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c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Long: hostpubsha256
Arg: <sha256>
Help: Acceptable SHA256 hash of host public key
Protocols: SFTP SCP
Added: 7.80.0
Category: sftp scp ssh
Multi: single
See-also:
  - hostpubmd5
Example:
  - --hostpubsha256 NDVkMTQxMGQ1ODdmMjQ3MjczYjAyOTY5MmRkMjVmNDQ= sftp://example.com/
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# `--hostpubsha256`

Pass a string containing a Base64-encoded SHA256 hash of the remote host's
public key. curl refuses the connection with the host unless the hashes match.