net.sf.sshapi.util

Class ConsolePasswordAuthenticator

java.lang.Object

net.sf.sshapi.util.ConsolePasswordAuthenticator

All Implemented Interfaces:

SshAuthenticator, SshPasswordAuthenticator, SshPasswordPrompt

public class ConsolePasswordAuthenticator
extends java.lang.Object
implements SshPasswordAuthenticator

A simple authenticator that prompts for passwords and passphrases on the console

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ConsolePasswordAuthenticator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getTypeName() Get the name of this authenticator (e.g "password", "publickey" etc).
char[]	promptForPassword(SshClient session, java.lang.String message) Invoked when a password.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ConsolePasswordAuthenticator

public ConsolePasswordAuthenticator()

Method Detail

promptForPassword

public char[] promptForPassword(SshClient session,
                                java.lang.String message)

Description copied from interface: SshPasswordPrompt

Invoked when a password.

Specified by:

promptForPassword in interface SshPasswordPrompt

Parameters:

session - session

message - message

Returns:

password or null if password is not available (e.g. 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