Subject: Re: Using keys for private key

Re: Using keys for private key

From: Paresh Thakor <paresh.thakor_at_moontechnolabs.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:42:51 +0530

On Jul 24, 2010, at 12:43 PM, Ted Lemon wrote:

> On Jul 24, 2010, at 3:07 AM, Paresh Thakor wrote:
>> So, i need to implement private key in my application. So, is this possible with libssh2? This is critical.
>
> Yes. Instead of using libssh2_userauth_password(), use libssh2_userauth_publickey_fromfile():
>
> rc = libssh2_userauth_publickey_fromfile(session,
> "username", [pubkey UTF8String],
> [privkey UTF8String], "");
>
> The pubkey and privkey variables in the example are NSStrings containing the path to the file. There's also an API for doing it from memory, but I haven't tried that.

I'm just wondering that, private key will be on server which is the machine which runs virtual terminal. So, the computer to which i need remote access will be having private key. Public key will be on my iPhone device from which i need to set remote access. What will be passphrase? do i need to specify it? And how libssh2 will access public and private keys from filename or path only? Are they both will be on server, i.e. the machine on which i need to setup remote access?

I need to implement functionality that when user inputs no password and specified the private key file, ssh must authenticate the user without password.

Please suggest something. I think i'm getting confused between public/private keys and how to set up remote connection between two devices with keypair.

Regards,
Paresh Thakor.

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Received on 2010-07-24