'How to encrypt password and pass on to CURL command on Linux

I want to run following CURL on Linux but with password in encryption form. How would I do that?

curl -u admin:password -X GET http://52.16.70.0:8081/artifactory/api/system/ping

I have generated encrypted password using openssl and base64 and those method seems hashes the inputs and not actually encrypt it.

Any help?

curl encryption

Solution 1:^[1]

In order to have any sort of encryption you need to be using TLS.

See this answer:

For an example on how to use TLS see this answer:

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