net.sf.sshapi.util

Class ConsoleHostKeyValidator

java.lang.Object

net.sf.sshapi.util.ConsoleHostKeyValidator

All Implemented Interfaces:

SshHostKeyValidator

public class ConsoleHostKeyValidator
extends java.lang.Object
implements SshHostKeyValidator

A simple host key validator that prompts to accept or reject on the console. If a SshHostKeyManager is provided, then the keys can be persisted and checked against the a store of known keys.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface net.sf.sshapi.hostkeys.SshHostKeyValidator

STATUS_HOST_CHANGED, STATUS_HOST_KEY_UNKNOWN, STATUS_HOST_KEY_VALID

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ConsoleHostKeyValidator() Constructor without host key manager.
ConsoleHostKeyValidator(SshHostKeyManager keyManager) Constructor using a host key manager.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	verifyHost(SshHostKey hostKey) Validate the provided host key and return one of SshHostKeyValidator.STATUS_HOST_CHANGED, SshHostKeyValidator.STATUS_HOST_KEY_UNKNOWN or SshHostKeyValidator.STATUS_HOST_KEY_VALID.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ConsoleHostKeyValidator

public ConsoleHostKeyValidator()

Constructor without host key manager. No keys will be persisted.

ConsoleHostKeyValidator

public ConsoleHostKeyValidator(SshHostKeyManager keyManager)

Constructor using a host key manager. If no manager is provided, keys will not be persisted.

Parameters:

keyManager - host key manager.

Method Detail

verifyHost

public int verifyHost(SshHostKey hostKey)
               throws SshException

Description copied from interface: SshHostKeyValidator

Validate the provided host key and return one of SshHostKeyValidator.STATUS_HOST_CHANGED, SshHostKeyValidator.STATUS_HOST_KEY_UNKNOWN or SshHostKeyValidator.STATUS_HOST_KEY_VALID.

Specified by:

verifyHost in interface SshHostKeyValidator

Parameters:

hostKey - key

Returns:

status

Throws:

SshException