org.apache.sshd.client.auth

Interface UserInteraction

public interface UserInteraction

Interface used by the ssh client to communicate with the end user.

Author:

Apache MINA SSHD Project

See Also:

RFC 4256

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String[]	interactive(String destination, String name, String instruction, String lang, String[] prompt, boolean[] echo)
void	welcome(String banner) Displays the welcome banner to the user.

Method Detail

welcome

void welcome(String banner)

Displays the welcome banner to the user.

Parameters:

banner - The welcome banner

interactive

String[] interactive(String destination,
                     String name,
                     String instruction,
                     String lang,
                     String[] prompt,
                     boolean[] echo)

Parameters:

destination - The session identifier

name - The interaction name (may be empty)

instruction - The instruction (may be empty)

lang - The language for the data (may be empty)

prompt - The prompts to be displayed (may be empty)

echo - For each prompt whether to echo the user's response

Returns:

The replies - Note: the protocol states that the number of replies should be exactly the same as the number of prompts, however we do not enforce it since it is defined as the server's job to check and manage this violation