3) option.

DEFAULT¶

CURLAUTH_BASIC|CURLAUTH_GSSAPI

PROTOCOLS¶

All

EXAMPLE¶

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, CURLAUTH_BASIC);


  /* Perform the request */


  curl_easy_perform(curl);
}

AVAILABILITY¶

Added in 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)