Visual FoxPro

SFTP Authenticate with Password and Private Key

Demonstrates the Chilkat SFtp.AuthenticatePwPk method, which authenticates with a server that requires both a password and a private key. The arguments are the username, the password, and 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 deployments mandate two-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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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loSftp
LOCAL lnPort
LOCAL lcPassword
LOCAL loPrivKey
LOCAL lcKeyText

lnSuccess = 0

*  Demonstrates the SFtp.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.

loSftp = CreateObject('Chilkat.SFtp')

*  Step 1: Connect the SSH transport.  Port 22 is the usual port.
lnPort = 22
lnSuccess = loSftp.Connect("sftp.example.com",lnPort)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loSftp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loSftp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

*  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.
lcPassword = "mySshPassword"

*  Load the SSH private key.  LoadText reads the file's text, which is then imported.
loPrivKey = CreateObject('Chilkat.SshKey')
lcKeyText = loPrivKey.LoadText("qa_data/id_rsa")
IF (loPrivKey.LastMethodSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loPrivKey.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loSftp
    RELEASE loPrivKey
    CANCEL
ENDIF

lnSuccess = loPrivKey.FromOpenSshPrivateKey(lcKeyText)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loPrivKey.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loSftp
    RELEASE loPrivKey
    CANCEL
ENDIF

lnSuccess = loSftp.AuthenticatePwPk("mySshLogin",lcPassword,loPrivKey)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loSftp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loSftp
    RELEASE loPrivKey
    CANCEL
ENDIF

*  Step 3: Open the SFTP subsystem.  This must be done after authentication and before any
*  file or directory operations.
lnSuccess = loSftp.InitializeSftp()
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loSftp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loSftp
    RELEASE loPrivKey
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? "Authenticated with a password and a private key."

loSftp.Disconnect()

RELEASE loSftp
RELEASE loPrivKey