AuthAttempt Event
Fires when an authentication attempt is performed.
Syntax
sftpclient.on('AuthAttempt', [callback])
Callback
The 'callback' is called when the 'AuthAttempt' event is emited.
function(e){ }
The argument 'e' has the following properties:
e.authType
Remarks
This event signals the start of an authentication attempt. The AuthType parameter specifies the authentication type. This event may be fired more than once if the client tries different authentication methods one after another.
Supported authentication types:
atRhosts | 0x01 | RHOSTS file authentication. Rarely used today. |
atPublicKey | 0x02 | Public key (sometimes called private key) authentication |
atPassword | 0x04 | Password-based authentication |
atHostbased | 0x08 | Hostbased authentication |
atKeyboard | 0x10 | Keyboard-interactive authentication. This is often used in place of generic password authentication. |
atGssWithMic | 0x20 | GSS authentication |
atGssKeyex | 0x40 | GSS authentication with key exchange |
atPublicKeyAgent | 0x80 | Public key agent authentication |