Package com.trilead.ssh2
Class KnownHosts
java.lang.Object
com.trilead.ssh2.KnownHosts
The KnownHosts class is a handy tool to verify received server hostkeys
based on the information in
known_hosts
files (the ones used by OpenSSH).
It offers basically an in-memory database for known_hosts entries, as well as some
helper functions. Entries from a known_hosts
file can be loaded at construction time.
It is also possible to add more keys later (e.g., one can parse different
known_hosts files).
It is a thread safe implementation, therefore, you need only to instantiate one KnownHosts for your whole application.
- Version:
- $Id: KnownHosts.java,v 1.2 2008/04/01 12:38:09 cplattne Exp $
- Author:
- Christian Plattner, plattner@trilead.com
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Field Summary
FieldsModifier and TypeFieldDescriptionstatic final int
static final int
static final int
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Constructor Summary
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoid
addHostkey
(String[] hostnames, String serverHostKeyAlgorithm, byte[] serverHostKey) Adds a single public key entry to the database.void
addHostkeys
(char[] knownHostsData) Parses the given known_hosts data and adds entries to the database.void
addHostkeys
(File knownHosts) Parses the given known_hosts file and adds entries to the database.static void
addHostkeyToFile
(File knownHosts, String[] hostnames, String serverHostKeyAlgorithm, byte[] serverHostKey) Adds a single public key entry to the a known_hosts file.static String
createBubblebabbleFingerprint
(String keytype, byte[] publickey) Convert a ssh2 key-blob into a human readable bubblebabble fingerprint.static String
createHashedHostname
(String hostname) Generate the hashed representation of the given hostname.static String
createHexFingerprint
(String keytype, byte[] publickey) Convert a ssh2 key-blob into a human readable hex fingerprint.String[]
Try to find the preferred order of hostkey algorithms for the given hostname.int
verifyHostkey
(String hostname, String serverHostKeyAlgorithm, byte[] serverHostKey) Checks the internal hostkey database for the given hostkey.
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Field Details
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HOSTKEY_IS_OK
public static final int HOSTKEY_IS_OK- See Also:
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HOSTKEY_IS_NEW
public static final int HOSTKEY_IS_NEW- See Also:
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HOSTKEY_HAS_CHANGED
public static final int HOSTKEY_HAS_CHANGED- See Also:
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Constructor Details
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KnownHosts
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KnownHosts
- Throws:
IOException
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KnownHosts
- Throws:
IOException
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Method Details
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addHostkey
public void addHostkey(String[] hostnames, String serverHostKeyAlgorithm, byte[] serverHostKey) throws IOException Adds a single public key entry to the database. Note: this will NOT add the public key to any physical file (e.g., "~/.ssh/known_hosts") - useaddHostkeyToFile()
for that purpose. This method is designed to be used in aServerHostKeyVerifier
.- Parameters:
hostnames
- a list of hostname patterns - at least one most be specified. Check out the OpenSSH sshd man page for a description of the pattern matching algorithm.serverHostKeyAlgorithm
- as passed to theServerHostKeyVerifier
.serverHostKey
- as passed to theServerHostKeyVerifier
.- Throws:
IOException
- on failure trying to convert the host key to a saveable format
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addHostkeys
Parses the given known_hosts data and adds entries to the database.- Parameters:
knownHostsData
- the known hosts data to parse- Throws:
IOException
- on failure reading the parsing the known hosts data
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addHostkeys
Parses the given known_hosts file and adds entries to the database.- Parameters:
knownHosts
- the file to read the existing known hosts entries feom, add to add any new entries to- Throws:
IOException
- on failure reading the existing known hosts file
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createHashedHostname
Generate the hashed representation of the given hostname. Useful for adding entries with hashed hostnames to a known_hosts file. (see -H option of OpenSSH key-gen).- Parameters:
hostname
- the hostname to hash- Returns:
- the hashed representation, e.g., "|1|cDhrv7zwEUV3k71CEPHnhHZezhA=|Xo+2y6rUXo2OIWRAYhBOIijbJMA="
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getPreferredServerHostkeyAlgorithmOrder
Try to find the preferred order of hostkey algorithms for the given hostname. Based on the type of hostkey that is present in the internal database. an ordered list of hostkey algorithms is returned which can be passed toConnection.setServerHostKeyAlgorithms
.- Parameters:
hostname
- the hostname (or hostname pattern) to search for- Returns:
null
if no key for the given hostname is present or there are keys of multiple types present for the given hostname. Otherwise, an array with hostkey algorithms is returned.
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verifyHostkey
public int verifyHostkey(String hostname, String serverHostKeyAlgorithm, byte[] serverHostKey) throws IOException Checks the internal hostkey database for the given hostkey. If no matching key can be found, then the hostname is resolved to an IP address and the search is repeated using that IP address.- Parameters:
hostname
- the server's hostname, will be matched with all hostname patternsserverHostKeyAlgorithm
- type of hostkey being verifiedserverHostKey
- the key blob- Returns:
HOSTKEY_IS_OK
: the given hostkey matches an entry for the given hostnameHOSTKEY_IS_NEW
: no entries found for this hostname and this type of hostkeyHOSTKEY_HAS_CHANGED
: hostname is known, but with another key of the same type (man-in-the-middle attack?)
- Throws:
IOException
- if the supplied key blob cannot be parsed or does not match the given hostkey type.
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addHostkeyToFile
public static void addHostkeyToFile(File knownHosts, String[] hostnames, String serverHostKeyAlgorithm, byte[] serverHostKey) throws IOException Adds a single public key entry to the a known_hosts file. This method is designed to be used in aServerHostKeyVerifier
.- Parameters:
knownHosts
- the file where the publickey entry will be appended.hostnames
- a list of hostname patterns - at least one most be specified. Check out the OpenSSH sshd man page for a description of the pattern matching algorithm.serverHostKeyAlgorithm
- as passed to theServerHostKeyVerifier
.serverHostKey
- as passed to theServerHostKeyVerifier
.- Throws:
IOException
- on failure parsing the key or writing to file
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createHexFingerprint
Convert a ssh2 key-blob into a human readable hex fingerprint. Generated fingerprints are identical to those generated by OpenSSH.Example fingerprint: d0:cb:76:19:99:5a:03:fc:73:10:70:93:f2:44:63:47.
- Parameters:
keytype
- the type of key being fingerprintedpublickey
- key blob- Returns:
- Hex fingerprint
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createBubblebabbleFingerprint
Convert a ssh2 key-blob into a human readable bubblebabble fingerprint. The used bubblebabble algorithm (taken from OpenSSH) generates fingerprints that are easier to remember for humans.Example fingerprint: xofoc-bubuz-cazin-zufyl-pivuk-biduk-tacib-pybur-gonar-hotat-lyxux.
- Parameters:
keytype
- the type of key being fingerprintedpublickey
- key data- Returns:
- Bubblebabble fingerprint
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