Package com.trilead.ssh2
Interface ServerHostKeyVerifier
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public interface ServerHostKeyVerifier
A callback interface used to implement a client specific method of checking server host keys.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description boolean
verifyServerHostKey(java.lang.String hostname, int port, java.lang.String serverHostKeyAlgorithm, byte[] serverHostKey)
The actual verifier method, it will be called by the key exchange code on EVERY key exchange - this can happen several times during the lifetime of a connection.
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Method Detail
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verifyServerHostKey
boolean verifyServerHostKey(java.lang.String hostname, int port, java.lang.String serverHostKeyAlgorithm, byte[] serverHostKey) throws java.lang.Exception
The actual verifier method, it will be called by the key exchange code on EVERY key exchange - this can happen several times during the lifetime of a connection.Note: SSH-2 servers are allowed to change their hostkey at ANY time.
- Parameters:
hostname
- the hostname used to create theConnection
objectport
- the remote TCP portserverHostKeyAlgorithm
- the public key algorithm (ssh-rsa
orssh-dss
)serverHostKey
- the server's public key blob- Returns:
- if the client wants to accept the server's host key - if not, the connection will be closed.
- Throws:
java.lang.Exception
- Will be wrapped with an IOException, extended version of returning false =)
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