From efb594daacd03f6afbcc8309eca6dd480c0e567f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Stenberg Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2023 16:07:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs/cmdline: add small "warning" to verbose options "Note that verbose output of curl activities and network traffic might contain sensitive data, including user names, credentials or secret data content. Be aware and be careful when sharing trace logs with others." Closes #11596 --- docs/cmdline-opts/trace-ascii.d | 4 ++++ docs/cmdline-opts/trace.d | 4 ++++ docs/cmdline-opts/verbose.d | 4 ++++ 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/trace-ascii.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/trace-ascii.d index 3d74b29038..2aebc28631 100644 --- a/docs/cmdline-opts/trace-ascii.d +++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/trace-ascii.d @@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ the output sent to stdout. This is similar to --trace, but leaves out the hex part and only shows the ASCII part of the dump. It makes smaller output that might be easier to read for untrained humans. + +Note that verbose output of curl activities and network traffic might contain +sensitive data, including user names, credentials or secret data content. Be +aware and be careful when sharing trace logs with others. diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/trace.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/trace.d index 97f4e2fdac..35b2248e90 100644 --- a/docs/cmdline-opts/trace.d +++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/trace.d @@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ Enables a full trace dump of all incoming and outgoing data, including descriptive information, to the given output file. Use "-" as filename to have the output sent to stdout. Use "%" as filename to have the output sent to stderr. + +Note that verbose output of curl activities and network traffic might contain +sensitive data, including user names, credentials or secret data content. Be +aware and be careful when sharing trace logs with others. diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/verbose.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/verbose.d index 4036aadc5e..c5661f86af 100644 --- a/docs/cmdline-opts/verbose.d +++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/verbose.d @@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ be more suitable options. If you think this option still does not give you enough details, consider using --trace or --trace-ascii instead. + +Note that verbose output of curl activities and network traffic might contain +sensitive data, including user names, credentials or secret data content. Be +aware and be careful when sharing trace logs with others. -- 2.47.3