Close an SSH Tunnel

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Demonstrates Socket.SshCloseTunnel, which closes the SSH tunnel opened by SshOpenTunnel and terminates its forwarded channels.

#include <CkSocket.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    CkSocket socket;

    //  Connect to the SSH server and initialize an SSH tunneling session.  Port 22 is conventional but
    //  not required.
    success = socket.SshOpenTunnel("ssh.example.com",22);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << socket.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Authenticate the SSH session before opening forwarded channels.
    //  The SSH password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
    const char *sshPassword = "mySshPassword";
    success = socket.SshAuthenticatePw("sshUser",sshPassword);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << socket.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Close the SSH tunnel and terminate its forwarded channels.  This does not affect unrelated SSH
    //  objects or connections.
    success = socket.SshCloseTunnel();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << socket.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "SSH tunnel closed." << "\r\n";
    }