1ssh_file(3)                Erlang Module Definition                ssh_file(3)
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NAME

6       ssh_file  - Default callback module for the client's and server's data‐
7       base operations in the ssh application
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DESCRIPTION

10       This module is the default callback handler for the  client's  and  the
11       server's  user  and  host "database" operations. All data, for instance
12       key pairs, are stored in files in the normal  file  system.  This  page
13       documents  the  files,  where they are stored and configuration options
14       for this callback module.
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16       The intention is to be compatible with the OpenSSH  storage  in  files.
17       Therefore it mimics directories and filenames of OpenSSH.
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19       Ssh_file  implements the ssh_server_key_api and the ssh_client_key_api.
20       This enables the user to make an own  interface  using  for  example  a
21       database handler.
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23       Such another callback module could be used by setting the option key_cb
24       when starting a client or  a  server  (with  for  example  ssh:connect,
25       ssh:daemon of ssh:shell ).
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27   Note:
28       The  functions are Callbacks  for the SSH app. They are not intended to
29       be called from the user's code!
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FILES, DIRECTORIES AND WHO USES THEM

33   Daemons
34       Daemons uses all files stored in the SYSDIR directory.
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36       Optionaly, in case of publickey  authorization,  one  or  more  of  the
37       remote  user's  public  keys in the USERDIR directory are used. See the
38       files USERDIR/authorized_keys and USERDIR/authorized_keys2.
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40   Clients
41       Clients uses all files stored in the USERDIR directory.
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43   Directory contents
44         LOCALUSER:
45           The user name of the OS process running the Erlang virtual  machine
46           (emulator).
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48         SYSDIR:
49           This is the directory holding the server's files:
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51           * ssh_host_dsa_key - private dss host key (optional)
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53           * ssh_host_rsa_key - private rsa host key (optional)
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55           * ssh_host_ecdsa_key - private ecdsa host key (optional)
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57           * ssh_host_ed25519_key  -  private  eddsa  host key for curve 25519
58             (optional)
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60           * ssh_host_ed448_key  -  private  eddsa  host  key  for  curve  448
61             (optional)
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63           The key files could be generated with OpenSSH's ssh-keygen command.
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65           At  least one host key must be defined. The default value of SYSDIR
66           is /etc/ssh.
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68           For security reasons, this directory is normally accessible only to
69           the root user.
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71           To change the SYSDIR, see the system_dir option.
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73         USERDIR:
74           This is the directory holding the files:
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76           * authorized_keys and, as second alternative authorized_keys2 - the
77             user's public keys are stored concatenated in one of those files.
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79             It is composed of lines as for OpenSSH:
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81           (options)? keytype base64-encoded-key comment
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83             where
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85           options :: option(,option)*
86           option :: % All options are skipped
87           keytype :: 'ssh-dsa'
88                    | 'ssh-rsa'
89                    | 'ssh-ecdsa-nistp256'
90                 | 'ssh-ecdsa-nistp384'
91                    | 'ssh-ecdsa-nistp521'
92                    | 'ssh-ed25519'
93                 | 'ssh-ed448'
94           base64-encoded-key :: % The user's public key
95           comment :: % Comments are skipped
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97
98           * known_hosts - host keys from hosts visited concatenated. The file
99             is created and used by the client.
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101             It is composed of lines as for OpenSSH:
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103           (option)? pattern(,pattern)* keytype key (comment)?
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105             where
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107           option :: '@revoked'
108           pattern :: host | '[' host ']:' port
109           host :: ip-address | hostname | '*'
110           port :: portnumber | '*'
111           keytype :: 'ssh-dsa'
112                    | 'ssh-rsa'
113                    | 'ssh-ecdsa-nistp256'
114                 | 'ssh-ecdsa-nistp384'
115                    | 'ssh-ecdsa-nistp521'
116                    | 'ssh-ed25519'
117                 | 'ssh-ed448'
118           key :: % encoded key from eg ssh_host_*.pub
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120
121           * id_dsa - private dss user key (optional)
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123           * id_rsa - private rsa user key (optional)
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125           * id_ecdsa - private ecdsa user key (optional)
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127           * id_ed25519 - private eddsa user key for curve 25519 (optional)
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129           * id_ed448 - private eddsa user key for curve 448 (optional)
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131           The key files could be generated with OpenSSH's ssh-keygen command.
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133           The default value of USERDIR is /home/LOCALUSER/.ssh.
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135           To change the USERDIR, see the user_dir option
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DATA TYPES

138   Options for the default ssh_file callback module
139       user_dir_common_option() = {user_dir, string()}
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141              Sets the user directory.
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143       user_dir_fun_common_option() = {user_dir_fun, user2dir()}
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145       user2dir() =
146           fun((RemoteUserName :: string()) -> UserDir :: string())
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148              Sets  the  user directory dynamically by evaluating the user2dir
149              function.
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151       system_dir_daemon_option() = {system_dir, string()}
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153              Sets the system directory.
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155       pubkey_passphrase_client_options() =
156           {dsa_pass_phrase, string()} |
157           {rsa_pass_phrase, string()} |
158           {ecdsa_pass_phrase, string()}
159
160              If  the  user's  DSA,  RSA  or  ECDSA  key  is  protected  by  a
161              passphrase, it can be supplied with thoose options.
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163              Note that EdDSA passhrases (Curves 25519 and 448) are not imple‐
164              mented.
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166       optimize_key_lookup() = {optimize, time | space}
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168              Make the handling of large files fast by setting time, but  this
169              will  use  more  memory.  The  space  variant shrinks the memory
170              requirements, but with a higher time consumption.
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172              To set it, set the option {key_cb,  {ssh_file,  [{optimize,Time‐
173              OrSpace}]}  in the call of "ssh:connect/3, ssh:daemon/2 or simi‐
174              lar function call that initiates an ssh connection.
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EXPORTS

177       host_key(Algorithm, Options) -> Result
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179              Types:
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181                 Algorithm = ssh:pubkey_alg()
182                 Result = {ok, public_key:private_key()} | {error, term()}
183                 Options = ssh_server_key_api:daemon_key_cb_options(none())
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185              Types and description
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187              See   the   api   description   in   ssh_server_key_api,    Mod‐
188              ule:host_key/2.
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190              Options
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192                * system_dir
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194              Files
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196                * SYSDIR/ssh_host_rsa_key
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198                * SYSDIR/ssh_host_dsa_key
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200                * SYSDIR/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
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202                * SYSDIR/ssh_host_ed25519_key
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204                * SYSDIR/ssh_host_ed448_keyc>
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206       is_auth_key(Key, User, Options) -> boolean()
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208              Types:
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210                 Key = public_key:public_key()
211                 User = string()
212                 Options =
213                     ssh_server_key_api:daemon_key_cb_options(opti‐
214                 mize_key_lookup())
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216              Types and description
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218              See   the   api   description   in   ssh_server_key_api:    Mod‐
219              ule:is_auth_key/3.
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221              Options
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223                * user_dir_fun
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225                * user_dir
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227              Files
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229                * USERDIR/authorized_keys
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231                * USERDIR/authorized_keys2
232
233              This functions discards all options in the begining of the lines
234              of thoose files when reading them.
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236       add_host_key(Host, Port, Key, Options) -> Result
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238              Types:
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240                 Host =
241                     inet:ip_address() |
242                     inet:hostname() |
243                     [inet:ip_address() | inet:hostname()]
244                 Port = inet:port_number()
245                 Key = public_key:public_key()
246                 Options = ssh_client_key_api:client_key_cb_options(none())
247                 Result = ok | {error, term()}
248
249              Types and description
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251              See   the   api   description   in   ssh_client_key_api,    Mod‐
252              ule:add_host_key/4.
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254              Note  that  the alternative, the old Module:add_host_key/3 is no
255              longer supported by ssh_file.
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257              Option
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259                * user_dir
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261              File
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263                * USERDIR/known_hosts
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265       is_host_key(Key, Host, Port, Algorithm, Options) -> Result
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267              Types:
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269                 Key = public_key:public_key()
270                 Host =
271                     inet:ip_address() |
272                     inet:hostname() |
273                     [inet:ip_address() | inet:hostname()]
274                 Port = inet:port_number()
275                 Algorithm = ssh:pubkey_alg()
276                 Options =
277                     ssh_client_key_api:client_key_cb_options(opti‐
278                 mize_key_lookup())
279                 Result = boolean() | {error, term()}
280
281              Types and description
282
283              See    the   api   description   in   ssh_client_key_api,   Mod‐
284              ule:is_host_key/5.
285
286              Note that the alternative, the old  Module:is_host_key/4  is  no
287              longer supported by ssh_file.
288
289              Option
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291                * user_dir
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293              File
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295                * USERDIR/known_hosts
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297       user_key(Algorithm, Options) -> Result
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299              Types:
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301                 Algorithm = ssh:pubkey_alg()
302                 Result = {ok, public_key:private_key()} | {error, string()}
303                 Options = ssh_client_key_api:client_key_cb_options(none())
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305              Types and description
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307              See    the   api   description   in   ssh_client_key_api,   Mod‐
308              ule:user_key/2.
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310              Options
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312                * user_dir
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314                * dsa_pass_phrase
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316                * rsa_pass_phrase
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318                * ecdsa_pass_phrase
319
320              Note that EdDSA passhrases (Curves 25519 and 448) are not imple‐
321              mented.
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323              Files
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325                * USERDIR/id_dsa
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327                * USERDIR/id_rsa
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329                * USERDIR/id_ecdsa
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331                * USERDIR/id_ed25519
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333                * USERDIR/id_ed448
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