(Delphi DLL) 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

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the non-ActiveX DLL.

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

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
key: HCkSshKey;
success: Boolean;
ssh: HCkSsh;
json: HCkJsonObject;

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 := CkSshKey_Create();
CkSshKey_putPassword(key,'key_password');

success := CkSshKey_FromOpenSshPrivateKey(key,CkSshKey__loadText(key,'qa_data/my_private_key_file'));
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSshKey__lastErrorText(key));
    Exit;
  end;

ssh := CkSsh_Create();

success := CkSsh_Connect(ssh,'ssh.example.com',22);
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSsh__lastErrorText(ssh));
    Exit;
  end;

// Authenticate using both a password and private key.
success := CkSsh_AuthenticatePwPk(ssh,'myLogin','myPassword',key);
if (success = True) 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 := CkSsh_LastJsonData(ssh);
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(json,False);

// 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: ' + CkJsonObject__stringOf(json,'authResult'));
Memo1.Lines.Add('authFailReason: ' + CkJsonObject__stringOf(json,'authFailReason'));

CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);

CkSshKey_Dispose(key);
CkSsh_Dispose(ssh);

end;