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Glossary: Security Monitoring and Automation

curl

Also written: curl -d, curl -X POST, curl -s

A command-line tool that sends web requests and prints the replies, useful for testing web services and APIs. For example, `-d` sends form data such as a failed sign-in, and `-X POST` with a JSON body creates a record such as a ticket.

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