org.apache.sshd.agent

Interface SshAgentFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

LocalAgentFactory, ProxyAgentFactory, UnixAgentFactory

public interface SshAgentFactory

The SshAgentFactory is used to communicate with an SshAgent.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SshAgent	createClient(FactoryManager manager) Create an SshAgent that can be used on the client side by the authentication process to send possible keys.
SshAgentServer	createServer(ConnectionService service) Create the server side that will be used by other SSH clients.
NamedFactory<Channel>	getChannelForwardingFactory() The channels are requested by the ssh server when forwarding a client request.

Method Detail

getChannelForwardingFactory

NamedFactory<Channel> getChannelForwardingFactory()

The channels are requested by the ssh server when forwarding a client request. The channel will receive agent requests and need to forward them to the agent, either local or through another proxy.

Returns:

The (named) channel factory used to create channels on the client side

createClient

SshAgent createClient(FactoryManager manager)
               throws IOException

Create an SshAgent that can be used on the client side by the authentication process to send possible keys.

Parameters:

manager - The FactoryManager instance

Returns:

The SshAgent instance

Throws:

IOException - If failed to create the client

createServer

SshAgentServer createServer(ConnectionService service)
                     throws IOException

Create the server side that will be used by other SSH clients. It will usually create a channel that will forward the requests to the original client.

Parameters:

service - The ConnectionService to use

Returns:

The SshAgentServer instance

Throws:

IOException - If failed to create the server