(PureBasic) 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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IncludeFile "CkSshKey.pb"
IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"
IncludeFile "CkSsh.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    ; 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.i = CkSshKey::ckCreate()
    If key.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkSshKey::setCkPassword(key, "key_password")

    success.i = CkSshKey::ckFromOpenSshPrivateKey(key,CkSshKey::ckLoadText(key,"qa_data/my_private_key_file"))
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkSshKey::ckLastErrorText(key)
        CkSshKey::ckDispose(key)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ssh.i = CkSsh::ckCreate()
    If ssh.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkSsh::ckConnect(ssh,"ssh.example.com",22)
    If success <> 1
        Debug CkSsh::ckLastErrorText(ssh)
        CkSshKey::ckDispose(key)
        CkSsh::ckDispose(ssh)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Authenticate using both a password and private key.
    success = CkSsh::ckAuthenticatePwPk(ssh,"myLogin","myPassword",key)
    If success = 1
        Debug "Authentication is successful!"
        CkSshKey::ckDispose(key)
        CkSsh::ckDispose(ssh)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; 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.i = CkSsh::ckLastJsonData(ssh)
    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(json, 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:
    Debug "authResult: " + CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"authResult")
    Debug "authFailReason: " + CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"authFailReason")

    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)



    CkSshKey::ckDispose(key)
    CkSsh::ckDispose(ssh)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure