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Curl-impersonate: Special build of curl that can impersonate the major browsers

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545 points mmh0000 | 2 comments | 03 Apr 25 15:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.424s | source
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jchw ◴[03 Apr 25 16:40 UTC] No.43572243[source]▶
I'm rooting for Ladybird to gain traction in the future. Currently, it is using cURL proper for networking. That is probably going to have some challenges (I think cURL is still limited in some ways, e.g. I don't think it can do WebSockets over h2 yet) but on the other hand, having a rising browser engine might eventually remove this avenue for fingerprinting since legitimate traffic will have the same fingerprint as stock cURL.
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johnisgood ◴[04 Apr 25 10:41 UTC] No.43580376[source]▶
I used to call it "cURL", but apparently officially it is curl, correct?
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1. cruffle_duffle ◴[04 Apr 25 13:37 UTC] No.43582189[source]▶
As in “See-URL”? I’ve always called it curl but “see url” makes a hell of a lot of sense too! I’ve just never considered it and it’s one of those things you rarely say out loud.
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2. johnisgood ◴[04 Apr 25 14:02 UTC] No.43582551[source]▶
I prefer cURL as well, but according to official sources it is curl. :D Not sure how it is pronounced though, I pronounce it as "see-url" and/or "see-U-R-L". It might be pronounced as "curl" though.