ssh2_fingerprint
Retrieve fingerprint of remote server
Description
string ssh2_fingerprint(resource $session
, int $flags
= SSH2_FINGERPRINT_MD5 | SSH2_FINGERPRINT_HEX)
Parameters
-
session
-
An SSH connection link identifier, obtained from a call to
ssh2_connect.
-
flags
-
flags
may be either of
SSH2_FINGERPRINT_MD5
or
SSH2_FINGERPRINT_SHA1
logically ORed with
SSH2_FINGERPRINT_HEX
or
SSH2_FINGERPRINT_RAW
.
Return Values
Returns the hostkey hash as a string.
Examples
Example #1 Checking the fingerprint against a known value
<?php
$known_host = '6F89C2F0A719B30CC38ABDF90755F2E4';
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
$fingerprint = ssh2_fingerprint($connection,
SSH2_FINGERPRINT_MD5 | SSH2_FINGERPRINT_HEX);
if ($fingerprint != $known_host) {
die("HOSTKEY MISMATCH!\n" .
"Possible Man-In-The-Middle Attack?");
}
?>