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1. Overview
curl (at least versions >= 7.38) natively support Moonshot, hence you can use it to access to HTTP-based APIs from the command line, using Moonshot.
2. Compatibility
2.1. Key
In the tables below, the following icons have the following meanings:
- - This version of the software has been tested and verified as supporting Moonshot.
- - This version of the software has been tested and verified as not supporting Moonshot.
- - This version of the software has not yet been tested thoroughly and its status is not known. Let us know if you have tried it and whether it worked or not!
2.2. Compatibility List
Note that accessing supported versions of this software requires a Moonshot compatible client - see the the table below for details on which clients are supported.
Any versions not listed below have not yet been tested. If you do so, please let us know!
Version | Compatible? | Notes |
---|---|---|
curl 7.38 | Tested on Linux, macOS |
3. Installation Instructions
Install curl
using
(Debian-based systems) or apt
yum
(RH-based systems). curl
is included by default on macOS.
4. Usage Instructions
Just add the --negotiate
and -u ":"
to your command line. An example (use alice@demo-idp.moonshot.geant.org
as username and alicepwd
as password):
$> curl --negotiate -u ":" http://demo-rp.moonshot.geant.org/protected/list_json.cgi { "local-login-user": "student", "urn:ietf:params:gss:federated-saml-assertion": "<ns0:Assertion xmlns:ns0=\"urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion\" ID=\"181f1b8e-9377-4021-a5f1-218568569625\" IssueInstant=\"2018-02-07T09:56:53Z\" Version=\"2.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\"><ns0:Issuer>http://demo-idp.moonshot.geant.org/</ns0:Issuer><ns0:Subject><ns0:NameID Format=\"urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:nameid-format:transient\">27e7e34a-18d0-4c7f-8132-dc2a86ff96e1</ns0:NameID><ns0:SubjectConfirmation Method=\"urn:ietf:params:abfab:cm:user\"/></ns0:Subject><ns0:Conditions NotBefore=\"2018-02-07T09:56:53Z\" NotOnOrAfter=\"2018-02-07T10:56:53Z\"/><ns0:AttributeStatement><ns0:Attribute Name=\"idp_software\" NameFormat=\"urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:unspecified\"><ns0:AttributeValue xmlns:xs=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\" xsi:type=\"xs:string\">UMU/JISC IDP module for FreeRADIUS</ns0:AttributeValue></ns0:Attribute><ns0:Attribute Name=\"urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.1\" NameFormat=\"urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri\"><ns0:AttributeValue xmlns:xs=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema\" xsi:type=\"xs:string\">student</ns0:AttributeValue></ns0:Attribute></ns0:AttributeStatement></ns0:Assertion>", "urn:ietf:params:gss:federated-saml-attribute urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:unspecified idp_software": "UMU/JISC IDP module for FreeRADIUS", "urn:ietf:params:gss:federated-saml-attribute urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:attrname-format:uri urn:oid:1.3.6.1.4.1.5923.1.1.1.1": "student", "urn:ietf:params:gss:radius-attribute 1": "alice@demo-idp.moonshot.geant.org", "urn:ietf:params:gss:radius-attribute 24": "NzYwODE1NTQ1", "urn:ietf:params:gss:radius-attribute 26.25622.138": "YjQwNmRjNWEtNDBhZS01NmRkLWI4ZjctMGE3NTYyYzQyZDg1QGRlbW8taWRwLm1vb25zaG90LmdlYW50Lm9yZw==", "urn:ietf:params:gss:radius-attribute 79": "AwgABA==", "urn:ietf:params:gss:radius-attribute 80": "v+jV06dCFEB/Dhnhh6u+Og==" }