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.TH CURLOPT_SSL_EC_CURVES 3 "29 Aug 2020" "libcurl 7.73.0" "curl_easy_setopt options"
.SH NAME
CURLOPT_SSL_EC_CURVES \- set key exchange curves
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>

CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_SSL_EC_CURVES, char *alg_list);
.SH DESCRIPTION
Pass a string as parameter with a colon delimited list of (EC) algorithms. This
option defines the client's key exchange algorithms in the SSL handshake (if
the SSL backend libcurl is built to use supports it).
.SH DEFAULT
"", embedded in SSL backend
.SH PROTOCOLS
HTTP
.SH EXAMPLE
.nf
CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
if(curl) {
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
  curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_EC_CURVES, "X25519:P-521");
  ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
  curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
}
.fi
.SH AVAILABILITY
Added in 7.73.0. Supported by the OpenSSL backend.
.SH RETURN VALUE
Returns CURLE_OK if the option is supported, and CURLE_UNKNOWN_OPTION if not.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR CURLOPT_SSL_OPTIONS "(3), " CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST "(3), "
.BR CURLOPT_TLS13_CIPHERS "(3), "