xref: /third_party/curl/docs/examples/https.c (revision 13498266)
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24/* <DESC>
25 * Simple HTTPS GET
26 * </DESC>
27 */
28#include <stdio.h>
29#include <curl/curl.h>
30
31int main(void)
32{
33  CURL *curl;
34  CURLcode res;
35
36  curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_DEFAULT);
37
38  curl = curl_easy_init();
39  if(curl) {
40    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
41
42#ifdef SKIP_PEER_VERIFICATION
43    /*
44     * If you want to connect to a site who is not using a certificate that is
45     * signed by one of the certs in the CA bundle you have, you can skip the
46     * verification of the server's certificate. This makes the connection
47     * A LOT LESS SECURE.
48     *
49     * If you have a CA cert for the server stored someplace else than in the
50     * default bundle, then the CURLOPT_CAPATH option might come handy for
51     * you.
52     */
53    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0L);
54#endif
55
56#ifdef SKIP_HOSTNAME_VERIFICATION
57    /*
58     * If the site you are connecting to uses a different host name that what
59     * they have mentioned in their server certificate's commonName (or
60     * subjectAltName) fields, libcurl will refuse to connect. You can skip
61     * this check, but this will make the connection less secure.
62     */
63    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0L);
64#endif
65
66    /* cache the CA cert bundle in memory for a week */
67    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CA_CACHE_TIMEOUT, 604800L);
68
69    /* Perform the request, res will get the return code */
70    res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
71    /* Check for errors */
72    if(res != CURLE_OK)
73      fprintf(stderr, "curl_easy_perform() failed: %s\n",
74              curl_easy_strerror(res));
75
76    /* always cleanup */
77    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
78  }
79
80  curl_global_cleanup();
81
82  return 0;
83}
84