Interface ServerHostKeyVerifier


public interface ServerHostKeyVerifier
A callback interface used to implement a client specific method of checking server host keys.
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    verifyServerHostKey(String hostname, int port, String serverHostKeyAlgorithm, byte[] serverHostKey)
    The actual verifier method, it will be called by the key exchange code on EVERY key exchange - this can happen several times during the lifetime of a connection.
  • Method Details

    • verifyServerHostKey

      boolean verifyServerHostKey(String hostname, int port, String serverHostKeyAlgorithm, byte[] serverHostKey) throws Exception
      The actual verifier method, it will be called by the key exchange code on EVERY key exchange - this can happen several times during the lifetime of a connection.

      Note: SSH-2 servers are allowed to change their hostkey at ANY time.

      Parameters:
      hostname - the hostname used to create the Connection object
      port - the remote TCP port
      serverHostKeyAlgorithm - the public key algorithm (ssh-rsa or ssh-dss)
      serverHostKey - the server's public key blob
      Returns:
      if the client wants to accept the server's host key - if not, the connection will be closed.
      Throws:
      Exception - Will be wrapped with an IOException, extended version of returning false =)