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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Authentication using Curl command Post 302483729 by Anjan1 on Tuesday 28th of December 2010 08:53:40 AM
Old 12-28-2010
Authentication using Curl command
Hi,

I am using linux curl command to login to the website. Website is using http protocol. My question is how to protect "username and password" while posting the data to the website to avoid man in the middle attack.

Is posting the sensitive data(password) using curl is secure?.
Is digest option in curl will be helpful. If yes, can anyone pls provide me with example how to use digest option along with cookie option in curl.

Thanks,
 

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viewsu

VIEW-OS(1)						      General Commands Manual							VIEW-OS(1)

NAME

       viewsu - change (virtual) user ID or become (virtual) superuser

SYNOPSIS

       viewsu [options] [username]

DESCRIPTION

       The viewsu command is used to become another user during a login session. Invoked without a username, viewsu defaults to becoming the supe-
       ruser. The optional argument - may be used to provide an environment similar to what the user would expect had the user logged in directly.
       This  command  is  the  View-OS	counterpart  of  the  su(1)  command.	The  value of $PATH is reset to /bin:/usr/bin for normal users, or
       /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin for the superuser. This may be changed with the ENV_PATH and ENV_SUPATH definitions in /etc/login.defs.

OPTIONS

       The options which apply to the viewsu command are:

       -c, --command COMMAND
	   Specify a command that will be invoked by the shell using its -c.

       -, -l, --login
	   Provide an environment similar to what the user would expect had the user logged in directly.

	   When - is used, it must be specified as the last viewsu option. The other forms (-l and --login) do not have this restriction.

       -s, --shell SHELL
	   The shell that will be invoked.

	   The invoked shell is chosen from (highest priority first):

	   o   The shell specified with --shell.

	   o   The shell indicated in the /etc/passwd entry for the target user.

	   o	/bin/sh if a shell could not be found by any above method.

SEE ALSO

       su(1), linux.defs(5)

AUTHORS

       View-OS is a project of the Computer Science Department, University of Bologna. Project Leader: Renzo Davoli.
       <http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/view-os>

       Howto's and further information can be found on the project wiki <wiki.virtualsquare.org>.

NOTE

       Most part of the text is taken from su(1).

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