xref: /curl/docs/examples/https.c (revision f540e43b)
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24 /* <DESC>
25  * Simple HTTPS GET
26  * </DESC>
27  */
28 #include <stdio.h>
29 #include <curl/curl.h>
30 
main(void)31 int 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 refuses to connect. You can skip this
61      * check, but it makes the connection insecure.
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 gets 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