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6 Net::SSH::Perl::Packet - Packet layer of SSH protocol
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9 use Net::SSH::Perl::Packet;
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11 # Send a packet to an ssh daemon.
12 my $pack = Net::SSH::Perl::Packet->new($ssh, type => SSH_MSG_NONE);
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15 # Receive a packet.
16 my $pack = Net::SSH::Perl::Packet->read($ssh);
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19 Net::SSH::Perl::Packet implements the packet-layer piece of the SSH
20 protocol. Messages between server and client are sent as binary data
21 packets, which are encrypted (once the two sides have agreed on the
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24 Packets are made up primarily of a packet type, which describes the
25 type of message and data contained therein, and the data itself. In
26 addition, each packet: indicates its length in a 32-bit unsigned
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30 Refer to the SSH RFC for more details on the packet protocol and the
31 SSH protocol in general.
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34 Net::SSH::Perl::Packet->new($ssh, %params)
35 Creates/starts a new packet in memory. $ssh is a Net::SSH::Perl object,
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41 The message type of this packet. This should be one of the values
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47 A Net::SSH::Perl::Buffer object containing the data in this packet.
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53 Net::SSH::Perl::Packet->read($ssh)
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69 Net::SSH::Perl::Packet->read_expect($ssh, $type)
70 Reads the next packet from the daemon and dies if the packet type does
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73 $packet->send([ $data ])
74 Sends a packet to the ssh daemon. $data is optional, and if supplied
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90 Net::SSH::Perl::Buffer methods
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97 my $packet = Net::SSH::Perl::Packet->new($ssh, type => SSH_CMSG_USER);
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107 Please see the Net::SSH::Perl manpage for author, copyright, and
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