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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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

#  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.

$sshJump = New-Object Chilkat.Ssh

#  Connect and authenticate to the first SSH server (the jump host).
$sshPort = 22
$success = $sshJump.Connect("jump.example.com",$sshPort)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($sshJump.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  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 -eq $false) {
    $($sshJump.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Connect to the target SSH server through the jump host.
$sshTarget = New-Object Chilkat.Ssh
$success = $sshTarget.ConnectThroughSsh($sshJump,"target.example.com",$sshPort)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($sshTarget.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Authenticate to the target server (separate credentials).
$success = $sshTarget.AuthenticatePw("targetUser",$password)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($sshTarget.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Connected to the target through the jump host.")

$sshTarget.Disconnect()
$sshJump.Disconnect()