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Connect to an SSH Server

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ssh.Connect method, which establishes a connection to an SSH server. The first argument is the hostname (a DNS name or a numeric IPv4/IPv6 address) and the second is the TCP port, usually 22. Connecting is the first step; authentication follows before any channels can be opened.

Background: Connect establishes only the SSH transport — the encrypted channel and host-key exchange — but does not log in. An SSH session is always used in stages: connect, authenticate, then open one or more channels for shell, exec, or port-forwarding work. Timeouts and optional SOCKS/HTTP proxying are controlled by the object's properties before this call.

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var
success: Integer;
ssh: TChilkatSsh;
sshPort: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

//  Demonstrates the Ssh.Connect method, which establishes a connection to an SSH server.  The
//  1st argument is the hostname (a DNS name or numeric IP) and the 2nd is the TCP port.

ssh := TChilkatSsh.Create(Self);

//  Port 22 is the usual SSH port.
sshPort := 22;
success := ssh.Connect('ssh.example.com',sshPort);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;
Memo1.Lines.Add('Connected to the SSH server.');

//  (Authentication would follow here before opening channels.)

ssh.Disconnect();