(Chilkat2-Python) SFTP Host Key Fingerprint

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Demonstrates how to get the SSH server's host key fingerprint after connecting.

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import sys
import chilkat2

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

sftp = chilkat2.SFtp()

hostname = "sftp.example.com"
port = 22
success = sftp.Connect(hostname,port)
if (success != True):
    print(sftp.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Get the classic MD5 fingeprint
md5_fingerprint = sftp.HostKeyFingerprint
print(md5_fingerprint)

# Sample output:
# ssh-rsa 3072 21:b0:d8:41:4e:ef:78:10:20:af:01:b7:71:5d:eb:94

# Starting in Chilkat v9.5.0.92, we can also get the SHA256 fingerprint.
# (it is also possible to get fingerprints using other hash algorithms such as SHA384, SHA512, etc.)

includeKeyType = True
includeHashName = True
sha256_fingerprint = sftp.GetHostKeyFP("SHA256",includeKeyType,includeHashName)
print(sha256_fingerprint)

# Sample output:
# ssh-rsa SHA256:Ufgj480OsdsCZRjj9sSNM6fpgIcSJ61RsIG8usndUIY=

# The key type and hash name can be optionally included or not.
includeKeyType = False
includeHashName = True
sha256_fingerprint = sftp.GetHostKeyFP("SHA256",includeKeyType,includeHashName)
print(sha256_fingerprint)

# SHA256:Ufgj480OsdsCZRjj9sSNM6fpgIcSJ61RsIG8usndUIY=

includeKeyType = True
includeHashName = False
sha256_fingerprint = sftp.GetHostKeyFP("SHA256",includeKeyType,includeHashName)
print(sha256_fingerprint)

# ssh-rsa Ufgj480OsdsCZRjj9sSNM6fpgIcSJ61RsIG8usndUIY=

includeKeyType = False
includeHashName = False
sha256_fingerprint = sftp.GetHostKeyFP("SHA256",includeKeyType,includeHashName)
print(sha256_fingerprint)

# Ufgj480OsdsCZRjj9sSNM6fpgIcSJ61RsIG8usndUIY=