_ssh_params Struct Reference

Holds the connection parameters required to establish an SSH session for an SSH-based extcap capture. More...

#include <ssh-base.h>

Public Attributes
char *	host
uint16_t	port
char *	username
char *	password
char *	sshkey_path
char *	sshkey_passphrase
char *	proxycommand
bool	ssh_sha1
int	debug

Detailed Description

Holds the connection parameters required to establish an SSH session for an SSH-based extcap capture.

Member Data Documentation

debug

int _ssh_params::debug

Debug verbosity level for SSH session diagnostics; 0 disables debug output.

host

char* _ssh_params::host

Hostname or IP address of the remote SSH server to connect to.

password

char* _ssh_params::password

Password for password-based SSH authentication; NULL if using key-based authentication.

port

uint16_t _ssh_params::port

TCP port number of the remote SSH server; typically 22.

proxycommand

char* _ssh_params::proxycommand

Shell command used to establish the SSH connection via a proxy or jump host; NULL for a direct connection.

ssh_sha1

bool _ssh_params::ssh_sha1

True to permit SHA-1 based host key algorithms, which may be required for older SSH servers.

sshkey_passphrase

char* _ssh_params::sshkey_passphrase

Passphrase used to decrypt the private key at sshkey_path; NULL if the key is unencrypted.

sshkey_path

char* _ssh_params::sshkey_path

Filesystem path to the private key file used for key-based authentication; NULL if using password authentication.

username

char* _ssh_params::username

Username to authenticate with on the remote SSH server; NULL to use the current user.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• /builds/wireshark/wireshark/extcap/ssh-base.h