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.TH CURLOPT_SSH_AUTH_TYPES 3 "September 20, 2022" "libcurl 7.87.0" "curl_easy_setopt options"

.SH NAME
CURLOPT_SSH_AUTH_TYPES \- auth types for SFTP and SCP
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_SSH_AUTH_TYPES, long bitmask);
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a long set to a bitmask consisting of one or more of
CURLSSH_AUTH_PUBLICKEY, CURLSSH_AUTH_PASSWORD, CURLSSH_AUTH_HOST,
CURLSSH_AUTH_KEYBOARD and CURLSSH_AUTH_AGENT.

Set \fICURLSSH_AUTH_ANY\fP to let libcurl pick a suitable one. Currently
CURLSSH_AUTH_HOST has no effect. If CURLSSH_AUTH_AGENT is used, libcurl
attempts to connect to ssh-agent or pageant and let the agent attempt the
authentication.
.SH DEFAULT
CURLSSH_AUTH_ANY (all available)
.SH PROTOCOLS
SFTP and SCP
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "sftp://example.com/file");
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSH_AUTH_TYPES,
                   CURLSSH_AUTH_PUBLICKEY | CURLSSH_AUTH_KEYBOARD);
  ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
  curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
CURLSSH_AUTH_HOST was added in 7.16.1, CURLSSH_AUTH_AGENT was added in 7.28.0
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR CURLOPT_SSH_HOST_PUBLIC_KEY_MD5 "(3), " CURLOPT_SSH_PUBLIC_KEYFILE "(3), "