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SSH Authenticate with Password and Private Key

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ssh.AuthenticatePwPk method, which authenticates with a server that requires both a password and a private key. The first argument is the username, the second is the password, and the third is 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 configurations mandate multi-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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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    // Demonstrates the Ssh.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.

    const ssh = try chilkat.Ssh.init();
    defer ssh.deinit();

    // Connect to the SSH server.  Port 22 is the usual SSH port.
    const ssh_port = 22;
    ssh.connect("ssh.example.com", ssh_port) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try ssh.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // 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.
    const password = "mySshPassword";

    // Load the SSH private key.  LoadText reads the file's text, which is then imported.
    const priv_key = try chilkat.SshKey.init();
    defer priv_key.deinit();
    const key_str = priv_key.loadText(alloc, "qa_data/id_rsa") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try priv_key.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    priv_key.fromOpenSshPrivateKey(key_str) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try priv_key.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    ssh.authenticatePwPk("mySshLogin", password, priv_key) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try ssh.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    std.debug.print("Authenticated with password and private key.\n", .{});

    ssh.disconnect();
}