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diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/ssl.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/ssl.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9a78ae3a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/ssl.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. +SPDX-License-Identifier: curl +Long: ssl +Help: Try SSL/TLS +Protocols: FTP IMAP POP3 SMTP LDAP +Added: 7.20.0 +Category: tls +Multi: boolean +See-also: + - ssl-reqd + - insecure + - ciphers +Example: + - --ssl pop3://example.com/ +--- + +# `--ssl` + +Warning: this is considered an insecure option. Consider using --ssl-reqd +instead to be sure curl upgrades to a secure connection. + +Try to use SSL/TLS for the connection. Reverts to a non-secure connection if +the server does not support SSL/TLS. See also --ftp-ssl-control and --ssl-reqd +for different levels of encryption required. + +This option is handled in LDAP (added in 7.81.0). It is fully supported by the +OpenLDAP backend and ignored by the generic ldap backend. + +Please note that a server may close the connection if the negotiation does +not succeed. + +This option was formerly known as --ftp-ssl (added in 7.11.0). That option +name can still be used but might be removed in a future version. |