Classic ASP

Connect to an SSH Server Through Another (Jump Host)

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ssh.ConnectThroughSsh method, which connects to a second SSH server through an already connected and authenticated Ssh object. The first argument is the first (jump-host) Ssh object, and the second and third are the destination hostname and port.

Background: This is SSH chaining through a "jump host" (bastion): the application connects to a reachable gateway, then tunnels onward to a target that is only accessible from inside the network. Each hop is authenticated separately with its own credentials. The result is a normal Ssh object for the target that happens to be routed through the first connection.

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success = 0

'  Demonstrates the Ssh.ConnectThroughSsh method, which connects to a second SSH server through
'  an already connected and authenticated Ssh object (a jump host).  The 1st argument is the
'  first Ssh object, and the 2nd and 3rd are the destination hostname and port.

set sshJump = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Ssh")

'  Connect and authenticate to the first SSH server (the jump host).
sshPort = 22
success = sshJump.Connect("jump.example.com",sshPort)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( sshJump.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

'  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.
password = "mySshPassword"

success = sshJump.AuthenticatePw("jumpUser",password)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( sshJump.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

'  Connect to the target SSH server through the jump host.
set sshTarget = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Ssh")
success = sshTarget.ConnectThroughSsh(sshJump,"target.example.com",sshPort)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( sshTarget.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

'  Authenticate to the target server (separate credentials).
success = sshTarget.AuthenticatePw("targetUser",password)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( sshTarget.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Connected to the target through the jump host.") & "</pre>"

sshTarget.Disconnect 
sshJump.Disconnect 

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