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  23. .TH CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST 3 "17 Jun 2014" "libcurl 7.37.0" "curl_easy_setopt options"
  24. .SH NAME
  25. CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST \- verify the certificate's name against host
  26. .SH SYNOPSIS
  27. #include <curl/curl.h>
  28. CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, long verify);
  29. .SH DESCRIPTION
  30. Pass a long as parameter specifying what to \fIverify\fP.
  31. This option determines whether libcurl verifies that the server cert is for
  32. the server it is known as.
  33. When negotiating TLS and SSL connections, the server sends a certificate
  34. indicating its identity.
  35. When \fICURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST(3)\fP is 2, that certificate must indicate that
  36. the server is the server to which you meant to connect, or the connection
  37. fails. Simply put, it means it has to have the same name in the certificate as
  38. is in the URL you operate against.
  39. Curl considers the server the intended one when the Common Name field or a
  40. Subject Alternate Name field in the certificate matches the host name in the
  41. URL to which you told Curl to connect.
  42. If \fIverify\fP value is set to 1:
  43. In 7.28.0 and earlier: treated as a debug option of some sorts, not supported
  44. anymore due to frequently leading to programmer mistakes.
  45. From 7.28.1 to 7.65.3: setting it to 1 made curl_easy_setopt() return an error
  46. and leaving the flag untouched.
  47. From 7.66.0: treats 1 and 2 the same.
  48. When the \fIverify\fP value is 0, the connection succeeds regardless of the
  49. names in the certificate. Use that ability with caution!
  50. The default value for this option is 2.
  51. This option controls checking the server's certificate's claimed identity.
  52. The server could be lying. To control lying, see
  53. \fICURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER(3)\fP.
  54. .SH LIMITATIONS
  55. DarwinSSL: If \fIverify\fP value is 0, then SNI is also disabled. SNI is a TLS
  56. extension that sends the hostname to the server. The server may use that
  57. information to do such things as sending back a specific certificate for the
  58. hostname, or forwarding the request to a specific origin server. Some hostnames
  59. may be inaccessible if SNI is not sent.
  60. NSS: If \fICURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER(3)\fP is zero,
  61. \fICURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST(3)\fP is also set to zero and cannot be overridden.
  62. .SH DEFAULT
  63. 2
  64. .SH PROTOCOLS
  65. All TLS based protocols: HTTPS, FTPS, IMAPS, POP3S, SMTPS etc.
  66. .SH EXAMPLE
  67. .nf
  68. CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  69. if(curl) {
  70. curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
  71. /* Set the default value: strict name check please */
  72. curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 2L);
  73. curl_easy_perform(curl);
  74. }
  75. .fi
  76. .SH AVAILABILITY
  77. If built TLS enabled.
  78. .SH RETURN VALUE
  79. Returns CURLE_OK if TLS is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
  80. If 1 is set as argument, \fICURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT\fP is returned.
  81. .SH "SEE ALSO"
  82. .BR CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER "(3), " CURLOPT_CAINFO "(3), "