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CURLOPT_PR...EDPUBLICKEY(3) Library Functions Manual CURLOPT_PR...EDPUBLICKEY(3)

NAME
     CURLOPT_PROXY_PINNEDPUBLICKEY - pinned public key for https proxy

SYNOPSIS
     #include <curl/curl.h>

     CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_PROXY_PINNEDPUBLICKEY,
			       char *pinnedpubkey);

DESCRIPTION
     Pass  a pointer to a null-terminated string as parameter. The string can be
     the filename of your pinned public key. The file format expected  is  "PEM"
     or "DER". The string can also be any number of base64 encoded sha256 hashes
     preceded by "sha256//" and separated by ";"

     When  negotiating a TLS or SSL connection, the https proxy sends a certifi-
     cate indicating its identity. A public key is extracted from this	certifi-
     cate  and	if it does not exactly match the public key provided to this op-
     tion, libcurl aborts the connection before sending or receiving any data.

     On mismatch, CURLE_SSL_PINNEDPUBKEYNOTMATCH is returned.

     The application does not have to keep the string around after setting  this
     option.

     Using  this  option  multiple  times makes the last set string override the
     previous ones. Set it to NULL to disable its use again.

DEFAULT
     NULL

PROTOCOLS
     This functionality affects all TLS based  protocols:  HTTPS,  FTPS,  IMAPS,
     POP3S, SMTPS etc.

     This  option  works  only with the following TLS backends: GnuTLS, OpenSSL,
     mbedTLS and wolfSSL

EXAMPLE
     int main(void)
     {
       CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
       if(curl) {
	 CURLcode result;
	 curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com");
	 curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, "https://proxy.example:443");
	 curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROXY_PINNEDPUBLICKEY,
			  "sha256//YhKJKSzoTt2b5FP18fvpHo7fJYqQCjA"
			  "a3HWY3tvRMwE=;sha256//t62CeU2tQiqkexU74"
			  "Gxa2eg7fRbEgoChTociMee9wno=");

	 /* Perform the request */
	 result = curl_easy_perform(curl);
	 curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
       }
     }

PUBLIC KEY EXTRACTION
     If you do not have the https proxy server's public key file you can extract
     it from the https proxy server's certificate.
     # retrieve the server's certificate if you do not already have it
     #
     # be sure to examine the certificate to see if it is what you expected
     #
     # Windows-specific:
     # - Use NUL instead of /dev/null.
     # - OpenSSL may wait for input instead of disconnecting. Hit enter.
     # - If you do not have sed, then copy the certificate into a file:
     #	 Lines from -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- to -----END CERTIFICATE-----.
     #
     openssl s_client -servername www.example.com -connect www.example.com:443 \
       < /dev/null | sed -n "/-----BEGIN/,/-----END/p" > www.example.com.pem

     # extract public key in pem format from certificate
     openssl x509 -in www.example.com.pem -pubkey -noout > www.example.com.pubkey.pem

     # convert public key from pem to der
     openssl asn1parse -noout -inform pem -in www.example.com.pubkey.pem \
       -out www.example.com.pubkey.der

     # sha256 hash and base64 encode der to string for use
     openssl dgst -sha256 -binary www.example.com.pubkey.der | openssl base64
     The public key in PEM format contains a header, base64 data and a footer:
     -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
     [BASE 64 DATA]
     -----END PUBLIC KEY-----

HISTORY
     PEM/DER support:

      7.52.0: GnuTLS, OpenSSL, mbedTLS, wolfSSL

     sha256 support:

      7.52.0: GnuTLS, OpenSSL, mbedTLS, wolfSSL

     Other SSL backends not supported.

AVAILABILITY
     Added in curl 7.52.0

RETURN VALUE
     curl_easy_setopt(3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error.

     CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred, see
     libcurl-errors(3).

SEE ALSO
     CURLOPT_PINNEDPUBLICKEY(3),   CURLOPT_PROXY_CAINFO(3),   CURLOPT_PROXY_CAP-
     ATH(3), CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_VERIFYHOST(3), CURLOPT_PROXY_SSL_VERIFYPEER(3)

libcurl 			   2026-06-11	     CURLOPT_PR...EDPUBLICKEY(3)

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