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cURL Auth, TLS, and Proxy Security/Trust a custom CA for proxy TLS

Use a custom CA certificate file for the HTTPS proxy.

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Section: Proxy Auth and Tunnels

Trust a custom CA for proxy TLS

bash
bash
curl --proxy-cacert proxy-ca.pem -x https://proxy.example.com:8443 https://example.com
Explanation

Origin CA settings and proxy CA settings are independent.

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