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SSH Authenticate with a Private Key

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ssh.AuthenticatePk method, which authenticates a connected SSH session using public-key authentication. The first argument is the username and the second is an SshKey private key. The matching public key must already be authorized for the account on the server.

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

Background: Public-key authentication is the standard for unattended and automated SSH: the private key stays on the client, the server trusts the corresponding public key, and no reusable password crosses the wire. The SshKey object imports keys in several formats — this example loads an OpenSSH private key. An empty or public-only key is rejected locally.

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Ssh
integer li_SshPort
oleobject loo_PrivKey
string ls_KeyStr

li_Success = 0

//  Demonstrates the Ssh.AuthenticatePk method, which authenticates a connected SSH session using
//  public-key authentication.  The 1st argument is the username and the 2nd is an SshKey private
//  key.  The matching public key must already be authorized for the account on the server.

loo_Ssh = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Ssh.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Ssh")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Ssh
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

//  Connect to the SSH server.  Port 22 is the usual SSH port.
li_SshPort = 22
li_Success = loo_Ssh.Connect("ssh.example.com",li_SshPort)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ssh.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ssh
    return
end if

//  Load the SSH private key.  LoadText reads the file's text, which is then imported.
loo_PrivKey = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_PrivKey.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.SshKey")

ls_KeyStr = loo_PrivKey.LoadText("qa_data/id_rsa")
if loo_PrivKey.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_PrivKey.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ssh
    destroy loo_PrivKey
    return
end if

li_Success = loo_PrivKey.FromOpenSshPrivateKey(ls_KeyStr)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_PrivKey.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ssh
    destroy loo_PrivKey
    return
end if

li_Success = loo_Ssh.AuthenticatePk("mySshLogin",loo_PrivKey)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Ssh.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Ssh
    destroy loo_PrivKey
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Authenticated with private key."

loo_Ssh.Disconnect()


destroy loo_Ssh
destroy loo_PrivKey