net.sf.sshapi.util

Class ConsoleKeyboardInteractiveAuthenticator

java.lang.Object

net.sf.sshapi.util.ConsoleKeyboardInteractiveAuthenticator

All Implemented Interfaces:

SshAuthenticator, SshKeyboardInteractiveAuthenticator

public class ConsoleKeyboardInteractiveAuthenticator
extends java.lang.Object
implements SshKeyboardInteractiveAuthenticator

Simple keyboard interactive authenticator that prompts for answers on the console. Note, this should not be used in a production environment as all character input is echoed to the screen.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ConsoleKeyboardInteractiveAuthenticator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String[]	challenge(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String instruction, java.lang.String[] prompt, boolean[] echo) Challenge the user with a number of questions.
java.lang.String	getTypeName() Get the name of this authenticator (e.g "password", "publickey" etc).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConsoleKeyboardInteractiveAuthenticator

public ConsoleKeyboardInteractiveAuthenticator()

Method Detail

challenge

public java.lang.String[] challenge(java.lang.String name,
                                    java.lang.String instruction,
                                    java.lang.String[] prompt,
                                    boolean[] echo)

Description copied from interface: SshKeyboardInteractiveAuthenticator

Challenge the user with a number of questions.

Specified by:

challenge in interface SshKeyboardInteractiveAuthenticator

Parameters:

name - name of challenge

instruction - textual instructions

prompt - list of prompts to display

echo - whether to echo each prompt (number of elements will match 'prompt' argument)

Returns:

answers or null if the user cancelled

getTypeName

public java.lang.String getTypeName()

Description copied from interface: SshAuthenticator

Get the name of this authenticator (e.g "password", "publickey" etc).

Specified by:

getTypeName in interface SshAuthenticator

Returns:

name