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ssh2_auth_pubkey_file

(PECL ssh2:0.10-0.9)

ssh2_auth_pubkey_fileAuthenticate using a public key

Description

bool ssh2_auth_pubkey_file ( resource $session , string $username , string $pubkeyfile , string $privkeyfile [, string $passphrase ] )

Authenticate using a public key read from a file.

Parameters

session

An SSH connection link identifier, obtained from a call to ssh2_connect().

username

pubkeyfile

privkeyfile

passphrase

If privkeyfile is encrypted (which it should be), the passphrase must be provided.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example #1 Authentication using a public key

<?php
$connection 
ssh2_connect('shell.example.com'22, array('hostkey'=>'ssh-rsa'));

if (
ssh2_auth_pubkey_file($connection'username',
                          
'/home/username/.ssh/id_rsa.pub',
                          
'/home/username/.ssh/id_rsa''secret')) {
  echo 
"Public Key Authentication Successful\n";
} else {
  die(
'Public Key Authentication Failed');
}
?>


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