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4.9 Curl can't authenticate to the server that requires NTLM?
This is supported in curl 7.10.6 or later. No earlier curl version knows
- of this magic.
+ of this magic. Later versions require the OpenSSL or Microsoft Windows
+ libraries to provide this functionality. Using GnuTLS or NSS libraries will
+ not provide NTLM authentication functionality in curl.
NTLM is a Microsoft proprietary protocol. Proprietary formats are evil. You
should not use such ones.