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diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1 index b47bc4bae..ffd9e7c57 100644 --- a/docs/curl.1 +++ b/docs/curl.1 @@ -1633,17 +1633,17 @@ The user name and passwords are split up on the first colon, which makes it impossible to use a colon in the user name with this option. The password can, still. -If you use an SSPI-enabled curl binary and perform NTLM authentication, you -can force curl to select the user name and password from your environment by -specifying a single colon with this option: "-u :". +If you use a Windows SSPI-enabled curl binary and perform either Negotiate or +NTLM authentication then you can force curl to select the user name and password +from your environment by specifying a single colon with this option: "-u :". If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. .IP "-U, --proxy-user <user:password>" Specify the user name and password to use for proxy authentication. -If you use an SSPI-enabled curl binary and do NTLM authentication, you can -force curl to pick up the user name and password from your environment by -simply specifying a single colon with this option: "-U :". +If you use a Windows SSPI-enabled curl binary and do either Negotiate or NTLM +authentication then you can force curl to select the user name and password +from your environment by specifying a single colon with this option: "-U :". If this option is used several times, the last one will be used. .IP "--url <URL>" @@ -1931,8 +1931,8 @@ This curl supports transfers of large files, files larger than 2GB. .IP "IDN" This curl supports IDN - international domain names. .IP "SSPI" -SSPI is supported. If you use NTLM and set a blank user name, curl will -authenticate with your current user and password. +SSPI is supported. If you use Negotiate or NTLM authentication and set a blank +user name, curl will authenticate with your current user and password. .IP "TLS-SRP" SRP (Secure Remote Password) authentication is supported for TLS. .IP "Metalink" |