Peter Stuge <pe...@stuge.se> writes: > Simon Josefsson wrote: >> What about a function to add entries to the known_host file? > > Please don't do that. > > Make a createfile or something similar. > > On Win32 there are no files.
A helper function doesn't hurt, does it? The application can decide whether to use it or not. If libssh2 will include code for reading known_hosts file in the various formats, also including code for writing seems consistent. Otherwise the application will have to do it internally. > Simon Josefsson wrote: >> > And I also want to be able to update a host in the known_host >> > file when the key has changed and the user okays this. >> >> Maybe that isn't a good idea, it trains users to just-click-yes to >> make things work. > > This is really a policy decision. Yup, and that belongs in the application. >> I don't think OpenSSH has any mechanism to replace hostkeys in the >> known_hosts file? Maybe that is because of the just-click-yes >> concern. > > Yes indeed. OpenSSH complains quite loudly when a key changes, and > rightly so. > > The big difference is that OpenSSH is intended to be an end user > tool, while libssh2 is not really. > > I want callbacks, or notifications, or something else, so that my > application can handle these things on it's own, or forward them to > the user per whatever policy is current today. I think Daniel's API is flexible enough to permit applications to do whatever they want. The interface is fully opt-in. /Simon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! Your production scanning environment may not be a perfect world - but thanks to Kodak, there's a perfect scanner to get the job done! With the NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanner you'll get full speed at 300 dpi even with all image processing features enabled. http://p.sf.net/sfu/kodak-com _______________________________________________ libssh2-devel mailing list libssh2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libssh2-devel
