Class Net::SSH::Authentication::Session
In: lib/net/ssh/authentication/session.rb
Parent: Object

Represents an authentication session. It manages the authentication of a user over an established connection (the "transport" object, see Net::SSH::Transport::Session).

The use of an authentication session to manage user authentication is internal to Net::SSH (specifically Net::SSH.start). Consumers of the Net::SSH library will never need to access this class directly.

Methods

Included Modules

Transport::Constants Constants Loggable

Attributes

allowed_auth_methods  [R]  the list of authentication methods that are allowed
auth_methods  [R]  the list of authentication methods to try
options  [R]  a hash of options, given at construction time
transport  [R]  transport layer abstraction

Public Class methods

Instantiates a new Authentication::Session object over the given transport layer abstraction.

Public Instance methods

Attempts to authenticate the given user, in preparation for the next service request. Returns true if an authentication method succeeds in authenticating the user, and false otherwise.

Blocks until a packet is received, and returns it if it is of the given type. If it is not, an exception is raised.

Blocks until a packet is received. It silently handles USERAUTH_BANNER packets, and will raise an error if any packet is received that is not valid during user authentication.

[Validate]