org.apache.sshd.server

Interface PublickeyAuthenticator

All Known Implementing Classes:

CachingPublicKeyAuthenticator

public interface PublickeyAuthenticator

The PublickeyAuthenticator is used on the server side to authenticate user public keys.

Author:

Apache MINA SSHD Project

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	authenticate(java.lang.String username, java.security.PublicKey key, ServerSession session) Check the validity of a public key.

Method Detail

authenticate

boolean authenticate(java.lang.String username,
                   java.security.PublicKey key,
                   ServerSession session)

Check the validity of a public key.

Parameters:

username - the username

key - the key

session - the server session

Returns:

a boolean indicating if authentication succeeded or not