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# ssh2_auth_pubkey_file

(PECL ssh2:0.10-0.9)

ssh2_auth_pubkey_file — Authenticate using a public key

### Description

bool ssh2_auth_pubkey_file ( resource `$session` , string `$username` , string `$pubkeyfile` , string `$privkeyfile` [, string `$passphrase` ] )

Authenticate using a public key read from a file.

### Parameters

`session`

  An SSH connection link identifier, obtained from a call to ssh2_connect().

`username`

`pubkeyfile`

`privkeyfile`

`passphrase`

  If `privkeyfile` is encrypted (which it should be), the `passphrase` must be provided.

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure.

### Examples

Example#1 Authentication using a public key

`<?php
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22, array('hostkey'=>'ssh-rsa'));
if (ssh2_auth_pubkey_file($connection, 'username',
'/home/username/.ssh/id_rsa.pub',
'/home/username/.ssh/id_rsa', 'secret')) {
echo "Public Key Authentication Successful\n";
} else {
die('Public Key Authentication Failed');
}
?>`

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