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SSH Public Key Authentication

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Demonstrates how to authenticate with an SSH server using public key authentication. AutoIt

Local $bSuccess = False

; This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
; See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$oSsh = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Ssh")

; Set some timeouts, in milliseconds:
$oSsh.ConnectTimeoutMs = 5000
$oSsh.IdleTimeoutMs = 15000

; Connect to the SSH server.  
; The standard SSH port = 22
; The hostname may be a hostname or IP address.
Local $sHostname = "sftp.example.com"
Local $iPort = 22
$bSuccess = $oSsh.Connect($sHostname,$iPort)
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oSsh.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$oKey = ObjCreate("Chilkat.SshKey")

; Read the PEM file into a string variable:
; (This does not load the PEM file into the key.  The LoadText
; method is a convenience method for loading the full contents of ANY text
; file into a string variable.)
Local $sPrivKey = $oKey.LoadText("myPrivateKey.pem")
If ($oKey.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oKey.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; Load a private key from a PEM string:
; (Private keys may be loaded from OpenSSH and Putty formats.
; Both encrypted and unencrypted private key file formats
; are supported.  This example loads an unencrypted private
; key in OpenSSH format.  PuTTY keys typically use the .ppk
; file extension, while OpenSSH keys use the PEM format.
; (For PuTTY keys, call FromPuttyPrivateKey instead.)
$bSuccess = $oKey.FromOpenSshPrivateKey($sPrivKey)
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oKey.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; Authenticate with the SSH server using the login and
; private key.  (The corresponding public key should've 
; been installed on the SSH server beforehand.)
$bSuccess = $oSsh.AuthenticatePk("myLogin",$oKey)
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oSsh.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite($oSsh.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite("Public-Key Authentication Successful!" & @CRLF)