| c: Copyright (C) 1998 - 2022, Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al. | 
 | SPDX-License-Identifier: curl | 
 | Long: ssl | 
 | Help: Try SSL/TLS | 
 | Protocols: FTP IMAP POP3 SMTP LDAP | 
 | Added: 7.20.0 | 
 | Category: tls | 
 | Example: --ssl pop3://example.com/ | 
 | See-also: ssl-reqd insecure ciphers | 
 | Multi: boolean | 
 | --- | 
 | Warning: this is considered an insecure option. Consider using --ssl-reqd | 
 | instead to be sure curl upgrades to a secure connection. | 
 |  | 
 | Try to use SSL/TLS for the connection. Reverts to a non-secure connection if | 
 | the server does not support SSL/TLS. See also --ftp-ssl-control and --ssl-reqd | 
 | for different levels of encryption required. | 
 |  | 
 | This option is handled in LDAP since version 7.81.0. It is fully supported | 
 | by the OpenLDAP backend and ignored by the generic ldap backend. | 
 |  | 
 | Please note that a server may close the connection if the negotiation does | 
 | not succeed. | 
 |  | 
 | This option was formerly known as --ftp-ssl (Added in 7.11.0). That option | 
 | name can still be used but will be removed in a future version. |