linux/curl-Functions-authchecker.md

Authchecker functions for curl

curl keeps asking for password until correct, and downloads file

function getcurlsec { 

local curlurl="$1"
local curluser="$2"
local curloutput="$3"

while true; do
    curl --fail  --user "$curluser" "$curlurl" -o "$curloutput"
    local EC=$?
    if [ $EC -eq 0 ]; then
        break
    fi
done

}

Syntax: getcurlsec <url to download> <username> <output file>

curl downloads file using given credentials

function getcurlsecwpassword { 

local curlurl="$1"
local curluser="$2"
local curlpassword="$3"
local curloutput="$4"
    curl --fail  --user "$curluser":"curlpassword" "$curlurl" -o "$curloutput"
    local EC=$?
    if [ $EC -eq 0 ]; then
        echo "Password correct" 
    else
     echo "Password incorrect"
    fi
}

Syntax: getcurlsecwpassword <url to download> <username> <password> <output file>

curl keeps asking for password until correct, and stores username and password as var

function checkusercurl { 

local curlurl="$1"
curluser="$2"

while true; do
	read -s -p "Enter password for user $curluser: " curlpassword
	echo "";
    curl -s --fail  --user "$curluser":"$curlpassword" "$curlurl" -o /dev/null
    local EC=$?
    if [ $EC -eq 0 ]; then
        echo "Password correct" 
		break
    fi
	echo "Incorrect password" 
	unset curlpassword
done

}

Syntax: checkusercurl <url to authenticate against> <username>
username wil become var: curluser
password wil become var: $curlpassword