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diff --git a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml index 850557444d..604b9f5bbb 100644 --- a/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml +++ b/lib/ssh/doc/src/ssh.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2004</year><year>2015</year> + <year>2004</year><year>2017</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -125,8 +125,10 @@ <func> <name>connect(Host, Port, Options) -> </name> - <name>connect(Host, Port, Options, Timeout) -> {ok, - ssh_connection_ref()} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>connect(Host, Port, Options, Timeout) -> </name> + <name>connect(TcpSocket, Options) -> </name> + <name>connect(TcpSocket, Options, Timeout) -> + {ok, ssh_connection_ref()} | {error, Reason}</name> <fsummary>Connects to an SSH server.</fsummary> <type> <v>Host = string()</v> @@ -137,6 +139,8 @@ <v>Timeout = infinity | integer()</v> <d>Negotiation time-out in milli-seconds. The default value is <c>infinity</c>. For connection time-out, use option <c>{connect_timeout, timeout()}</c>.</d> + <v>TcpSocket = port()</v> + <d>The socket is supposed to be from <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#connect-3">gen_tcp:connect</seealso> or <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#accept-1">gen_tcp:accept</seealso> with option <c>{active,false}</c></d> </type> <desc> <p>Connects to an SSH server. No channel is started. This is done @@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ <item> <p>IP version to use.</p> </item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[{user_dir, string()}]]></c></tag> + <tag><marker id="opt_user_dir"></marker><c><![CDATA[{user_dir, string()}]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Sets the user directory, that is, the directory containing <c>ssh</c> configuration files for the user, such as @@ -171,12 +175,48 @@ supplied with this option. </p> </item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[{silently_accept_hosts, boolean()}]]></c></tag> + <tag> + <c><![CDATA[{silently_accept_hosts, boolean()}]]></c> <br/> + <c><![CDATA[{silently_accept_hosts, CallbackFun}]]></c> <br/> + <c><![CDATA[{silently_accept_hosts, {HashAlgoSpec, CallbackFun} }]]></c> <br/> + <br/> + <c><![CDATA[HashAlgoSpec = crypto:digest_type() | [ crypto:digest_type() ] ]]></c><br/> + <c><![CDATA[CallbackFun = fun(PeerName, FingerPrint) -> boolean()]]></c><br/> + <c><![CDATA[PeerName = string()]]></c><br/> + <c><![CDATA[FingerPrint = string() | [ string() ] ]]></c> + </tag> <item> - <p>When <c>true</c>, hosts are added to the - file <c><![CDATA[known_hosts]]></c> without asking the user. - Defaults to <c>false</c>. - </p> + <p>This option guides the <c>connect</c> function how to act when the connected server presents a Host + Key that the client has not seen before. The default is to ask the user with a question on stdio of whether to + accept or reject the new Host Key. + See also the option <seealso marker="#opt_user_dir"><c>user_dir</c></seealso> + for the path to the file <c>known_hosts</c> where previously accepted Host Keys are recorded. + </p> + <p>The option can be given in three different forms as seen above:</p> + <list> + <item>The value is a <c>boolean()</c>. The value <c>true</c> will make the client accept any unknown + Host Key without any user interaction. The value <c>false</c> keeps the default behaviour of asking the + the user on stdio. + </item> + <item>A <c>CallbackFun</c> will be called and the boolean return value <c>true</c> will make the client + accept the Host Key. A return value of <c>false</c> will make the client to reject the Host Key and therefore + also the connection will be closed. The arguments to the fun are: + <list type="bulleted"> + <item><c>PeerName</c> - a string with the name or address of the remote host.</item> + <item><c>FingerPrint</c> - the fingerprint of the Host Key as + <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#ssh_hostkey_fingerprint-1">public_key:ssh_hostkey_fingerprint/1</seealso> + calculates it. + </item> + </list> + </item> + <item>A tuple <c>{HashAlgoSpec, CallbackFun}</c>. The <c>HashAlgoSpec</c> specifies which hash algorithm + shall be used to calculate the fingerprint used in the call of the <c>CallbackFun</c>. The <c>HashALgoSpec</c> + is either an atom or a list of atoms as the first argument in + <seealso marker="public_key:public_key#ssh_hostkey_fingerprint-2">public_key:ssh_hostkey_fingerprint/2</seealso>. + If it is a list of hash algorithm names, the <c>FingerPrint</c> argument in the <c>CallbackFun</c> will be + a list of fingerprints in the same order as the corresponding name in the <c>HashAlgoSpec</c> list. + </item> + </list> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[{user_interaction, boolean()}]]></c></tag> <item> @@ -186,7 +226,7 @@ supplying a password. Defaults to <c>true</c>. Even if user interaction is allowed it can be suppressed by other options, such as <c>silently_accept_hosts</c> - and <c>password</c>. However, those optins are not always desirable + and <c>password</c>. However, those options are not always desirable to use from a security point of view.</p> </item> @@ -241,6 +281,7 @@ {server2client,['aes128-cbc','3des-cbc']}]}, {mac,['hmac-sha2-256','hmac-sha1']}, {compression,[none,zlib]} + ] } </code> <p>The example specifies different algorithms in the two directions (client2server and server2client), @@ -346,8 +387,9 @@ <func> <name>daemon(Port) -> </name> <name>daemon(Port, Options) -> </name> - <name>daemon(HostAddress, Port, Options) -> {ok, - ssh_daemon_ref()} | {error, atom()}</name> + <name>daemon(HostAddress, Port, Options) -> </name> + <name>daemon(TcpSocket) -> </name> + <name>daemon(TcpSocket, Options) -> {ok, ssh_daemon_ref()} | {error, atom()}</name> <fsummary>Starts a server listening for SSH connections on the given port.</fsummary> <type> @@ -356,10 +398,13 @@ <v>Options = [{Option, Value}]</v> <v>Option = atom()</v> <v>Value = term()</v> + <v>TcpSocket = port()</v> + <d>The socket is supposed to be from <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#connect-3">gen_tcp:connect</seealso> or <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#accept-1">gen_tcp:accept</seealso> with option <c>{active,false}</c></d> </type> <desc> <p>Starts a server listening for SSH connections on the given - port.</p> + port. If the <c>Port</c> is 0, a random free port is selected. See + <seealso marker="#daemon_info/1">daemon_info/1</seealso> about how to find the selected port number.</p> <p>Options:</p> <taglist> <tag><c><![CDATA[{inet, inet | inet6}]]></c></tag> @@ -460,6 +505,7 @@ {server2client,['aes128-cbc','3des-cbc']}]}, {mac,['hmac-sha2-256','hmac-sha1']}, {compression,[none,zlib]} + ] } </code> <p>The example specifies different algorithms in the two directions (client2server and server2client), @@ -680,6 +726,18 @@ </func> <func> + <name>daemon_info(Daemon) -> {ok, [{port,Port}]} | {error,Error}</name> + <fsummary>Get info about a daemon</fsummary> + <type> + <v>Port = integer()</v> + <v>Error = bad_daemon_ref</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>Returns a key-value list with information about the daemon. For now, only the listening port is returned. This is intended for the case the daemon is started with the port set to 0.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name>default_algorithms() -> algs_list()</name> <fsummary>Get a list declaring the supported algorithms</fsummary> <desc> @@ -703,12 +761,15 @@ <func> <name>shell(Host) -> </name> <name>shell(Host, Option) -> </name> - <name>shell(Host, Port, Option) -> _</name> + <name>shell(Host, Port, Option) -> </name> + <name>shell(TcpSocket) -> _</name> <fsummary>Starts an interactive shell over an SSH server.</fsummary> <type> <v>Host = string()</v> <v>Port = integer()</v> <v>Options - see ssh:connect/3</v> + <v>TcpSocket = port()</v> + <d>The socket is supposed to be from <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#connect-3">gen_tcp:connect</seealso> or <seealso marker="kernel:gen_tcp#accept-1">gen_tcp:accept</seealso> with option <c>{active,false}</c></d> </type> <desc> <p>Starts an interactive shell over an SSH server on the @@ -731,7 +792,7 @@ <p>Utility function that starts the applications <c>crypto</c>, <c>public_key</c>, and <c>ssh</c>. Default type is <c>temporary</c>. For more information, see the <seealso marker="kernel:application">application(3)</seealso> - manual page in <c>kernel</c>.</p> + manual page in Kernel.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -744,7 +805,7 @@ <desc> <p>Stops the <c>ssh</c> application. For more information, see the <seealso marker="kernel:application">application(3)</seealso> - manual page in <c>kernel</c>.</p> + manual page in Kernel.</p> </desc> </func> |