CURLOPT_HSTS_CTRL - Man Page

#include <curl/curl.h>

#define CURLHSTS_ENABLE       (1<<0)
#define CURLHSTS_READONLYFILE (1<<1)

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_HSTS_CTRL, long bitmask);

HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) means that an HTTPS server can instruct the client to not contact it again over clear-text HTTP for a certain period into the future. libcurl then automatically redirects HTTP attempts to such hosts to instead use HTTPS. This is done by libcurl retaining this knowledge in an in-memory cache.

Populate the long bitmask with the correct set of features to instruct libcurl how to handle HSTS for the transfers using this handle.

CURLHSTS_ENABLE

Enable the in-memory HSTS cache for this handle.

CURLHSTS_READONLYFILE

Make the HSTS file (if specified) read-only - makes libcurl not save the cache to the file when closing the handle.

0. HSTS is disabled by default.

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int main(void)
{
  CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HSTS_CTRL, (long)CURLHSTS_ENABLE);
    curl_easy_perform(curl);
  }
}

Added in 7.74.0

Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.

CURLOPT_ALTSVC(3), CURLOPT_CONNECT_TO(3), CURLOPT_HSTS(3), CURLOPT_RESOLVE(3)

curl_easy_setopt(3), CURLOPT_HSTS(3), CURLOPT_HSTSREADDATA(3), CURLOPT_HSTSREADFUNCTION(3), CURLOPT_HSTSWRITEDATA(3), CURLOPT_HSTSWRITEFUNCTION(3), CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION(3), libcurl-symbols(3).