Re: Libssh2: Libgcrypt authentication failure

On 22 August 2010 08:58, Paul Romero <paulr_at_rcom-software.com> wrote:
>
> I am experiencing a problem with libssh2 version 1.2.6 which
> I don't understand. The symptoms are described below and suggest
> the problem is specific to libgcrypt. Any insight about the
> problem would be greatly appreciated
...
>    const char *username="paulr"; /* System Must stripped */
>    const char *password="secret_agent";
>    const char *loclfile="sftp_write_nonblock.c";
...
> while ((rc = libssh2_userauth_publickey_fromfile(session, username,
>        "/home/paulr/.ssh/id_rsa.pub",
>        "/home/paulr/.ssh/id_rsa",
>        password)) == LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN);

I vaguely remember someone saying that libgcrypt can't handle a
private key with a passphrase. Is this true or am I making things up?

Alex

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