c: Copyright (C) 1998 - 2022, Daniel Stenberg, , et al. SPDX-License-Identifier: curl Long: digest Help: Use HTTP Digest Authentication Protocols: HTTP Mutexed: basic ntlm negotiate See-also: user proxy-digest anyauth Category: proxy auth http Example: -u name:password --digest $URL Added: 7.10.6 Multi: boolean --- Enables HTTP Digest authentication. This is an authentication scheme that prevents the password from being sent over the wire in clear text. Use this in combination with the normal --user option to set user name and password.