Class Net::SSH::Authentication::Methods::Publickey
In: lib/net/ssh/authentication/methods/publickey.rb
Parent: Net::SSH::Authentication::Methods::Abstract

Implements the “publickey” SSH authentication method.

Methods

authenticate  

Public Instance methods

authenticate(next_service, username, password=nil)

Attempts to perform public-key authentication for the given username, trying each identity known to the key manager. If any of them succeed, returns true, otherwise returns false. This requires the presence of a key manager.

[Validate]