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Diffstat (limited to 'docs/libcurl')
-rw-r--r-- | docs/libcurl/curl_easy_getinfo.3 | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE.3 | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR.3 | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIELIST.3 | 17 |
4 files changed, 27 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_getinfo.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_getinfo.3 index e5ac5009b..e72c6ba7d 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_getinfo.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_getinfo.3 @@ -132,8 +132,12 @@ Pass a pointer to a 'struct curl_slist *' to receive a linked-list of all cookies cURL knows (expired ones, too). Don't forget to \fIcurl_slist_free_all(3)\fP the list after it has been used. If there are no cookies (cookies for the handle have not been enabled or simply none have been -received) 'struct curl_slist *' will be set to point to NULL. (Added in -7.14.1) +received) 'struct curl_slist *' will be set to point to NULL. + +Since 7.43.0 cookies that were imported in the Set-Cookie format without a +domain name are not exported by this option. + +(Added in 7.14.1) .IP CURLINFO_LASTSOCKET Pass a pointer to a long to receive the last socket used by this curl session. If the socket is no longer valid, -1 is returned. When you finish diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE.3 index a4c3b02b3..643d8e32f 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE.3 @@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ cookies. This option only \fBreads\fP cookies. To make libcurl write cookies to file, see \fICURLOPT_COOKIEJAR(3)\fP. +Exercise caution if you are using this option and multiple transfers may occur. +If you use the Set-Cookie format and don't specify a domain then the cookie is +sent for any domain (even after redirects are followed) and cannot be modified +by a server-set cookie. If a server sets a cookie of the same name then both +will be sent on a future transfer to that server, likely not what you intended. +To address these issues set a domain in Set-Cookie (doing that will include +sub-domains) or use the Netscape format. + If you use this option multiple times, you just add more files to read. Subsequent files will add more cookies. .SH DEFAULT diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR.3 index 936d4d8a4..e21540b3a 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR.3 @@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ If the cookie jar file can't be created or written to (when the error for this. Using \fICURLOPT_VERBOSE(3)\fP or \fICURLOPT_DEBUGFUNCTION(3)\fP will get a warning to display, but that is the only visible feedback you get about this possibly lethal situation. + +Since 7.43.0 cookies that were imported in the Set-Cookie format without a +domain name are not exported by this option. .SH DEFAULT NULL .SH PROTOCOLS @@ -55,4 +58,5 @@ Along with HTTP Returns CURLE_OK if HTTP is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not, or CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space. .SH "SEE ALSO" -.BR CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE "(3), " CURLOPT_COOKIE "(3), " CURLOPT_COOKIELIST "(3), " +.BR CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE "(3), " CURLOPT_COOKIE "(3), " +.BR CURLOPT_COOKIELIST "(3), " diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIELIST.3 b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIELIST.3 index 937c79db8..ca30ec2a6 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIELIST.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_COOKIELIST.3 @@ -36,16 +36,15 @@ Such a cookie can be either a single line in Netscape / Mozilla format or just regular HTTP-style header (Set-Cookie: ...) format. This will also enable the cookie engine. This adds that single cookie to the internal cookie store. -If you use the Set-Cookie format and don't specify a domain then the cookie -is sent for any domain and will not be modified. If a server sets a cookie of -the same name (or maybe you've imported one) then both will be sent on a future -transfer to that server, likely not what you intended. Either set a domain in -Set-Cookie (doing that will include sub domains) or use the Netscape format as +Exercise caution if you are using this option and multiple transfers may occur. +If you use the Set-Cookie format and don't specify a domain then the cookie is +sent for any domain (even after redirects are followed) and cannot be modified +by a server-set cookie. If a server sets a cookie of the same name (or maybe +you've imported one) then both will be sent on a future transfer to that +server, likely not what you intended. To address these issues set a domain in +Set-Cookie (doing that will include sub-domains) or use the Netscape format as shown in EXAMPLE. -Starting in 7.43.0 the aforementioned any-domain cookies will not appear in the -lists exported by \fICURLINFO_COOKIELIST(3)\fP and \fICURLOPT_COOKIEJAR(3)\fP. - Additionally, there are commands available that perform actions if you pass in these exact strings: .IP ALL @@ -117,4 +116,4 @@ RELOAD was added in 7.39.0 Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not, or CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY if there was insufficient heap space. .SH "SEE ALSO" -.BR CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE "(3), " CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR "(3), " CURLOPT_COOKIE "(3), " +.BR CURLOPT_COOKIEFILE "(3), " CURLOPT_COOKIEJAR "(3), " CURLOPT_COOKIE "(3), " |