class Net::SSH::Authentication::Methods::Publickey
Implements the “publickey” SSH
authentication method.
Public Instance Methods
authenticate(next_service, username, password=nil)
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Attempts to perform public-key authentication for the given username, trying each identity known to the key manager. If any of them succeed, returns true
, otherwise returns false
. This requires the presence of a key manager.
# File lib/net/ssh/authentication/methods/publickey.rb, line 16 def authenticate(next_service, username, password=nil) return false unless key_manager key_manager.each_identity do |identity| return true if authenticate_with(identity, next_service, username) end return false end