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Curl Command: Pass Client Certificate
An engineer would use this curl command to authenticate a secure connection to a web server that requires a client certificate and private key for SSL/TLS client authentication during testing or deployment. Exact CLI syntax to pass client certificate using Curl.
When to use this: An engineer would use this curl command to authenticate a secure connection to a web server that requires a client certificate and private key for SSL/TLS client authentication during testing or deployment.
Command Syntax
curl [-E|--cert] client.pem --key key.pem [-k|--insecure] https://example.comcurl [-E|--cert] client.pem --key key.pem [-k|--insecure] https://example.comCommand Breakdown
--key- Private Key
- Provides the private key paired with the client certificate.
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