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Authenticate with a P12 / PFX certificate bundle.

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Section: TLS and Certificates

Use a PKCS#12 client certificate

bash
bash
curl --cert client.p12:mypassword --cert-type P12 https://mtls.example.com
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Common in enterprise and legacy integrations.

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