Library libssh2-utility

Utility functions for libssh2.

Provides helper class for the libssh2 binding that abstracts away details of running remote commands.

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Functions

SSHConnection:banner ()

Attempt to retrieve the server's pre-auth banner

SSHConnection:connect (host, port)

Sets up a connection with a server.

SSHConnection:connect_pcall (host, port)

Sets up a connection with a server. Call performed with pcall.

SSHConnection:disconnect ()

Closes connection.

SSHConnection:interactive_auth (username, callback)

Attempts to authenticate using keyboard-interactive authentication.

SSHConnection:list (username)

Attempt to retrieve a list of supported authentication methods

SSHConnection:login (username, password)

Attempts to authenticate using provided credentials.

SSHConnection:new ()

Returns a new connection object.

SSHConnection:password_auth (username, password)

Attempts to authenticate using password authentication.

SSHConnection:publickey_auth (username, privatekey_file, passphrase)

Attempts to authenticate using provided private key file.

SSHConnection:publickey_auth_frommemory (username, privatekey, passphrase)

Attempts to authenticate using provided private key.

SSHConnection:publickey_canauth (username, key)

Attempts authentication with public key

SSHConnection:read_publickey (publickey)

Attempts to read public key file

SSHConnection:run_remote (cmd, no_pty)

Runs a shell command on the remote host.

SSHConnection:set_timeout (ssh_timeout)

Sends ssh timeout

Functions

SSHConnection:banner ()

Attempt to retrieve the server's pre-auth banner

Need to attempt auth first (for instance by calling list)

Return value:

The server's banner or nil on failure.
SSHConnection:connect (host, port)

Sets up a connection with a server.

Parameters

host
A host to connect to.
port
A port to connect to.

Return value:

true on success or nil on failure
SSHConnection:connect_pcall (host, port)

Sets up a connection with a server. Call performed with pcall.

Parameters

host
A host to connect to.
port
A port to connect to.

Return values:

  1. true on success or error message on failure
  2. error code if error was triggered
SSHConnection:disconnect ()

Closes connection.

SSHConnection:interactive_auth (username, callback)

Attempts to authenticate using keyboard-interactive authentication.

Parameters

username
A username to authenticate as.
callback
A callback function that takes 4 inputs (username, name, instruction, prompt) and returns one string response.

Return value:

true on success or false on failure.
SSHConnection:list (username)

Attempt to retrieve a list of supported authentication methods

Parameters

username
A username to authenticate as.

Return value:

A list with the authentication methods on success or false on failure.
SSHConnection:login (username, password)

Attempts to authenticate using provided credentials.

Lists available userauth methods and attempts to authenticate with the given credentials. If password authentication is not available, it will use keyboard-interactive authentication, responding with password to any prompts.

Parameters

username
A username to authenticate as.
password
A password

Return values:

  1. true on success or false on failure.
  2. the successful auth method, or all methods available. If nil, no methods were found.
SSHConnection:new ()

Returns a new connection object.

Return value:

A connection object.
SSHConnection:password_auth (username, password)

Attempts to authenticate using password authentication.

Parameters

username
A username to authenticate as.
password
A password to authenticate as.

Return value:

true on success or false on failure.
SSHConnection:publickey_auth (username, privatekey_file, passphrase)

Attempts to authenticate using provided private key file.

Parameters

username
A username to authenticate as.
privatekey_file
A path to a privatekey file.
passphrase
A passphrase for the privatekey.

Return value:

true on success or false on failure.
SSHConnection:publickey_auth_frommemory (username, privatekey, passphrase)

Attempts to authenticate using provided private key.

Parameters

username
A username to authenticate as.
privatekey
The privatekey as a string.
passphrase
A passphrase for the privatekey.

Return value:

true on success or false on failure.
SSHConnection:publickey_canauth (username, key)

Attempts authentication with public key

Parameters

username
A username to authenticate as.
key
Base64 decrypted public key.

Return values:

  1. true if the public key can be used to authenticate as the user, false otherwise
  2. Error message if an error occurs.
SSHConnection:read_publickey (publickey)

Attempts to read public key file

Parameters

publickey
An SSH public key file.

Return values:

  1. true on success or false on error.
  2. public key data on success or error code on error.
SSHConnection:run_remote (cmd, no_pty)

Runs a shell command on the remote host.

Parameters

cmd
A command to run.
no_pty
If true, skip requesting a PTY.

Return value:

The command output.
SSHConnection:set_timeout (ssh_timeout)

Sends ssh timeout

Parameters

ssh_timeout
Time in miliseconds before considering the situation an error.