curl/docs/cmdline-opts/digest.md
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c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Long: digest
Help: Use HTTP Digest Authentication
Protocols: HTTP
Mutexed: basic ntlm negotiate
Category: proxy auth http
Added: 7.10.6
Multi: boolean
See-also:
- user
- proxy-digest
- anyauth
Example:
- -u name:password --digest $URL
---
# `--digest`
Enables HTTP Digest authentication. This is an authentication scheme that
prevents the password from being sent over the wire in clear text. Use this in
combination with the normal --user option to set username and password.