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SSH Authenticate with Password and Private Key

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ssh.AuthenticatePwPk method, which authenticates with a server that requires both a password and a private key. The first argument is the username, the second is the password, and the third is an SshKey private key.

Note: The private-key path is relative to the application's current working directory. Supply the path to your own key file.

Background: Most servers require either a password or a public key, not both — but some high-security configurations mandate multi-factor SSH, combining something you know (the password) with something you have (the key). This method satisfies that policy in one call. As always, the password should come from a secure source rather than a literal in code.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    //  Demonstrates the Ssh.AuthenticatePwPk method, which authenticates with a server that requires
    //  BOTH a password and a private key.  The 1st argument is the username, the 2nd is the
    //  password, and the 3rd is an SshKey private key.

    CkSsh ssh = new CkSsh();

    //  Connect to the SSH server.  Port 22 is the usual SSH port.
    int sshPort = 22;
    success = ssh.Connect("ssh.example.com",sshPort);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, ssh.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
    //  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
    String password = "mySshPassword";

    //  Load the SSH private key.  LoadText reads the file's text, which is then imported.
    CkSshKey privKey = new CkSshKey();
    String keyStr = privKey.loadText("qa_data/id_rsa");
    if (privKey.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, privKey.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = privKey.FromOpenSshPrivateKey(keyStr);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, privKey.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    success = ssh.AuthenticatePwPk("mySshLogin",password,privKey);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, ssh.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "Authenticated with password and private key.");

    ssh.Disconnect();

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}