To ignore SSL certificate verification in cURL, you can use the -k or --insecure option. This tells cURL not to validate the certificate presented by the server.
Example
curl -k https://scrapingdog.com
or
curl --insecure https://scrapingdog.com
🧠 Best Time to use it:
- Testing on local/dev environments with self-signed certificates.
- Interacting with internal APIs without valid SSL.
- Bypass certificate issues temporarily.
