(Delphi ActiveX) SSH Auth Failure Reason (AuthenticatePwPk)

This example demonstrates how to determine the failure reason for the case where both a password and private key are required for authentication. If authentication fails, was it because of an invalid private key, or an invalid password?

Note: This example requires a feature introduced in Chilkat v9.5.0.79

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
key: TChilkatSshKey;
success: Integer;
ssh: TChilkatSsh;
json: IChilkatJsonObject;

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

// Load a private key to be used for SSH authentication.
key := TChilkatSshKey.Create(Self);
key.Password := 'key_password';

success := key.FromOpenSshPrivateKey(key.LoadText('qa_data/my_private_key_file'));
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(key.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

ssh := TChilkatSsh.Create(Self);

success := ssh.Connect('ssh.example.com',22);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(ssh.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Authenticate using both a password and private key.
success := ssh.AuthenticatePwPk('myLogin','myPassword',key.ControlInterface);
if (success = 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Authentication is successful!');
    Exit;
  end;

// If we get here, it means the authentication failed.
// To find out why, get the LastJsonData
// This is a feature added in Chilkat v9.5.0.79

json := ssh.LastJsonData();
json.EmitCompact := 0;

// This is the JSON if the key is correct, but the password is incorrect:

// {
//   "public_key_type": "rsa",
//   "partialAuthResult": "publickey success. continue to authenticate with password...",
//   "authResult": "failed",
//   "authFailReason": "Password is incorrect"
// }

// This is the JSON if the key is incorrect.  We won't know if the password is also incorrect until
// the key is made correct so that authentication proceeds to check the password.

// {
//   "public_key_type": "rsa",
//   "authResult": "failed",
//   "authFailReason": "Key is incorrect"
// }

// To get the authResult anbd authFailReason:
Memo1.Lines.Add('authResult: ' + json.StringOf('authResult'));
Memo1.Lines.Add('authFailReason: ' + json.StringOf('authFailReason'));
end;