Hey everyone,
So, I’ve been trying to figure out how to use curl with username and password for API auth. I’m kinda new to this, and I keep running into issues.
From what I’ve gathered, you can use the `-u` flag to pass the username and password like this:
```bash
curl -u username:password https://api.example.com
```
But I’m not sure if this is the *most secure* way, especially since the password shows up in the command history.
Also, is there a better way to handle this without exposing sensitive info? Maybe using environment variables or something?
Any tips or examples would be super helpful! Thanks in advance, y’all.
Cheers!
So, I’ve been trying to figure out how to use curl with username and password for API auth. I’m kinda new to this, and I keep running into issues.
From what I’ve gathered, you can use the `-u` flag to pass the username and password like this:
```bash
curl -u username:password https://api.example.com
```
But I’m not sure if this is the *most secure* way, especially since the password shows up in the command history.
Also, is there a better way to handle this without exposing sensitive info? Maybe using environment variables or something?
Any tips or examples would be super helpful! Thanks in advance, y’all.
Cheers!