SSHAuth Class
Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors
The SSHAuth class provides a simple way to authenticate a user against an SSH server.
Syntax
SSHAuth
Remarks
The SSHAuth class offers a simply way to authenticate a user against an SSH server.
To begin specify the SSHHost, User, and Password. Next call Authenticate to authenticate the user.
The class supports multiple authentication methods including public key authentication, keyboard interactive authentication, password authentication, and more. Set AuthMode to the desired authentication mechanism before calling Authenticate.
Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
AuthMode | The authentication method to be used the class when calling Authenticate . |
Firewall | A set of properties related to firewall access. |
LocalHost | This property includes the name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted. |
LocalPort | The TCP port in the local host where the class binds. |
Password | The password for SSH password-based authentication. |
SSHAcceptServerHostKey | Instructs the class to accept the server host key that matches the supplied key. |
SSHCert | A certificate to be used for authenticating the SSHUser . |
SSHEncryptionAlgorithms | A comma-separated list containing all allowable encryption algorithms. |
SSHHost | The address of the SSH host. |
SSHPort | The port on the SSH server where the SSH service is running; by default, 22. |
Timeout | This property includes the timeout for the class. |
User | The username for SSH authentication. |
Method List
The following is the full list of the methods of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
Authenticate | Authenticates the user. |
Config | Sets or retrieves a configuration setting. |
DoEvents | This method processes events from the internal message queue. |
Interrupt | This method interrupts the current method. |
Reset | Resets the class. |
Event List
The following is the full list of the events fired by the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
Connected | This event is fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails). |
ConnectionStatus | This event is fired to indicate changes in the connection state. |
Disconnected | This event is fired when a connection is closed. |
Error | Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery. |
Log | Fires once for each log message. |
SSHCustomAuth | Fired when the class is doing custom authentication. |
SSHKeyboardInteractive | Fired when the class receives a request for user input from the server. |
SSHServerAuthentication | Fired after the server presents its public key to the client. |
SSHStatus | Shows the progress of the secure connection. |
Config Settings
The following is a list of config settings for the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
SSHCompressionAlgorithms | A comma-separated list containing all allowable compression algorithms. |
ChannelDataEOL[ChannelId] | Used to break the incoming data stream into chunks. |
ChannelDataEOLFound[ChannelId] | Determines if ChannelDataEOL was found. |
ClientSSHVersionString | The SSH version string used by the class. |
DoNotRepeatAuthMethods | Whether the class will repeat authentication methods during multifactor authentication. |
EnablePageantAuth | Whether to use a key stored in Pageant to perform client authentication. |
KerberosDelegation | If true, asks for credentials with delegation enabled during authentication. |
KerberosRealm | The fully qualified domain name of the Kerberos Realm to use for GSSAPI authentication. |
KerberosSPN | The Kerberos Service Principal Name of the SSH host. |
KeyRenegotiationThreshold | Sets the threshold for the SSH Key Renegotiation. |
LogLevel | Specifies the level of detail that is logged. |
MaxChannelDataLength[ChannelId] | The maximum amount of data to accumulate when no ChannelDataEOL is found. |
MaxPacketSize | The maximum packet size of the channel, in bytes. |
MaxWindowSize | The maximum window size allowed for the channel, in bytes. |
NegotiatedStrictKex | Returns whether strict key exchange was negotiated to be used. |
PasswordPrompt | The text of the password prompt used in keyboard-interactive authentication. |
PreferredDHGroupBits | The size (in bits) of the preferred modulus (p) to request from the server. |
RecordLength | The length of received data records. |
ServerSSHVersionString | The remote host's SSH version string. |
SignedSSHCert | The CA signed client public key used when authenticating. |
SSHAcceptAnyServerHostKey | If set the class will accept any key presented by the server. |
SSHAcceptServerCAKey | The CA public key that signed the server's host key. |
SSHAcceptServerHostKeyFingerPrint | The fingerprint of the server key to accept. |
SSHFingerprintHashAlgorithm | The algorithm used to calculate the fingerprint. |
SSHFingerprintMD5 | The server hostkey's MD5 fingerprint. |
SSHFingerprintSHA1 | The server hostkey's SHA1 fingerprint. |
SSHFingerprintSHA256 | The server hostkey's SHA256 fingerprint. |
SSHKeepAliveCountMax | The maximum number of keep alive packets to send without a response. |
SSHKeepAliveInterval | The interval between keep alive packets. |
SSHKeyExchangeAlgorithms | Specifies the supported key exchange algorithms. |
SSHKeyRenegotiate | Causes the class to renegotiate the SSH keys. |
SSHMacAlgorithms | Specifies the supported Mac algorithms. |
SSHPubKeyAuthSigAlgorithms | Specifies the enabled signature algorithms that may be used when attempting public key authentication. |
SSHPublicKeyAlgorithms | Specifies the supported public key algorithms for the server's public key. |
SSHVersionPattern | The pattern used to match the remote host's version string. |
TryAllAvailableAuthMethods | If set to true, the class will try all available authentication methods. |
UseStrictKeyExchange | Specifies how strict key exchange is supported. |
WaitForChannelClose | Whether to wait for channels to be closed before disconnected. |
WaitForServerDisconnect | Whether to wait for the server to close the connection. |
ConnectionTimeout | Sets a separate timeout value for establishing a connection. |
FirewallAutoDetect | Tells the class whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available. |
FirewallHost | Name or IP address of firewall (optional). |
FirewallPassword | Password to be used if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. |
FirewallPort | The TCP port for the FirewallHost;. |
FirewallType | Determines the type of firewall to connect through. |
FirewallUser | A user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall. |
KeepAliveInterval | The retry interval, in milliseconds, to be used when a TCP keep-alive packet is sent and no response is received. |
KeepAliveRetryCount | The number of keep-alive packets to be sent before the remotehost is considered disconnected. |
KeepAliveTime | The inactivity time in milliseconds before a TCP keep-alive packet is sent. |
Linger | When set to True, connections are terminated gracefully. |
LingerTime | Time in seconds to have the connection linger. |
LocalHost | The name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted. |
LocalPort | The port in the local host where the class binds. |
MaxLineLength | The maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found. |
MaxTransferRate | The transfer rate limit in bytes per second. |
ProxyExceptionsList | A semicolon separated list of hosts and IPs to bypass when using a proxy. |
TCPKeepAlive | Determines whether or not the keep alive socket option is enabled. |
TcpNoDelay | Whether or not to delay when sending packets. |
UseIPv6 | Whether to use IPv6. |
AbsoluteTimeout | Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts. |
FirewallData | Used to send extra data to the firewall. |
InBufferSize | The size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket. |
OutBufferSize | The size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket. |
BuildInfo | Information about the product's build. |
CodePage | The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations. |
LicenseInfo | Information about the current license. |
MaskSensitiveData | Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages. |
ProcessIdleEvents | Whether the class uses its internal event loop to process events when the main thread is idle. |
SelectWaitMillis | The length of time in milliseconds the class will wait when DoEvents is called if there are no events to process. |
UseFIPSCompliantAPI | Tells the class whether or not to use FIPS certified APIs. |
UseInternalSecurityAPI | Whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation. |
AuthMode Property (SSHAuth Class)
The authentication method to be used the class when calling Authenticate .
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetAuthMode();
int SetAuthMode(int iAuthMode); Unicode (Windows) INT GetAuthMode();
INT SetAuthMode(INT iAuthMode);
Possible Values
AM_NONE(0),
AM_MULTI_FACTOR(1),
AM_PASSWORD(2),
AM_PUBLIC_KEY(3),
AM_KEYBOARD_INTERACTIVE(4),
AM_GSSAPIWITH_MIC(5),
AM_CUSTOM(6)
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getauthmode(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setauthmode(void* lpObj, int iAuthMode);
int GetAuthMode();
int SetAuthMode(int iAuthMode);
Default Value
2
Remarks
The SSH Authentication specification (RFC 4252) specifies multiple methods by which a user can be authenticated by an SSH server. When a call is made to Authenticate, the class will connect to the SSH server and establish the security layer. After the connection has been secured, the client will send an authentication request to the SSHHost containing the User. The server will respond containing a list of methods by which that user may be authenticated.
The class will attempt to authenticate the user by one of those methods based on the value of AuthMode and other property values supplied by the user. Currently, the class supports the following authentication methods:
amNone (0) | No authentication will be performed. The current User value is ignored, and the connection will be logged in as anonymous. |
amMultiFactor (1) | This allows the class to attempt a multi-step authentication process. The class will send authentication data to the server based on the list of methods allowed for the current user and the authentication property values supplied. The class will continue to send authentication data until the server acknowledges authentication success. If the server rejects an authentication step, the class fails with an error. |
amPassword (2) | The class will use the values of User and Password to authenticate the user. |
amPublicKey (3) | The class will use the values of User and the SSHCert* properties to authenticate the user. the SSHCert* properties must have a private key available for this authentication method to succeed. |
amKeyboardInteractive (4) | At the time of authentication, the class will fire the SSHKeyboardInteractive event containing instructions on how to complete the authentication step. (NOTE: amKeyboardInteractive is not supported in SSHTunnel). |
amGSSAPIWithMic (5) | This allows the class to attempt Kerberos authentication using the GSSAPI-WITH-MIC scheme. The client will try Kerberos authentication using the value of User (single sign-on), or if Password is specified as well, it will try Kerberos authentication with alternate credentials. This is currently supported only on Windows, unless using the Java edition, which also provides support for Linux and macOS. |
amGSSAPIKeyex (6) | This allows the class to attempt Kerberos authentication using the GSSAPIKeyex scheme. The client will try Kerberos authentication using the value of User (single sign-on), or if Password is specified as well, it will try Kerberos authentication with alternate credentials. This is currently supported only on Windows, unless using the Java edition, which also provides support for Linux and macOS. |
amCustom (99) | This allows the class caller to take over the authentication process completely. When amCustom is set, the class will fire the SSHCustomAuth event as necessary to complete the authentication process. |
Example (User/Password Auth):
Control.SSHAuthMode = SshauthSSHAuthModes.amPassword
Control.SSHUser = "username"
Control.SSHPassword = "password"
Control.SSHLogon("server", 22)
Example (Public Key Auth):
Control.SSHAuthMode = SshauthSSHAuthModes.amPublicKey
Control.SSHUser = "username"
Control.SSHCertStoreType = SSHCertStoreTypes.cstPFXFile;
Control.SSHCertStore = "cert.pfx";
Control.SSHCertStorePassword = "certpassword";
Control.SSHCertSubject = "*";
Control.SSHLogon("server", 22)
Data Type
Integer
Firewall Property (SSHAuth Class)
A set of properties related to firewall access.
Syntax
IPWorksAuthFirewall* GetFirewall(); int SetFirewall(IPWorksAuthFirewall* val);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getfirewallautodetect(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setfirewallautodetect(void* lpObj, int bFirewallAutoDetect);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getfirewalltype(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setfirewalltype(void* lpObj, int iFirewallType);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getfirewallhost(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setfirewallhost(void* lpObj, const char* lpszFirewallHost);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getfirewallpassword(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setfirewallpassword(void* lpObj, const char* lpszFirewallPassword);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getfirewallport(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setfirewallport(void* lpObj, int iFirewallPort);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getfirewalluser(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setfirewalluser(void* lpObj, const char* lpszFirewallUser);
bool GetFirewallAutoDetect();
int SetFirewallAutoDetect(bool bFirewallAutoDetect); int GetFirewallType();
int SetFirewallType(int iFirewallType); QString GetFirewallHost();
int SetFirewallHost(QString qsFirewallHost); QString GetFirewallPassword();
int SetFirewallPassword(QString qsFirewallPassword); int GetFirewallPort();
int SetFirewallPort(int iFirewallPort); QString GetFirewallUser();
int SetFirewallUser(QString qsFirewallUser);
Remarks
This is a Firewall-type property, which contains fields describing the firewall through which the class will attempt to connect.
Data Type
LocalHost Property (SSHAuth Class)
This property includes the name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetLocalHost();
int SetLocalHost(const char* lpszLocalHost); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetLocalHost();
INT SetLocalHost(LPCWSTR lpszLocalHost);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getlocalhost(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setlocalhost(void* lpObj, const char* lpszLocalHost);
QString GetLocalHost();
int SetLocalHost(QString qsLocalHost);
Default Value
""
Remarks
The LocalHost property contains the name of the local host as obtained by the gethostname() system call, or if the user has assigned an IP address, the value of that address.
In multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface) setting LocalHost to the IP address of an interface will make the class initiate connections (or accept in the case of server classs) only through that interface. It is recommended to provide an IP address rather than a hostname when setting this property to ensure the desired interface is used.
If the class is connected, the LocalHost property shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).
Note: LocalHost is not persistent. You must always set it in code, and never in the property window.
Data Type
String
LocalPort Property (SSHAuth Class)
The TCP port in the local host where the class binds.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetLocalPort();
int SetLocalPort(int iLocalPort); Unicode (Windows) INT GetLocalPort();
INT SetLocalPort(INT iLocalPort);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getlocalport(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setlocalport(void* lpObj, int iLocalPort);
int GetLocalPort();
int SetLocalPort(int iLocalPort);
Default Value
0
Remarks
This property must be set before a connection is attempted. It instructs the class to bind to a specific port (or communication endpoint) in the local machine.
Setting this property to 0 (default) enables the system to choose an open port at random. The chosen port will be returned by the LocalPort property after the connection is established.
LocalPort cannot be changed once a connection is made. Any attempt to set this property when a connection is active will generate an error.
This property is useful when trying to connect to services that require a trusted port on the client side.
Data Type
Integer
Password Property (SSHAuth Class)
The password for SSH password-based authentication.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetPassword();
int SetPassword(const char* lpszPassword); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetPassword();
INT SetPassword(LPCWSTR lpszPassword);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getpassword(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setpassword(void* lpObj, const char* lpszPassword);
QString GetPassword();
int SetPassword(QString qsPassword);
Default Value
""
Remarks
Password specifies the password which is used to authenticate the client to the SSH server.
Data Type
String
SSHAcceptServerHostKey Property (SSHAuth Class)
Instructs the class to accept the server host key that matches the supplied key.
Syntax
IPWorksAuthCertificate* GetSSHAcceptServerHostKey(); int SetSSHAcceptServerHostKey(IPWorksAuthCertificate* val);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyeffectivedate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyexpirationdate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyextendedkeyusage(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyfingerprint(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyfingerprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyfingerprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyissuer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyprivatekey(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyprivatekeyavailable(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyprivatekeycontainer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeypublickey(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeypublickeyalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeypublickeylength(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyserialnumber(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeysignaturealgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeystore(void* lpObj, char** lpSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStore, int* lenSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStore);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setsshacceptserverhostkeystore(void* lpObj, const char* lpSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStore, int lenSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStore);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeystorepassword(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setsshacceptserverhostkeystorepassword(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStorePassword);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeystoretype(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setsshacceptserverhostkeystoretype(void* lpObj, int iSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStoreType);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeysubjectaltnames(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeythumbprintmd5(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeythumbprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeythumbprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyusage(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyusageflags(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyversion(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeysubject(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setsshacceptserverhostkeysubject(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSSHAcceptServerHostKeySubject);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshacceptserverhostkeyencoded(void* lpObj, char** lpSSHAcceptServerHostKeyEncoded, int* lenSSHAcceptServerHostKeyEncoded);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setsshacceptserverhostkeyencoded(void* lpObj, const char* lpSSHAcceptServerHostKeyEncoded, int lenSSHAcceptServerHostKeyEncoded);
QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyEffectiveDate(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyExpirationDate(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyExtendedKeyUsage(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyFingerprint(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyFingerprintSHA1(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyFingerprintSHA256(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyIssuer(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyPrivateKey(); bool GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyPrivateKeyAvailable(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyPrivateKeyContainer(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyPublicKey(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyPublicKeyAlgorithm(); int GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyPublicKeyLength(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeySerialNumber(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeySignatureAlgorithm(); QByteArray GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStore();
int SetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStore(QByteArray qbaSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStore); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStorePassword();
int SetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStorePassword(QString qsSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStorePassword); int GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStoreType();
int SetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStoreType(int iSSHAcceptServerHostKeyStoreType); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeySubjectAltNames(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyThumbprintMD5(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyThumbprintSHA1(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyThumbprintSHA256(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyUsage(); int GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyUsageFlags(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyVersion(); QString GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeySubject();
int SetSSHAcceptServerHostKeySubject(QString qsSSHAcceptServerHostKeySubject); QByteArray GetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyEncoded();
int SetSSHAcceptServerHostKeyEncoded(QByteArray qbaSSHAcceptServerHostKeyEncoded);
Remarks
If the host key that will be used by the server is known in advance, this property may be set to accept the expected key. Otherwise the SSHServerAuthentication event should be trapped, and the key should be accepted or refused in the event.
If this property is not set and the SSHServerAuthentication event is not trapped, the server will not be authenticated and the connection will be terminated by the client.
Data Type
SSHCert Property (SSHAuth Class)
A certificate to be used for authenticating the SSHUser .
Syntax
IPWorksAuthCertificate* GetSSHCert(); int SetSSHCert(IPWorksAuthCertificate* val);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcerteffectivedate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertexpirationdate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertextendedkeyusage(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertfingerprint(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertfingerprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertfingerprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertissuer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertprivatekey(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertprivatekeyavailable(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertprivatekeycontainer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertpublickey(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertpublickeyalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertpublickeylength(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertserialnumber(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertsignaturealgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertstore(void* lpObj, char** lpSSHCertStore, int* lenSSHCertStore);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setsshcertstore(void* lpObj, const char* lpSSHCertStore, int lenSSHCertStore);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertstorepassword(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setsshcertstorepassword(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSSHCertStorePassword);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertstoretype(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setsshcertstoretype(void* lpObj, int iSSHCertStoreType);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertsubjectaltnames(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertthumbprintmd5(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertthumbprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertthumbprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertusage(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertusageflags(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertversion(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertsubject(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setsshcertsubject(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSSHCertSubject);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshcertencoded(void* lpObj, char** lpSSHCertEncoded, int* lenSSHCertEncoded);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setsshcertencoded(void* lpObj, const char* lpSSHCertEncoded, int lenSSHCertEncoded);
QString GetSSHCertEffectiveDate(); QString GetSSHCertExpirationDate(); QString GetSSHCertExtendedKeyUsage(); QString GetSSHCertFingerprint(); QString GetSSHCertFingerprintSHA1(); QString GetSSHCertFingerprintSHA256(); QString GetSSHCertIssuer(); QString GetSSHCertPrivateKey(); bool GetSSHCertPrivateKeyAvailable(); QString GetSSHCertPrivateKeyContainer(); QString GetSSHCertPublicKey(); QString GetSSHCertPublicKeyAlgorithm(); int GetSSHCertPublicKeyLength(); QString GetSSHCertSerialNumber(); QString GetSSHCertSignatureAlgorithm(); QByteArray GetSSHCertStore();
int SetSSHCertStore(QByteArray qbaSSHCertStore); QString GetSSHCertStorePassword();
int SetSSHCertStorePassword(QString qsSSHCertStorePassword); int GetSSHCertStoreType();
int SetSSHCertStoreType(int iSSHCertStoreType); QString GetSSHCertSubjectAltNames(); QString GetSSHCertThumbprintMD5(); QString GetSSHCertThumbprintSHA1(); QString GetSSHCertThumbprintSHA256(); QString GetSSHCertUsage(); int GetSSHCertUsageFlags(); QString GetSSHCertVersion(); QString GetSSHCertSubject();
int SetSSHCertSubject(QString qsSSHCertSubject); QByteArray GetSSHCertEncoded();
int SetSSHCertEncoded(QByteArray qbaSSHCertEncoded);
Remarks
In order to use public key authentication, SSHCert must contain a Certificate with a valid private key. The certificate's public key value is sent to the server along with a signature produced using the private key. The server will first check to see if the public key values match what is known for the user, and then will attempt to use those values to verify the signature.
Example (User/Password Auth):
Control.SSHAuthMode = SshauthSSHAuthModes.amPassword
Control.SSHUser = "username"
Control.SSHPassword = "password"
Control.SSHLogon("server", 22)
Example (Public Key Auth):
Control.SSHAuthMode = SshauthSSHAuthModes.amPublicKey
Control.SSHUser = "username"
Control.SSHCertStoreType = SSHCertStoreTypes.cstPFXFile;
Control.SSHCertStore = "cert.pfx";
Control.SSHCertStorePassword = "certpassword";
Control.SSHCertSubject = "*";
Control.SSHLogon("server", 22)
Data Type
SSHEncryptionAlgorithms Property (SSHAuth Class)
A comma-separated list containing all allowable encryption algorithms.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetSSHEncryptionAlgorithms();
int SetSSHEncryptionAlgorithms(const char* lpszSSHEncryptionAlgorithms); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetSSHEncryptionAlgorithms();
INT SetSSHEncryptionAlgorithms(LPCWSTR lpszSSHEncryptionAlgorithms);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshencryptionalgorithms(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setsshencryptionalgorithms(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSSHEncryptionAlgorithms);
QString GetSSHEncryptionAlgorithms();
int SetSSHEncryptionAlgorithms(QString qsSSHEncryptionAlgorithms);
Default Value
"aes256-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes128-ctr,3des-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,arcfour,aes256-gcm@openssh.com,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com"
Remarks
During the SSH handshake, this list will be used to negotiate the encryption algorithm to be used between the client and server. This list is used for both directions: client to server and server to client. When negotiating algorithms, each side sends a list of all algorithms it supports or allows. The algorithm chosen for each direction is the first algorithm to appear in the sender's list that the receiver supports, so it is important to list multiple algorithms in preferential order. If no algorithm can be agreed upon, the class will raise an error and the connection will be aborted.
At least one supported algorithm must appear in this list. The following encryption algorithms are supported by the class:
aes256-ctr | 256-bit AES encryption in CTR mode |
aes256-cbc | 256-bit AES encryption in CBC mode |
aes192-ctr | 192-bit AES encryption in CTR mode |
aes192-cbc | 192-bit AES encryption in CBC mode |
aes128-ctr | 128-bit AES encryption in CTR mode |
aes128-cbc | 128-bit AES encryption in CBC mode |
3des-ctr | 192-bit (3-key) triple DES encryption in CTR mode |
3des-cbc | 192-bit (3-key) triple DES encryption in CBC mode |
cast128-cbc | CAST-128 encryption |
blowfish-cbc | Blowfish encryption |
arcfour | ARC4 encryption |
arcfour128 | 128-bit ARC4 encryption |
arcfour256 | 256-bit ARC4 encryption |
aes256-gcm@openssh.com | 256-bit AES encryption in GCM mode. |
aes128-gcm@openssh.com | 128-bit AES encryption in GCM mode. |
chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com | ChaCha20 with Poly1305-AES encryption. |
Data Type
String
SSHHost Property (SSHAuth Class)
The address of the SSH host.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetSSHHost();
int SetSSHHost(const char* lpszSSHHost); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetSSHHost();
INT SetSSHHost(LPCWSTR lpszSSHHost);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshhost(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setsshhost(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSSHHost);
QString GetSSHHost();
int SetSSHHost(QString qsSSHHost);
Default Value
""
Remarks
The SSHHost property specifies the IP address (IP number in dotted internet format) or Domain Name of the remote host. It is set before a connection is attempted and cannot be changed once a connection is established.
If the SSHHost property is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated, and upon successful termination of the request, the SSHHost property is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.
The SSHHost must be the same host that will be assumed for SSH as for the remote service being connected to.
Data Type
String
SSHPort Property (SSHAuth Class)
The port on the SSH server where the SSH service is running; by default, 22.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetSSHPort();
int SetSSHPort(int iSSHPort); Unicode (Windows) INT GetSSHPort();
INT SetSSHPort(INT iSSHPort);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_getsshport(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setsshport(void* lpObj, int iSSHPort);
int GetSSHPort();
int SetSSHPort(int iSSHPort);
Default Value
22
Remarks
The SSHPort specifies a service port on the SSH host to connect to.
A valid port number (a value between 1 and 65535) is required for the connection to take place. The property must be set before a connection is attempted and cannot be changed once a connection is established. Any attempt to change this property while connected will fail with an error.
Data Type
Integer
Timeout Property (SSHAuth Class)
This property includes the timeout for the class.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetTimeout();
int SetTimeout(int iTimeout); Unicode (Windows) INT GetTimeout();
INT SetTimeout(INT iTimeout);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_gettimeout(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_settimeout(void* lpObj, int iTimeout);
int GetTimeout();
int SetTimeout(int iTimeout);
Default Value
60
Remarks
If the Timeout property is set to 0, all operations return immediately, potentially failing with a WOULDBLOCK error if data cannot be sent immediately.
If Timeout is set to a positive value, data is sent in a blocking manner and the class will wait for the operation to complete before returning control. The class will handle any potential WOULDBLOCK errors internally and automatically retry the operation for a maximum of Timeout seconds.
The class will use DoEvents to enter an efficient wait loop during any potential waiting period, making sure that all system events are processed immediately as they arrive. This ensures that the host application does not freeze and remains responsive.
If Timeout expires, and the operation is not yet complete, the class fails with an error.
Note: By default, all timeouts are inactivity timeouts, that is, the timeout period is extended by Timeout seconds when any amount of data is successfully sent or received.
The default value for the Timeout property is 60 seconds.
Data Type
Integer
User Property (SSHAuth Class)
The username for SSH authentication.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* GetUser();
int SetUser(const char* lpszUser); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetUser();
INT SetUser(LPCWSTR lpszUser);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_getuser(void* lpObj);
int ipworksauth_sshauth_setuser(void* lpObj, const char* lpszUser);
QString GetUser();
int SetUser(QString qsUser);
Default Value
""
Remarks
User specifies the username which is used to authenticate the client to the SSH server. This property is required.
Example (User/Password Auth):
Control.SSHAuthMode = SshauthSSHAuthModes.amPassword
Control.SSHUser = "username"
Control.SSHPassword = "password"
Control.SSHLogon("server", 22)
Example (Public Key Auth):
Control.SSHAuthMode = SshauthSSHAuthModes.amPublicKey
Control.SSHUser = "username"
Control.SSHCertStoreType = SSHCertStoreTypes.cstPFXFile;
Control.SSHCertStore = "cert.pfx";
Control.SSHCertStorePassword = "certpassword";
Control.SSHCertSubject = "*";
Control.SSHLogon("server", 22)
Data Type
String
Authenticate Method (SSHAuth Class)
Authenticates the user.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Authenticate(); Unicode (Windows) INT Authenticate();
int ipworksauth_sshauth_authenticate(void* lpObj);
int Authenticate();
Remarks
This method authenticates the user against the SSHHost. If authentication succeeds this method returns without error. If authentication fails, or an error is encountered, the class fails with an error.
The following common properties are applicable when calling this method:
- User (required)
- Password (required for password authentication)
- SSHCert (required for public key authentication)
- SSHHost (required)
- SSHPort
- AuthMode
- SSHEncryptionAlgorithms
Keyboard interactive authentication is handled through the SSHKeyboardInteractive event.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
Config Method (SSHAuth Class)
Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* Config(const char* lpszConfigurationString); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR Config(LPCWSTR lpszConfigurationString);
char* ipworksauth_sshauth_config(void* lpObj, const char* lpszConfigurationString);
QString Config(const QString& qsConfigurationString);
Remarks
Config is a generic method available in every class. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the class.
These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.
To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).
To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a String value; after it returns, call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain its result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.
DoEvents Method (SSHAuth Class)
This method processes events from the internal message queue.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int DoEvents(); Unicode (Windows) INT DoEvents();
int ipworksauth_sshauth_doevents(void* lpObj);
int DoEvents();
Remarks
When DoEvents is called, the class processes any available events. If no events are available, it waits for a preset period of time, and then returns.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
Interrupt Method (SSHAuth Class)
This method interrupts the current method.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Interrupt(); Unicode (Windows) INT Interrupt();
int ipworksauth_sshauth_interrupt(void* lpObj);
int Interrupt();
Remarks
If there is no method in progress, Interrupt simply returns, doing nothing.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
Reset Method (SSHAuth Class)
Resets the class.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Reset(); Unicode (Windows) INT Reset();
int ipworksauth_sshauth_reset(void* lpObj);
int Reset();
Remarks
When called, the class will reset all of its properties to their default values.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)
Connected Event (SSHAuth Class)
This event is fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireConnected(SSHAuthConnectedEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
int StatusCode;
const char *Description; int reserved; } SSHAuthConnectedEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireConnected(SSHAuthConnectedEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
INT StatusCode;
LPCWSTR Description; INT reserved; } SSHAuthConnectedEventParams;
#define EID_SSHAUTH_CONNECTED 1 virtual INT IPWORKSAUTH_CALL FireConnected(INT &iStatusCode, LPSTR &lpszDescription);
class SSHAuthConnectedEventParams { public: int StatusCode(); const QString &Description(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void Connected(SSHAuthConnectedEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass SSHAuth and override this emitter function. virtual int FireConnected(SSHAuthConnectedEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
If the connection is made normally, StatusCode is 0 and Description is "OK".
If the connection fails, StatusCode has the error code returned by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP stack. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the error.
Please refer to the Error Codes section for more information.
ConnectionStatus Event (SSHAuth Class)
This event is fired to indicate changes in the connection state.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireConnectionStatus(SSHAuthConnectionStatusEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
const char *ConnectionEvent;
int StatusCode;
const char *Description; int reserved; } SSHAuthConnectionStatusEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireConnectionStatus(SSHAuthConnectionStatusEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
LPCWSTR ConnectionEvent;
INT StatusCode;
LPCWSTR Description; INT reserved; } SSHAuthConnectionStatusEventParams;
#define EID_SSHAUTH_CONNECTIONSTATUS 2 virtual INT IPWORKSAUTH_CALL FireConnectionStatus(LPSTR &lpszConnectionEvent, INT &iStatusCode, LPSTR &lpszDescription);
class SSHAuthConnectionStatusEventParams { public: const QString &ConnectionEvent(); int StatusCode(); const QString &Description(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void ConnectionStatus(SSHAuthConnectionStatusEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass SSHAuth and override this emitter function. virtual int FireConnectionStatus(SSHAuthConnectionStatusEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
The ConnectionStatus event is fired when the connection state changes: for example, completion of a firewall or proxy connection or completion of a security handshake.
The ConnectionEvent parameter indicates the type of connection event. Values may include the following:
Firewall connection complete. | |
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or S/Shell handshake complete (where applicable). | |
Remote host connection complete. | |
Remote host disconnected. | |
SSL or S/Shell connection broken. | |
Firewall host disconnected. |
Disconnected Event (SSHAuth Class)
This event is fired when a connection is closed.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireDisconnected(SSHAuthDisconnectedEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
int StatusCode;
const char *Description; int reserved; } SSHAuthDisconnectedEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireDisconnected(SSHAuthDisconnectedEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
INT StatusCode;
LPCWSTR Description; INT reserved; } SSHAuthDisconnectedEventParams;
#define EID_SSHAUTH_DISCONNECTED 3 virtual INT IPWORKSAUTH_CALL FireDisconnected(INT &iStatusCode, LPSTR &lpszDescription);
class SSHAuthDisconnectedEventParams { public: int StatusCode(); const QString &Description(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void Disconnected(SSHAuthDisconnectedEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass SSHAuth and override this emitter function. virtual int FireDisconnected(SSHAuthDisconnectedEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
If the connection is broken normally, StatusCode is 0 and Description is "OK".
If the connection is broken for any other reason, StatusCode has the error code returned by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP) subsystem. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the TCP/IP error.
Please refer to the Error Codes section for more information.
Error Event (SSHAuth Class)
Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireError(SSHAuthErrorEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
int ErrorCode;
const char *Description; int reserved; } SSHAuthErrorEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireError(SSHAuthErrorEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
INT ErrorCode;
LPCWSTR Description; INT reserved; } SSHAuthErrorEventParams;
#define EID_SSHAUTH_ERROR 4 virtual INT IPWORKSAUTH_CALL FireError(INT &iErrorCode, LPSTR &lpszDescription);
class SSHAuthErrorEventParams { public: int ErrorCode(); const QString &Description(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void Error(SSHAuthErrorEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass SSHAuth and override this emitter function. virtual int FireError(SSHAuthErrorEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the class fails with an error.
The ErrorCode parameter contains an error code, and the Description parameter contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.
Log Event (SSHAuth Class)
Fires once for each log message.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireLog(SSHAuthLogEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
int LogLevel;
const char *Message;
const char *LogType; int reserved; } SSHAuthLogEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireLog(SSHAuthLogEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
INT LogLevel;
LPCWSTR Message;
LPCWSTR LogType; INT reserved; } SSHAuthLogEventParams;
#define EID_SSHAUTH_LOG 5 virtual INT IPWORKSAUTH_CALL FireLog(INT &iLogLevel, LPSTR &lpszMessage, LPSTR &lpszLogType);
class SSHAuthLogEventParams { public: int LogLevel(); const QString &Message(); const QString &LogType(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void Log(SSHAuthLogEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass SSHAuth and override this emitter function. virtual int FireLog(SSHAuthLogEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
This event fires once for each log messages generated by the class. The verbosity is controlled by the LogLevel setting.
LogLevel indicates the detail level of the message. Possible values are:
0 (None) | No messages are logged. |
1 (Info - Default) | Informational events such as SSH handshake messages are logged. |
2 (Verbose) | Detailed data such as individual packet information is logged. |
3 (Debug) | Debug data including all relevant sent and received bytes are logged. |
Message is the log message.
LogType is reserved for future use.
SSHCustomAuth Event (SSHAuth Class)
Fired when the class is doing custom authentication.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireSSHCustomAuth(SSHAuthSSHCustomAuthEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
char *Packet; int reserved; } SSHAuthSSHCustomAuthEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireSSHCustomAuth(SSHAuthSSHCustomAuthEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
LPWSTR Packet; INT reserved; } SSHAuthSSHCustomAuthEventParams;
#define EID_SSHAUTH_SSHCUSTOMAUTH 6 virtual INT IPWORKSAUTH_CALL FireSSHCustomAuth(LPSTR &lpszPacket);
class SSHAuthSSHCustomAuthEventParams { public: const QString &Packet(); void SetPacket(const QString &qsPacket); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void SSHCustomAuth(SSHAuthSSHCustomAuthEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass SSHAuth and override this emitter function. virtual int FireSSHCustomAuth(SSHAuthSSHCustomAuthEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
SSHCustomAuth is fired during the user authentication stage of the SSH logon process if SSHAuthMode is set to amCustom. Packet contains the raw last SSH packet sent by the server, in HEX-encoded format.
The client should create a new raw SSH packet to send to the server and set Packet to the HEX-encoded representation of the packet to send.
In all cases, Packet will start with the message type field.
To read the incoming packet call DecodePacket and then use the GetSSHParam and GetSSHParamBytes methods. To create a packet use the SetSSHParam method and then call EncodePacket to obtain a HEX-encoded value and assign this to the Packet parameter.
SSHKeyboardInteractive Event (SSHAuth Class)
Fired when the class receives a request for user input from the server.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireSSHKeyboardInteractive(SSHAuthSSHKeyboardInteractiveEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
const char *Name;
const char *Instructions;
const char *Prompt;
char *Response;
int EchoResponse; int reserved; } SSHAuthSSHKeyboardInteractiveEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireSSHKeyboardInteractive(SSHAuthSSHKeyboardInteractiveEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
LPCWSTR Name;
LPCWSTR Instructions;
LPCWSTR Prompt;
LPWSTR Response;
BOOL EchoResponse; INT reserved; } SSHAuthSSHKeyboardInteractiveEventParams;
#define EID_SSHAUTH_SSHKEYBOARDINTERACTIVE 7 virtual INT IPWORKSAUTH_CALL FireSSHKeyboardInteractive(LPSTR &lpszName, LPSTR &lpszInstructions, LPSTR &lpszPrompt, LPSTR &lpszResponse, BOOL &bEchoResponse);
class SSHAuthSSHKeyboardInteractiveEventParams { public: const QString &Name(); const QString &Instructions(); const QString &Prompt(); const QString &Response(); void SetResponse(const QString &qsResponse); bool EchoResponse(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void SSHKeyboardInteractive(SSHAuthSSHKeyboardInteractiveEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass SSHAuth and override this emitter function. virtual int FireSSHKeyboardInteractive(SSHAuthSSHKeyboardInteractiveEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
SSHKeyboardInteractive is fired during the user authentication stage of the SSH logon process. During authentication, the class will request a list of available authentication methods for the SSHUser. For example, if the SSHHost responds with "keyboard-interactive", the class will fire this event to allow the client application to set the password.
During authentication, the SSH server may respond with a request for the user's authentication information. Name is a server-provided value associated with the authentication method such as "CRYPTOCard Authentication". Instructions will contain specific instructions, also supplied by the server, for how the user should respond.
Along with these values, the server will also send at least one input Prompt to be displayed to and filled out by the user. Response should be set to the user's input, and will be sent back in the user authentication information response. EchoResponse is a server recommendation for whether or not the user's response should be echoed back during input.
Note: the server may send several prompts in a single packet. The class will fire the SSHKeyboardInteractive event once for each prompt.
SSHServerAuthentication Event (SSHAuth Class)
Fired after the server presents its public key to the client.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireSSHServerAuthentication(SSHAuthSSHServerAuthenticationEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
const char *HostKey; int lenHostKey;
const char *Fingerprint;
const char *KeyAlgorithm;
const char *CertSubject;
const char *CertIssuer;
const char *Status;
int Accept; int reserved; } SSHAuthSSHServerAuthenticationEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireSSHServerAuthentication(SSHAuthSSHServerAuthenticationEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
LPCSTR HostKey; INT lenHostKey;
LPCWSTR Fingerprint;
LPCWSTR KeyAlgorithm;
LPCWSTR CertSubject;
LPCWSTR CertIssuer;
LPCWSTR Status;
BOOL Accept; INT reserved; } SSHAuthSSHServerAuthenticationEventParams;
#define EID_SSHAUTH_SSHSERVERAUTHENTICATION 8 virtual INT IPWORKSAUTH_CALL FireSSHServerAuthentication(LPSTR &lpHostKey, INT &lenHostKey, LPSTR &lpszFingerprint, LPSTR &lpszKeyAlgorithm, LPSTR &lpszCertSubject, LPSTR &lpszCertIssuer, LPSTR &lpszStatus, BOOL &bAccept);
class SSHAuthSSHServerAuthenticationEventParams { public: const QByteArray &HostKey(); const QString &Fingerprint(); const QString &KeyAlgorithm(); const QString &CertSubject(); const QString &CertIssuer(); const QString &Status(); bool Accept(); void SetAccept(bool bAccept); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void SSHServerAuthentication(SSHAuthSSHServerAuthenticationEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass SSHAuth and override this emitter function. virtual int FireSSHServerAuthentication(SSHAuthSSHServerAuthenticationEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
This event is where the client can decide whether to continue with the connection process or not. If the public key is known to be a valid key for the SSH server, Accept should be set to True within the event. Otherwise, the server will not be authenticated and the connection will be broken.
Accept will be True only if either HostKey or Fingerprint is identical to the value of SSHAcceptServerHostKey.
Accept may be set to True manually to accept the server host key.
Note that SSH's security inherently relies on client verification of the host key. Ignoring the host key and always setting Accept to true is strongly discouraged, and could cause potentially serious security vulnerabilities in your application. It is recommended that clients maintain a list of known keys for each server and check HostKey against this list each time a connection is attempted.
Host Key contains the full binary text of the key, in the same format used internally by SSH.
Fingerprint holds the SHA-256 hash of HostKey in the hex-encoded form: 0a:1b:2c:3d. To configure the hash algorithm used to calculate this value see SSHFingerprintHashAlgorithm.
KeyAlgorithm identifies the host key algorithm. Supported values are:
- ssh-rsa
- ssh-dss
- rsa-sha2-256
- rsa-sha2-512
- x509v3-sign-rsa
- x509v3-sign-dss
- ecdsa-sha2-nistp256
- ecdsa-sha2-nistp384
- ecdsa-sha2-nistp521
CertSubject is the subject of the certificate. This is only applicable when KeyAlgorithm is "x509v3-sign-rsa" or "x509v3-sign-dss".
CertIssuer is the issuer of the certificate. This is only applicable when KeyAlgorithm is "x509v3-sign-rsa" or "x509v3-sign-dss".
Status is reserved for future use.
SSHStatus Event (SSHAuth Class)
Shows the progress of the secure connection.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireSSHStatus(SSHAuthSSHStatusEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
const char *Message; int reserved; } SSHAuthSSHStatusEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireSSHStatus(SSHAuthSSHStatusEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
LPCWSTR Message; INT reserved; } SSHAuthSSHStatusEventParams;
#define EID_SSHAUTH_SSHSTATUS 9 virtual INT IPWORKSAUTH_CALL FireSSHStatus(LPSTR &lpszMessage);
class SSHAuthSSHStatusEventParams { public: const QString &Message(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void SSHStatus(SSHAuthSSHStatusEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass SSHAuth and override this emitter function. virtual int FireSSHStatus(SSHAuthSSHStatusEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. Used to track the progress of the connection.
Certificate Type
This is the digital certificate being used.
Syntax
IPWorksAuthCertificate (declared in ipworksauth.h)
Remarks
This type describes the current digital certificate. The certificate may be a public or private key. The fields are used to identify or select certificates.
Fields
EffectiveDate
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This is the date on which this certificate becomes valid. Before this date, it is not valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:
23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.
ExpirationDate
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This is the date the certificate expires. After this date, the certificate will no longer be valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:
23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.
ExtendedKeyUsage
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This is a comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers. These are the same as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs).
Fingerprint
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This is the hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.
The following example illustrates the format: bc:2a:72:af:fe:58:17:43:7a:5f:ba:5a:7c:90:f7:02
FingerprintSHA1
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This is the hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.
The following example illustrates the format: 30:7b:fa:38:65:83:ff:da:b4:4e:07:3f:17:b8:a4:ed:80:be:ff:84
FingerprintSHA256
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This is the hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.
The following example illustrates the format: 6a:80:5c:33:a9:43:ea:b0:96:12:8a:64:96:30:ef:4a:8a:96:86:ce:f4:c7:be:10:24:8e:2b:60:9e:f3:59:53
Issuer
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This is the issuer of the certificate. This field contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.
PrivateKey
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This is the private key of the certificate (if available). The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.
Note: The PrivateKey may be available but not exportable. In this case, PrivateKey returns an empty string.
PrivateKeyAvailable
int (read-only)
Default Value: FALSE
This field shows whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate. If PrivateKeyAvailable is True, the certificate may be used for authentication purposes (e.g., server authentication).
PrivateKeyContainer
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This is the name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available). This functionality is available only on Windows platforms.
PublicKey
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This is the public key of the certificate. The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.
PublicKeyAlgorithm
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This field contains the textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.
PublicKeyLength
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0
This is the length of the certificate's public key (in bits). Common values are 512, 1024, and 2048.
SerialNumber
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This is the serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.
SignatureAlgorithm
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The field contains the text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.
Store
char*
Default Value: "MY"
This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
The StoreType field denotes the type of the certificate store specified by Store. If the store is password protected, specify the password in StorePassword.
Store is used in conjunction with the Subject field to specify client certificates. If Store has a value, and Subject or Encoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the Subject field for details.
Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.
The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:
MY | A certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys. |
CA | Certifying authority certificates. |
ROOT | Root certificates. |
When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).
StorePassword
char*
Default Value: ""
If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
StoreType
int
Default Value: 0
This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.
The class supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the class will automatically determine the type. This field can take one of the following values:
0 (cstUser - default) | For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a certificate store owned by the current user.
Note: This store type is not available in Java. |
1 (cstMachine) | For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a machine store.
Note: This store type is not available in Java. |
2 (cstPFXFile) | The certificate store is the name of a PFX (PKCS#12) file containing certificates. |
3 (cstPFXBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in PFX (PKCS#12) format. |
4 (cstJKSFile) | The certificate store is the name of a Java Key Store (JKS) file containing certificates.
Note: This store type is only available in Java. |
5 (cstJKSBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in Java Key Store (JKS) format.
Note: This store type is only available in Java. |
6 (cstPEMKeyFile) | The certificate store is the name of a PEM-encoded file that contains a private key and an optional certificate. |
7 (cstPEMKeyBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a private key and an optional certificate. |
8 (cstPublicKeyFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate. |
9 (cstPublicKeyBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate. |
10 (cstSSHPublicKeyBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains an SSH-style public key. |
11 (cstP7BFile) | The certificate store is the name of a PKCS#7 file containing certificates. |
12 (cstP7BBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary) representing a certificate store in PKCS#7 format. |
13 (cstSSHPublicKeyFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains an SSH-style public key. |
14 (cstPPKFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key). |
15 (cstPPKBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary) that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key). |
16 (cstXMLFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a certificate in XML format. |
17 (cstXMLBlob) | The certificate store is a string that contains a certificate in XML format. |
18 (cstJWKFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key). |
19 (cstJWKBlob) | The certificate store is a string that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key). |
21 (cstBCFKSFile) | The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store).
Note: This store type is only available in Java and .NET. |
22 (cstBCFKSBlob) | The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store) format.
Note: This store type is only available in Java and .NET. |
23 (cstPKCS11) | The certificate is present on a physical security key accessible via a PKCS#11 interface.
To use a security key, the necessary data must first be collected using the CertMgr class. The ListStoreCertificates method may be called after setting CertStoreType to cstPKCS11, CertStorePassword to the PIN, and CertStore to the full path of the PKCS#11 DLL. The certificate information returned in the CertList event's CertEncoded parameter may be saved for later use. When using a certificate, pass the previously saved security key information as the Store and set StorePassword to the PIN. Code Example. SSH Authentication with Security Key:
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99 (cstAuto) | The store type is automatically detected from the input data. This setting may be used with both public and private keys and can detect any of the supported formats automatically. |
SubjectAltNames
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This field contains comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.
ThumbprintMD5
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This field contains the MD5 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.
ThumbprintSHA1
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This field contains the SHA-1 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.
ThumbprintSHA256
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This field contains the SHA-256 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.
Usage
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This field contains the text description of UsageFlags.
This value will be of one or more of the following strings and will be separated by commas:
- Digital Signature
- Non-Repudiation
- Key Encipherment
- Data Encipherment
- Key Agreement
- Certificate Signing
- CRL Signing
- Encipher Only
If the provider is OpenSSL, the value is a comma-separated list of X.509 certificate extension names.
UsageFlags
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0
This field contains the flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of UsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:
0x80 | Digital Signature |
0x40 | Non-Repudiation |
0x20 | Key Encipherment |
0x10 | Data Encipherment |
0x08 | Key Agreement |
0x04 | Certificate Signing |
0x02 | CRL Signing |
0x01 | Encipher Only |
Please see the Usage field for a text representation of UsageFlags.
This functionality currently is not available when the provider is OpenSSL.
Version
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""
This field contains the certificate's version number. The possible values are the strings "V1", "V2", and "V3".
Subject
char*
Default Value: ""
This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.
If a matching certificate is found, the field is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.
If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.
If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.
The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.
The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=support@nsoftware.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:
Field | Meaning |
CN | Common Name. This is commonly a hostname like www.server.com. |
O | Organization |
OU | Organizational Unit |
L | Locality |
S | State |
C | Country |
E | Email Address |
If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.
Encoded
char*
Default Value: ""
This is the certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This field is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject fields also may be used to specify a certificate.
When Encoded is set, a search is initiated in the current Store for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, Subject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, Subject is set to an empty string.
Constructors
Certificate()
Creates a instance whose properties can be set. This is useful for use with when generating new certificates.
Certificate(const char* lpEncoded, int lenEncoded)
Parses Encoded as an X.509 public key.
Certificate(int iStoreType, const char* lpStore, int lenStore, const char* lpszStorePassword, const char* lpszSubject)
StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a byte array containing the certificate data. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.
After the store has been successfully opened, the component will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.
Firewall Type
The firewall the component will connect through.
Syntax
IPWorksAuthFirewall (declared in ipworksauth.h)
Remarks
When connecting through a firewall, this type is used to specify different properties of the firewall, such as the firewall Host and the FirewallType.
Fields
AutoDetect
int
Default Value: FALSE
This field tells the class whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.
FirewallType
int
Default Value: 0
This field determines the type of firewall to connect through. The applicable values are as follows:
fwNone (0) | No firewall (default setting). |
fwTunnel (1) | Connect through a tunneling proxy. Port is set to 80. |
fwSOCKS4 (2) | Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. Port is set to 1080. |
fwSOCKS5 (3) | Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. Port is set to 1080. |
fwSOCKS4A (10) | Connect through a SOCKS4A Proxy. Port is set to 1080. |
Host
char*
Default Value: ""
This field contains the name or IP address of the firewall (optional). If a Host is given, the requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.
If this field is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, this field is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, the class fails with an error.
Password
char*
Default Value: ""
This field contains a password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. If Host is specified, the User and Password fields are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the class fails with an error.
Port
int
Default Value: 0
This field contains the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall Host. See the description of the Host field for details.
Note: This field is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value. See the description of the FirewallType field for details.
User
char*
Default Value: ""
This field contains a username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall. If Host is specified, this field and the Password field are used to connect and authenticate to the given Firewall. If the authentication fails, the class fails with an error.
Constructors
Firewall()
Config Settings (SSHAuth Class)
The class accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.SSHAuth Config Settings
At least one supported algorithm must appear in this list. The following compression algorithms are supported by the class:
- zlib
- zlib@openssh.com
- none
SSHClient Config Settings
If MaxChannelDataLength > 0 and ChannelDataEOL is a non-empty string the class will internally buffer data waiting to fire SSHChannelData until either MaxChannelDataLength is reached or ChannelDataEOL is found, whichever comes first. Query ChannelDataEOLFound to know which condition was met. The buffer is reset any time SSHChannelData fires.
ChannelDataEOL and MaxChannelDataLength MUST be set together or unexpected behavior could occur.
This config is only valid when queried inside SSHChannelData, MaxChannelDataLength > 0, and ChannelDataEOL is non-empty.
Most SSH servers expect the SSH version string to have the expected format "SSH-protocol version-software version". See above for an example.
Value | Description |
0 (Disabled - default) | No communication with Pageant is attempted. |
1 (Enabled) | Pageant authentication is used if available. If Pageant is not running, or does not contain the expected key no error is thrown. |
2 (Required) | Only Pageant authentication is used. If Pageant is not running, or does not contain the expected key an error is thrown. |
Example enabling Pageant:
component.Config("EnablePageantAuth=1");
component.SSHUser = "sshuser";
component.SSHLogon("localhost", 22);
Note: This functionality is only available on Windows.
Example (for setting the threshold to 500 MB):
SSHComponent.Config("KeyRenegotiationThreshold=524288000")
0 (None) | No messages are logged. |
1 (Info - Default) | Informational events such as SSH handshake messages are logged. |
2 (Verbose) | Detailed data such as individual packet information is logged. |
3 (Debug) | Debug data including all relevant sent and received bytes are logged. |
If MaxChannelDataLength > 0 and ChannelDataEOL is a non-empty string the class will internally buffer data waiting to fire SSHChannelData until either MaxChannelDataLength is reached or ChannelDataEOL is found, whichever comes first. Query ChannelDataEOLFound to know which condition was met. The buffer is reset any time SSHChannelData fires.
ChannelDataEOL and MaxChannelDataLength MUST be set together or unexpected behavior could occur.
component.Config("NegotiatedStrictKex")
This provides an easy way to automatically reply to prompts with the password if one is presented by the server. The password will be auto-filled in the Response parameter of the SSHKeyboardInteractive event in the case of a match.
The following special characters are supported for pattern matching:
? | Any single character. |
* | Any characters or no characters (e.g., C*t matches Cat, Cot, Coast, Ct). |
[,-] | A range of characters (e.g., [a-z], [a], [0-9], [0-9,a-d,f,r-z]). |
\ | The slash is ignored and exact matching is performed on the next character. |
If these characters need to be used as a literal in a pattern, then they must be escaped by surrounding them with brackets []. Note: "]" and "-" do not need to be escaped. See below for the escape sequences:
Character | Escape Sequence |
? | [?] |
* | [*] |
[ | [[] |
\ | [\] |
For example, to match the value [Something].txt, specify the pattern [[]Something].txt.
The default value is 0, meaning this setting is not used.
component.Config("SignedSSHCert=ssh-rsa-cert-v01@openssh.com AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAB...");
The algorithm such as ssh-rsa-cert-v01@openssh.com in the above string is used as part of the authentication process. To use a different algorithm simply change this value. For instance all of the following are acceptable with the same signed public key:
- ssh-rsa-cert-v01@openssh.com AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAB...
- rsa-sha2-256-cert-v01@openssh.com AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAB...
- rsa-sha2-512-cert-v01@openssh.com AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAB...
component.Config("SSHAcceptServerCAKey=ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQAB...");
SSHClient.Config("SSHAcceptServerHostKeyFingerprint=0a:1b:2c:3d");
If the server's fingerprint matches one of the values supplied, the class will accept the host key.
- MD5
- SHA1
- SHA256 (default)
The default value is 0 meaning no keep alives will be sent.
Note: The SSHREVERSETUNNEL class uses a default value of 30.
- curve25519-sha256
- curve25519-sha256@libssh.org
- diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
- diffie-hellman-group14-sha1
- diffie-hellman-group14-sha256
- diffie-hellman-group16-sha512
- diffie-hellman-group18-sha512
- diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256
- diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1
- ecdh-sha2-nistp256
- ecdh-sha2-nistp384
- ecdh-sha2-nistp521
- gss-group14-sha256-toWM5Slw5Ew8Mqkay+al2g==
- gss-group16-sha512-toWM5Slw5Ew8Mqkay+al2g==
- gss-nistp256-sha256-toWM5Slw5Ew8Mqkay+al2g==
- gss-curve25519-sha256-toWM5Slw5Ew8Mqkay+al2g==
- gss-group14-sha1-toWM5Slw5Ew8Mqkay+al2g==
- gss-gex-sha1-toWM5Slw5Ew8Mqkay+al2g==
Example:
SSHClient.Config("SSHKeyRenegotiate")
- hmac-sha1
- hmac-md5
- hmac-sha1-96
- hmac-md5-96
- hmac-sha2-256
- hmac-sha2-256-96
- hmac-sha2-512
- hmac-sha2-512-96
- hmac-ripemd160
- hmac-ripemd160-96
- hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com
- hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com
- umac-64@openssh.com
- umac-64-etm@openssh.com
- umac-128@openssh.com
- umac-128-etm@openssh.com
The setting should be a comma separated list of algorithms. At runtime the class will evaluate the specified algorithms and if the algorithm is applicable to the certificate specified in SSHCert it will be used. If the algorithm is not applicable the class will evaluate the next algorithm. Possible values are:
- ssh-rsa
- rsa-sha2-256
- rsa-sha2-512
- ssh-dss
- ecdsa-sha2-nistp256
- ecdsa-sha2-nistp384
- ecdsa-sha2-nistp521
- ssh-ed25519
- x509v3-sign-rsa
- x509v3-sign-dss
The default value in Windows is ssh-rsa,rsa-sha2-256,rsa-sha2-512,ssh-dss,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,ssh-ed25519.
rsa-sha2-256 and rsa-sha2-512 notes
The class will query the server for supported algorithms when connecting. If the server indicates support for rsa-sha2-256 or rsa-sha2-512 and the algorithm is present in the list defined by this setting (as in the default value), that algorithm will be used instead of ssh-rsa even when ssh-rsa appears first in the list.
For the rsa-sha2-256 and rsa-sha2-512 algorithms to be automatically preferred the server must support the ext-info-c mechanism. In practice, older servers do not support this and in that case ssh-rsa will be used since it appears first in the list. Newer servers do support this mechanism and in that case rsa-sha2-256 or rsa-sha2-512 will be used even though it appears after ssh-rsa.
This behavior has been carefully designed to provide maximum compatibility while automatically using more secure algorithms when connecting to servers which support them.
*SSH-1.99-*,*SSH-2.0-*,*SSH-2.99-*
Since both client and server must implement strict key exchange to effectively mitigate the Terrapin attack, the class provides options to further control the behavior in different scenarios. Possible values for this setting are:
0 | Disabled. Strict key exchange is not supported in the class. |
1 (default) | Enabled, but not enforced. This setting enables strict key exchange, but if the remote host does not support strict key exchange the connection is still allowed to continue. |
2 | Enabled, but reject affected algorithms if the remote host does not support strict key exchange. If the remote host supports strict key exchange all algorithms may be used. If the remote host does not support strict key exchange the connection will only continue if the selected encryption and MAC algorithms are not affected by the Terrapin attack. |
3 | Required. If the remote host does not support strict key exchange the connection will fail. |
When True (default) the class will wait for a response to the channel close message until the responses have been received, the server closes the connection, or Timeout seconds is reached.
When False the class will still send the channel close messages but will not wait for a response and will proceed to close the connection.
When set to True the class will initiate the disconnection sequence by sending SSH_MSG_DISCONNECT but will not close the connection, and instead will wait for the server to close the connection. Setting this to True may be beneficial in circumstances where many connections are being established, to avoid port exhaustion when sockets are in a TIME_WAIT state. Allowing the server to close the connection avoids the TIME_WAIT state of socket on the client machine.
When set to False (default) the client will close the connection. It is recommended to use this value unless there is a specific need to change it.
TCPClient Config Settings
If the FirewallHost setting is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the FirewallHost setting is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This configuration setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
0 | No firewall (default setting). |
1 | Connect through a tunneling proxy. FirewallPort is set to 80. |
2 | Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080. |
3 | Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080. |
10 | Connect through a SOCKS4A Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080. |
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This value is not applicable in macOS.
Note: This configuration setting is only available in the Unix platform. It is not supported in masOS or FreeBSD.
In the case that Linger is True (default), two scenarios determine how long the connection will linger. In the first, if LingerTime is 0 (default), the system will attempt to send pending data for a connection until the default IP timeout expires.
In the second scenario, if LingerTime is a positive value, the system will attempt to send pending data until the specified LingerTime is reached. If this attempt fails, then the system will reset the connection.
The default behavior (which is also the default mode for stream sockets) might result in a long delay in closing the connection. Although the class returns control immediately, the system could hold system resources until all pending data are sent (even after your application closes).
Setting this property to False forces an immediate disconnection. If you know that the other side has received all the data you sent (e.g., by a client acknowledgment), setting this property to False might be the appropriate course of action.
In multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface), setting LocalHost to the value of an interface will make the class initiate connections (or accept in the case of server classs) only through that interface.
If the class is connected, the LocalHost setting shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).
Setting this to 0 (default) enables the system to choose a port at random. The chosen port will be shown by LocalPort after the connection is established.
LocalPort cannot be changed once a connection is made. Any attempt to set this when a connection is active will generate an error.
This configuration setting is useful when trying to connect to services that require a trusted port on the client side. An example is the remote shell (rsh) service in UNIX systems.
If an EOL string is found in the input stream before MaxLineLength bytes are received, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to True, and the buffer is reset.
If no EOL is found, and MaxLineLength bytes are accumulated in the buffer, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to False, and the buffer is reset.
The minimum value for MaxLineLength is 256 bytes. The default value is 2048 bytes.
www.google.com;www.nsoftware.com
Note: This value is not applicable in Java.
By default, this configuration setting is set to False.
0 | IPv4 only |
1 | IPv6 only |
2 | IPv6 with IPv4 fallback |
Socket Config Settings
Note: This option is not valid for User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports.
Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the class is activated the InBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.
Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the class is activated the OutBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.
Base Config Settings
The following is a list of valid code page identifiers:
Identifier | Name |
037 | IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada |
437 | OEM - United States |
500 | IBM EBCDIC - International |
708 | Arabic - ASMO 708 |
709 | Arabic - ASMO 449+, BCON V4 |
710 | Arabic - Transparent Arabic |
720 | Arabic - Transparent ASMO |
737 | OEM - Greek (formerly 437G) |
775 | OEM - Baltic |
850 | OEM - Multilingual Latin I |
852 | OEM - Latin II |
855 | OEM - Cyrillic (primarily Russian) |
857 | OEM - Turkish |
858 | OEM - Multilingual Latin I + Euro symbol |
860 | OEM - Portuguese |
861 | OEM - Icelandic |
862 | OEM - Hebrew |
863 | OEM - Canadian-French |
864 | OEM - Arabic |
865 | OEM - Nordic |
866 | OEM - Russian |
869 | OEM - Modern Greek |
870 | IBM EBCDIC - Multilingual/ROECE (Latin-2) |
874 | ANSI/OEM - Thai (same as 28605, ISO 8859-15) |
875 | IBM EBCDIC - Modern Greek |
932 | ANSI/OEM - Japanese, Shift-JIS |
936 | ANSI/OEM - Simplified Chinese (PRC, Singapore) |
949 | ANSI/OEM - Korean (Unified Hangul Code) |
950 | ANSI/OEM - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan; Hong Kong SAR, PRC) |
1026 | IBM EBCDIC - Turkish (Latin-5) |
1047 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin 1/Open System |
1140 | IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada (037 + Euro symbol) |
1141 | IBM EBCDIC - Germany (20273 + Euro symbol) |
1142 | IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway (20277 + Euro symbol) |
1143 | IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden (20278 + Euro symbol) |
1144 | IBM EBCDIC - Italy (20280 + Euro symbol) |
1145 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain (20284 + Euro symbol) |
1146 | IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom (20285 + Euro symbol) |
1147 | IBM EBCDIC - France (20297 + Euro symbol) |
1148 | IBM EBCDIC - International (500 + Euro symbol) |
1149 | IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic (20871 + Euro symbol) |
1200 | Unicode UCS-2 Little-Endian (BMP of ISO 10646) |
1201 | Unicode UCS-2 Big-Endian |
1250 | ANSI - Central European |
1251 | ANSI - Cyrillic |
1252 | ANSI - Latin I |
1253 | ANSI - Greek |
1254 | ANSI - Turkish |
1255 | ANSI - Hebrew |
1256 | ANSI - Arabic |
1257 | ANSI - Baltic |
1258 | ANSI/OEM - Vietnamese |
1361 | Korean (Johab) |
10000 | MAC - Roman |
10001 | MAC - Japanese |
10002 | MAC - Traditional Chinese (Big5) |
10003 | MAC - Korean |
10004 | MAC - Arabic |
10005 | MAC - Hebrew |
10006 | MAC - Greek I |
10007 | MAC - Cyrillic |
10008 | MAC - Simplified Chinese (GB 2312) |
10010 | MAC - Romania |
10017 | MAC - Ukraine |
10021 | MAC - Thai |
10029 | MAC - Latin II |
10079 | MAC - Icelandic |
10081 | MAC - Turkish |
10082 | MAC - Croatia |
12000 | Unicode UCS-4 Little-Endian |
12001 | Unicode UCS-4 Big-Endian |
20000 | CNS - Taiwan |
20001 | TCA - Taiwan |
20002 | Eten - Taiwan |
20003 | IBM5550 - Taiwan |
20004 | TeleText - Taiwan |
20005 | Wang - Taiwan |
20105 | IA5 IRV International Alphabet No. 5 (7-bit) |
20106 | IA5 German (7-bit) |
20107 | IA5 Swedish (7-bit) |
20108 | IA5 Norwegian (7-bit) |
20127 | US-ASCII (7-bit) |
20261 | T.61 |
20269 | ISO 6937 Non-Spacing Accent |
20273 | IBM EBCDIC - Germany |
20277 | IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway |
20278 | IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden |
20280 | IBM EBCDIC - Italy |
20284 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain |
20285 | IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom |
20290 | IBM EBCDIC - Japanese Katakana Extended |
20297 | IBM EBCDIC - France |
20420 | IBM EBCDIC - Arabic |
20423 | IBM EBCDIC - Greek |
20424 | IBM EBCDIC - Hebrew |
20833 | IBM EBCDIC - Korean Extended |
20838 | IBM EBCDIC - Thai |
20866 | Russian - KOI8-R |
20871 | IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic |
20880 | IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Russian) |
20905 | IBM EBCDIC - Turkish |
20924 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin-1/Open System (1047 + Euro symbol) |
20932 | JIS X 0208-1990 & 0121-1990 |
20936 | Simplified Chinese (GB2312) |
21025 | IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Serbian, Bulgarian) |
21027 | Extended Alpha Lowercase |
21866 | Ukrainian (KOI8-U) |
28591 | ISO 8859-1 Latin I |
28592 | ISO 8859-2 Central Europe |
28593 | ISO 8859-3 Latin 3 |
28594 | ISO 8859-4 Baltic |
28595 | ISO 8859-5 Cyrillic |
28596 | ISO 8859-6 Arabic |
28597 | ISO 8859-7 Greek |
28598 | ISO 8859-8 Hebrew |
28599 | ISO 8859-9 Latin 5 |
28605 | ISO 8859-15 Latin 9 |
29001 | Europa 3 |
38598 | ISO 8859-8 Hebrew |
50220 | ISO 2022 Japanese with no halfwidth Katakana |
50221 | ISO 2022 Japanese with halfwidth Katakana |
50222 | ISO 2022 Japanese JIS X 0201-1989 |
50225 | ISO 2022 Korean |
50227 | ISO 2022 Simplified Chinese |
50229 | ISO 2022 Traditional Chinese |
50930 | Japanese (Katakana) Extended |
50931 | US/Canada and Japanese |
50933 | Korean Extended and Korean |
50935 | Simplified Chinese Extended and Simplified Chinese |
50936 | Simplified Chinese |
50937 | US/Canada and Traditional Chinese |
50939 | Japanese (Latin) Extended and Japanese |
51932 | EUC - Japanese |
51936 | EUC - Simplified Chinese |
51949 | EUC - Korean |
51950 | EUC - Traditional Chinese |
52936 | HZ-GB2312 Simplified Chinese |
54936 | Windows XP: GB18030 Simplified Chinese (4 Byte) |
57002 | ISCII Devanagari |
57003 | ISCII Bengali |
57004 | ISCII Tamil |
57005 | ISCII Telugu |
57006 | ISCII Assamese |
57007 | ISCII Oriya |
57008 | ISCII Kannada |
57009 | ISCII Malayalam |
57010 | ISCII Gujarati |
57011 | ISCII Punjabi |
65000 | Unicode UTF-7 |
65001 | Unicode UTF-8 |
Identifier | Name |
1 | ASCII |
2 | NEXTSTEP |
3 | JapaneseEUC |
4 | UTF8 |
5 | ISOLatin1 |
6 | Symbol |
7 | NonLossyASCII |
8 | ShiftJIS |
9 | ISOLatin2 |
10 | Unicode |
11 | WindowsCP1251 |
12 | WindowsCP1252 |
13 | WindowsCP1253 |
14 | WindowsCP1254 |
15 | WindowsCP1250 |
21 | ISO2022JP |
30 | MacOSRoman |
10 | UTF16String |
0x90000100 | UTF16BigEndian |
0x94000100 | UTF16LittleEndian |
0x8c000100 | UTF32String |
0x98000100 | UTF32BigEndian |
0x9c000100 | UTF32LittleEndian |
65536 | Proprietary |
- Product: The product the license is for.
- Product Key: The key the license was generated from.
- License Source: Where the license was found (e.g., RuntimeLicense, License File).
- License Type: The type of license installed (e.g., Royalty Free, Single Server).
- Last Valid Build: The last valid build number for which the license will work.
This setting only works on these classes: AS3Receiver, AS3Sender, Atom, Client(3DS), FTP, FTPServer, IMAP, OFTPClient, SSHClient, SCP, Server(3DS), Sexec, SFTP, SFTPServer, SSHServer, TCPClient, TCPServer.
FIPS mode can be enabled by setting the UseFIPSCompliantAPI configuration setting to true. This is a static setting that applies to all instances of all classes of the toolkit within the process. It is recommended to enable or disable this setting once before the component has been used to establish a connection. Enabling FIPS while an instance of the component is active and connected may result in unexpected behavior.
For more details, please see the FIPS 140-2 Compliance article.
Note: This setting is applicable only on Windows.
Note: Enabling FIPS compliance requires a special license; please contact sales@nsoftware.com for details.
Setting this configuration setting to true tells the class to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries.
On Windows, this setting is set to false by default. On Linux/macOS, this setting is set to true by default.
To use the system security libraries for Linux, OpenSSL support must be enabled. For more information on how to enable OpenSSL, please refer to the OpenSSL Notes section.
Trappable Errors (SSHAuth Class)
Error Handling (C++)
Call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain the last called method's result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. Known error codes are listed below. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.
The class may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other classes.
TCPClient Errors
100 | You cannot change the RemotePort at this time. A connection is in progress. |
101 | You cannot change the RemoteHost (Server) at this time. A connection is in progress. |
102 | The RemoteHost address is invalid (0.0.0.0). |
104 | Already connected. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first. |
106 | You cannot change the LocalPort at this time. A connection is in progress. |
107 | You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress. |
112 | You cannot change MaxLineLength at this time. A connection is in progress. |
116 | RemotePort cannot be zero. Please specify a valid service port number. |
117 | You cannot change the UseConnection option while the class is active. |
135 | Operation would block. |
201 | Timeout. |
211 | Action impossible in control's present state. |
212 | Action impossible while not connected. |
213 | Action impossible while listening. |
301 | Timeout. |
302 | Could not open file. |
434 | Unable to convert string to selected CodePage. |
1105 | Already connecting. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first. |
1117 | You need to connect first. |
1119 | You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress. |
1120 | Connection dropped by remote host. |
TCP/IP Errors
10004 | [10004] Interrupted system call. |
10009 | [10009] Bad file number. |
10013 | [10013] Access denied. |
10014 | [10014] Bad address. |
10022 | [10022] Invalid argument. |
10024 | [10024] Too many open files. |
10035 | [10035] Operation would block. |
10036 | [10036] Operation now in progress. |
10037 | [10037] Operation already in progress. |
10038 | [10038] Socket operation on nonsocket. |
10039 | [10039] Destination address required. |
10040 | [10040] Message is too long. |
10041 | [10041] Protocol wrong type for socket. |
10042 | [10042] Bad protocol option. |
10043 | [10043] Protocol is not supported. |
10044 | [10044] Socket type is not supported. |
10045 | [10045] Operation is not supported on socket. |
10046 | [10046] Protocol family is not supported. |
10047 | [10047] Address family is not supported by protocol family. |
10048 | [10048] Address already in use. |
10049 | [10049] Cannot assign requested address. |
10050 | [10050] Network is down. |
10051 | [10051] Network is unreachable. |
10052 | [10052] Net dropped connection or reset. |
10053 | [10053] Software caused connection abort. |
10054 | [10054] Connection reset by peer. |
10055 | [10055] No buffer space available. |
10056 | [10056] Socket is already connected. |
10057 | [10057] Socket is not connected. |
10058 | [10058] Cannot send after socket shutdown. |
10059 | [10059] Too many references, cannot splice. |
10060 | [10060] Connection timed out. |
10061 | [10061] Connection refused. |
10062 | [10062] Too many levels of symbolic links. |
10063 | [10063] File name is too long. |
10064 | [10064] Host is down. |
10065 | [10065] No route to host. |
10066 | [10066] Directory is not empty |
10067 | [10067] Too many processes. |
10068 | [10068] Too many users. |
10069 | [10069] Disc Quota Exceeded. |
10070 | [10070] Stale NFS file handle. |
10071 | [10071] Too many levels of remote in path. |
10091 | [10091] Network subsystem is unavailable. |
10092 | [10092] WINSOCK DLL Version out of range. |
10093 | [10093] Winsock is not loaded yet. |
11001 | [11001] Host not found. |
11002 | [11002] Nonauthoritative 'Host not found' (try again or check DNS setup). |
11003 | [11003] Nonrecoverable errors: FORMERR, REFUSED, NOTIMP. |
11004 | [11004] Valid name, no data record (check DNS setup). |