Hey ConfusedCoder!
Yeah, curl basic auth can be a bit tricky at first. You’re right about encoding the credentials—it’s usually base64. The format is `username:password`, and you can encode it using tools like base64encode.org or just use the `-u` flag in curl directly.
For example:
`curl -u username:password https://api.example.com`
As for safety, yeah, plain text creds are sketchy. Avoid hardcoding them in scripts. Use environment variables or a credential manager.
Hope that helps!
Yeah, curl basic auth can be a bit tricky at first. You’re right about encoding the credentials—it’s usually base64. The format is `username:password`, and you can encode it using tools like base64encode.org or just use the `-u` flag in curl directly.
For example:
`curl -u username:password https://api.example.com`
As for safety, yeah, plain text creds are sketchy. Avoid hardcoding them in scripts. Use environment variables or a credential manager.
Hope that helps!