key_valid: Check if a provided SSH key is valid
In jknappe/ubzutils: Provides utility functions for working at UFZ-UBZ

Description Usage Arguments Details Value See Also

checks if a provided SSH key is a valid for authentication on the SFTP server.

1	key_valid(ssh_key, url, username)

`ssh_key`	Path to private SSH key for authentication (.ppk file).
`url`	a string giving the URL
`username`	a string giving the user name for authentication (equals the folder to be read out on the FTP server).

This helper function checks if a provided private SSH key is a valid for authentication on the SFTP server by trying to read out the "user" folder file list.

TRUE if authentication successful; FALSE if not.

Other helper functions: is_error()

jknappe/ubzutils documentation built on Sept. 1, 2020, 6:44 p.m.