예제 #1
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 def __init__(self):
     """
     Create a new SSHClient.
     """
     self._system_host_keys = HostKeys()
     self._host_keys = HostKeys()
     self._host_keys_filename = None
     self._log_channel = None
     self._policy = RejectPolicy()
     self._transport = None
     self._agent = None
예제 #2
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    def __init__(self, reactor):
        """
        @param reactor: reactor to use
        @type reactor: L{twisted.internet.reactor}
        """
        
        super(SSHClient, self).__init__()
        self.reactor = reactor
        self.system_host_keys = HostKeys()
        self.host_keys = HostKeys()
        self.missing_host_key_policy = RejectPolicy()
        self.closeRequest = defer.Deferred()
        self.callback = None
        self.errback = None

        self.hostname = None
        self.port = None
        self.username = None
        self.password = None
        self.pkey = None
        self.key_filenames = []
        self.look_for_keys = False
예제 #3
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def load_host_keys(filename):
    """
    Read a file of known SSH host keys, in the format used by openssh, and
    return a compound dict of ``hostname -> keytype ->`` `PKey
    <paramiko.pkey.PKey>`. The hostname may be an IP address or DNS name.  The
    keytype will be either ``"ssh-rsa"`` or ``"ssh-dss"``.

    This type of file unfortunately doesn't exist on Windows, but on posix,
    it will usually be stored in ``os.path.expanduser("~/.ssh/known_hosts")``.

    Since 1.5.3, this is just a wrapper around `.HostKeys`.

    :param str filename: name of the file to read host keys from
    :return:
        nested dict of `.PKey` objects, indexed by hostname and then keytype
    """
    from hostkeys import HostKeys
    return HostKeys(filename)
예제 #4
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파일: util.py 프로젝트: manumora/controlies
def load_host_keys(filename):
    """
    Read a file of known SSH host keys, in the format used by openssh, and
    return a compound dict of C{hostname -> keytype ->} L{PKey <paramiko.pkey.PKey>}.
    The hostname may be an IP address or DNS name.  The keytype will be either
    C{"ssh-rsa"} or C{"ssh-dss"}.

    This type of file unfortunately doesn't exist on Windows, but on posix,
    it will usually be stored in C{os.path.expanduser("~/.ssh/known_hosts")}.

    Since 1.5.3, this is just a wrapper around L{HostKeys}.

    @param filename: name of the file to read host keys from
    @type filename: str
    @return: dict of host keys, indexed by hostname and then keytype
    @rtype: dict(hostname, dict(keytype, L{PKey <paramiko.pkey.PKey>}))
    """
    from hostkeys import HostKeys
    return HostKeys(filename)
예제 #5
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class SSHClient(ClosingContextManager):
    """
    A high-level representation of a session with an SSH server.  This class
    wraps `.Transport`, `.Channel`, and `.SFTPClient` to take care of most
    aspects of authenticating and opening channels.  A typical use case is::

        client = SSHClient()
        client.load_system_host_keys()
        client.connect('ssh.example.com')
        stdin, stdout, stderr = client.exec_command('ls -l')

    You may pass in explicit overrides for authentication and server host key
    checking.  The default mechanism is to try to use local key files or an
    SSH agent (if one is running).

    Instances of this class may be used as context managers.

    .. versionadded:: 1.6
    """
    def __init__(self):
        """
        Create a new SSHClient.
        """
        self._system_host_keys = HostKeys()
        self._host_keys = HostKeys()
        self._host_keys_filename = None
        self._log_channel = None
        self._policy = RejectPolicy()
        self._transport = None
        self._agent = None

    def load_system_host_keys(self, filename=None):
        """
        Load host keys from a system (read-only) file.  Host keys read with
        this method will not be saved back by `save_host_keys`.

        This method can be called multiple times.  Each new set of host keys
        will be merged with the existing set (new replacing old if there are
        conflicts).

        If ``filename`` is left as ``None``, an attempt will be made to read
        keys from the user's local "known hosts" file, as used by OpenSSH,
        and no exception will be raised if the file can't be read.  This is
        probably only useful on posix.

        :param str filename: the filename to read, or ``None``

        :raises: ``IOError`` --
            if a filename was provided and the file could not be read
        """
        if filename is None:
            # try the user's .ssh key file, and mask exceptions
            filename = os.path.expanduser('~/.ssh/known_hosts')
            try:
                self._system_host_keys.load(filename)
            except IOError:
                pass
            return
        self._system_host_keys.load(filename)

    def load_host_keys(self, filename):
        """
        Load host keys from a local host-key file.  Host keys read with this
        method will be checked after keys loaded via `load_system_host_keys`,
        but will be saved back by `save_host_keys` (so they can be modified).
        The missing host key policy `.AutoAddPolicy` adds keys to this set and
        saves them, when connecting to a previously-unknown server.

        This method can be called multiple times.  Each new set of host keys
        will be merged with the existing set (new replacing old if there are
        conflicts).  When automatically saving, the last hostname is used.

        :param str filename: the filename to read

        :raises: ``IOError`` -- if the filename could not be read
        """
        self._host_keys_filename = filename
        self._host_keys.load(filename)

    def save_host_keys(self, filename):
        """
        Save the host keys back to a file.  Only the host keys loaded with
        `load_host_keys` (plus any added directly) will be saved -- not any
        host keys loaded with `load_system_host_keys`.

        :param str filename: the filename to save to

        :raises: ``IOError`` -- if the file could not be written
        """

        # update local host keys from file (in case other SSH clients
        # have written to the known_hosts file meanwhile.
        if self._host_keys_filename is not None:
            self.load_host_keys(self._host_keys_filename)

        with open(filename, 'w') as f:
            for hostname, keys in self._host_keys.items():
                for keytype, key in keys.items():
                    f.write('{} {} {}\n'.format(hostname, keytype,
                                                key.get_base64()))

    def get_host_keys(self):
        """
        Get the local `.HostKeys` object.  This can be used to examine the
        local host keys or change them.

        :return: the local host keys as a `.HostKeys` object.
        """
        return self._host_keys

    def set_log_channel(self, name):
        """
        Set the channel for logging.  The default is ``"paramiko.transport"``
        but it can be set to anything you want.

        :param str name: new channel name for logging
        """
        self._log_channel = name

    def set_missing_host_key_policy(self, policy):
        """
        Set policy to use when connecting to servers without a known host key.

        Specifically:

        * A **policy** is a "policy class" (or instance thereof), namely some
          subclass of `.MissingHostKeyPolicy` such as `.RejectPolicy` (the
          default), `.AutoAddPolicy`, `.WarningPolicy`, or a user-created
          subclass.
        * A host key is **known** when it appears in the client object's cached
          host keys structures (those manipulated by `load_system_host_keys`
          and/or `load_host_keys`).

        :param .MissingHostKeyPolicy policy:
            the policy to use when receiving a host key from a
            previously-unknown server
        """
        if inspect.isclass(policy):
            policy = policy()
        self._policy = policy

    def _families_and_addresses(self, hostname, port):
        """
        Yield pairs of address families and addresses to try for connecting.

        :param str hostname: the server to connect to
        :param int port: the server port to connect to
        :returns: Yields an iterable of ``(family, address)`` tuples
        """
        guess = True
        addrinfos = socket.getaddrinfo(hostname, port, socket.AF_UNSPEC,
                                       socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        for (family, socktype, proto, canonname, sockaddr) in addrinfos:
            if socktype == socket.SOCK_STREAM:
                yield family, sockaddr
                guess = False

        # some OS like AIX don't indicate SOCK_STREAM support, so just
        # guess. :(  We only do this if we did not get a single result marked
        # as socktype == SOCK_STREAM.
        if guess:
            for family, _, _, _, sockaddr in addrinfos:
                yield family, sockaddr

    def connect(
        self,
        hostname,
        port=SSH_PORT,
        username=None,
        password=None,
        pkey=None,
        key_filename=None,
        timeout=None,
        allow_agent=True,
        look_for_keys=True,
        compress=False,
        sock=None,
        gss_auth=False,
        gss_kex=False,
        gss_deleg_creds=True,
        gss_host=None,
        banner_timeout=None,
        auth_timeout=None,
        gss_trust_dns=True,
        passphrase=None,
    ):
        """
        Connect to an SSH server and authenticate to it.  The server's host key
        is checked against the system host keys (see `load_system_host_keys`)
        and any local host keys (`load_host_keys`).  If the server's hostname
        is not found in either set of host keys, the missing host key policy
        is used (see `set_missing_host_key_policy`).  The default policy is
        to reject the key and raise an `.SSHException`.

        Authentication is attempted in the following order of priority:

            - The ``pkey`` or ``key_filename`` passed in (if any)

              - ``key_filename`` may contain OpenSSH public certificate paths
                as well as regular private-key paths; when files ending in
                ``-cert.pub`` are found, they are assumed to match a private
                key, and both components will be loaded. (The private key
                itself does *not* need to be listed in ``key_filename`` for
                this to occur - *just* the certificate.)

            - Any key we can find through an SSH agent
            - Any "id_rsa", "id_dsa" or "id_ecdsa" key discoverable in
              ``~/.ssh/``

              - When OpenSSH-style public certificates exist that match an
                existing such private key (so e.g. one has ``id_rsa`` and
                ``id_rsa-cert.pub``) the certificate will be loaded alongside
                the private key and used for authentication.

            - Plain username/password auth, if a password was given

        If a private key requires a password to unlock it, and a password is
        passed in, that password will be used to attempt to unlock the key.

        :param str hostname: the server to connect to
        :param int port: the server port to connect to
        :param str username:
            the username to authenticate as (defaults to the current local
            username)
        :param str password:
            Used for password authentication; is also used for private key
            decryption if ``passphrase`` is not given.
        :param str passphrase:
            Used for decrypting private keys.
        :param .PKey pkey: an optional private key to use for authentication
        :param str key_filename:
            the filename, or list of filenames, of optional private key(s)
            and/or certs to try for authentication
        :param float timeout:
            an optional timeout (in seconds) for the TCP connect
        :param bool allow_agent:
            set to False to disable connecting to the SSH agent
        :param bool look_for_keys:
            set to False to disable searching for discoverable private key
            files in ``~/.ssh/``
        :param bool compress: set to True to turn on compression
        :param socket sock:
            an open socket or socket-like object (such as a `.Channel`) to use
            for communication to the target host
        :param bool gss_auth:
            ``True`` if you want to use GSS-API authentication
        :param bool gss_kex:
            Perform GSS-API Key Exchange and user authentication
        :param bool gss_deleg_creds: Delegate GSS-API client credentials or not
        :param str gss_host:
            The targets name in the kerberos database. default: hostname
        :param bool gss_trust_dns:
            Indicates whether or not the DNS is trusted to securely
            canonicalize the name of the host being connected to (default
            ``True``).
        :param float banner_timeout: an optional timeout (in seconds) to wait
            for the SSH banner to be presented.
        :param float auth_timeout: an optional timeout (in seconds) to wait for
            an authentication response.

        :raises:
            `.BadHostKeyException` -- if the server's host key could not be
            verified
        :raises: `.AuthenticationException` -- if authentication failed
        :raises:
            `.SSHException` -- if there was any other error connecting or
            establishing an SSH session
        :raises socket.error: if a socket error occurred while connecting

        .. versionchanged:: 1.15
            Added the ``banner_timeout``, ``gss_auth``, ``gss_kex``,
            ``gss_deleg_creds`` and ``gss_host`` arguments.
        .. versionchanged:: 2.3
            Added the ``gss_trust_dns`` argument.
        .. versionchanged:: 2.4
            Added the ``passphrase`` argument.
        """
        if not sock:
            errors = {}
            # Try multiple possible address families (e.g. IPv4 vs IPv6)
            to_try = list(self._families_and_addresses(hostname, port))
            for af, addr in to_try:
                try:
                    sock = socket.socket(af, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
                    if timeout is not None:
                        try:
                            sock.settimeout(timeout)
                        except:
                            pass
                    retry_on_signal(lambda: sock.connect(addr))
                    # Break out of the loop on success
                    break
                except socket.error as e:
                    # Raise anything that isn't a straight up connection error
                    # (such as a resolution error)
                    if e.errno not in (ECONNREFUSED, EHOSTUNREACH):
                        raise
                    # Capture anything else so we know how the run looks once
                    # iteration is complete. Retain info about which attempt
                    # this was.
                    errors[addr] = e

            # Make sure we explode usefully if no address family attempts
            # succeeded. We've no way of knowing which error is the "right"
            # one, so we construct a hybrid exception containing all the real
            # ones, of a subclass that client code should still be watching for
            # (socket.error)
            if len(errors) == len(to_try):
                raise NoValidConnectionsError(errors)

        t = self._transport = Transport(sock,
                                        gss_kex=gss_kex,
                                        gss_deleg_creds=gss_deleg_creds)
        t.use_compression(compress=compress)
        t.set_gss_host(
            # t.hostname may be None, but GSS-API requires a target name.
            # Therefore use hostname as fallback.
            gss_host=gss_host or hostname,
            trust_dns=gss_trust_dns,
            gssapi_requested=gss_auth or gss_kex,
        )
        if self._log_channel is not None:
            t.set_log_channel(self._log_channel)
        if banner_timeout is not None:
            t.banner_timeout = banner_timeout
        if auth_timeout is not None:
            t.auth_timeout = auth_timeout

        if port == SSH_PORT:
            server_hostkey_name = hostname
        else:
            server_hostkey_name = "[{}]:{}".format(hostname, port)
        our_server_keys = None

        our_server_keys = self._system_host_keys.get(server_hostkey_name)
        if our_server_keys is None:
            our_server_keys = self._host_keys.get(server_hostkey_name)
        if our_server_keys is not None:
            keytype = our_server_keys.keys()[0]
            sec_opts = t.get_security_options()
            other_types = [x for x in sec_opts.key_types if x != keytype]
            sec_opts.key_types = [keytype] + other_types

        t.start_client(timeout=timeout)

        # If GSS-API Key Exchange is performed we are not required to check the
        # host key, because the host is authenticated via GSS-API / SSPI as
        # well as our client.
        if not self._transport.gss_kex_used:
            server_key = t.get_remote_server_key()
            if our_server_keys is None:
                # will raise exception if the key is rejected
                self._policy.missing_host_key(self, server_hostkey_name,
                                              server_key)
            else:
                our_key = our_server_keys.get(server_key.get_name())
                if our_key != server_key:
                    if our_key is None:
                        our_key = list(our_server_keys.values())[0]
                    raise BadHostKeyException(hostname, server_key, our_key)

        if username is None:
            username = getpass.getuser()

        if key_filename is None:
            key_filenames = []
        elif isinstance(key_filename, string_types):
            key_filenames = [key_filename]
        else:
            key_filenames = key_filename

        self._auth(
            username,
            password,
            pkey,
            key_filenames,
            allow_agent,
            look_for_keys,
            gss_auth,
            gss_kex,
            gss_deleg_creds,
            t.gss_host,
            passphrase,
        )

    def close(self):
        """
        Close this SSHClient and its underlying `.Transport`.

        .. warning::
            Failure to do this may, in some situations, cause your Python
            interpreter to hang at shutdown (often due to race conditions).
            It's good practice to `close` your client objects anytime you're
            done using them, instead of relying on garbage collection.
        """
        if self._transport is None:
            return
        self._transport.close()
        self._transport = None

        if self._agent is not None:
            self._agent.close()
            self._agent = None

    def exec_command(
        self,
        command,
        bufsize=-1,
        timeout=None,
        get_pty=False,
        environment=None,
    ):
        """
        Execute a command on the SSH server.  A new `.Channel` is opened and
        the requested command is executed.  The command's input and output
        streams are returned as Python ``file``-like objects representing
        stdin, stdout, and stderr.

        :param str command: the command to execute
        :param int bufsize:
            interpreted the same way as by the built-in ``file()`` function in
            Python
        :param int timeout:
            set command's channel timeout. See `.Channel.settimeout`
        :param dict environment:
            a dict of shell environment variables, to be merged into the
            default environment that the remote command executes within.

            .. warning::
                Servers may silently reject some environment variables; see the
                warning in `.Channel.set_environment_variable` for details.

        :return:
            the stdin, stdout, and stderr of the executing command, as a
            3-tuple

        :raises: `.SSHException` -- if the server fails to execute the command
        """
        chan = self._transport.open_session(timeout=timeout)
        if get_pty:
            chan.get_pty()
        chan.settimeout(timeout)
        if environment:
            chan.update_environment(environment)
        chan.exec_command(command)
        stdin = chan.makefile('wb', bufsize)
        stdout = chan.makefile('r', bufsize)
        stderr = chan.makefile_stderr('r', bufsize)
        return stdin, stdout, stderr

    def invoke_shell(self,
                     term='vt100',
                     width=80,
                     height=24,
                     width_pixels=0,
                     height_pixels=0,
                     environment=None):
        """
        Start an interactive shell session on the SSH server.  A new `.Channel`
        is opened and connected to a pseudo-terminal using the requested
        terminal type and size.

        :param str term:
            the terminal type to emulate (for example, ``"vt100"``)
        :param int width: the width (in characters) of the terminal window
        :param int height: the height (in characters) of the terminal window
        :param int width_pixels: the width (in pixels) of the terminal window
        :param int height_pixels: the height (in pixels) of the terminal window
        :param dict environment: the command's environment
        :return: a new `.Channel` connected to the remote shell

        :raises: `.SSHException` -- if the server fails to invoke a shell
        """
        chan = self._transport.open_session()
        chan.get_pty(term, width, height, width_pixels, height_pixels)
        chan.invoke_shell()
        return chan

    def open_sftp(self):
        """
        Open an SFTP session on the SSH server.

        :return: a new `.SFTPClient` session object
        """
        return self._transport.open_sftp_client()

    def get_transport(self):
        """
        Return the underlying `.Transport` object for this SSH connection.
        This can be used to perform lower-level tasks, like opening specific
        kinds of channels.

        :return: the `.Transport` for this connection
        """
        return self._transport

    def _key_from_filepath(self, filename, klass, password):
        """
        Attempt to derive a `.PKey` from given string path ``filename``:

        - If ``filename`` appears to be a cert, the matching private key is
          loaded.
        - Otherwise, the filename is assumed to be a private key, and the
          matching public cert will be loaded if it exists.
        """
        cert_suffix = '-cert.pub'
        # Assume privkey, not cert, by default
        if filename.endswith(cert_suffix):
            key_path = filename[:-len(cert_suffix)]
            cert_path = filename
        else:
            key_path = filename
            cert_path = filename + cert_suffix
        # Blindly try the key path; if no private key, nothing will work.
        key = klass.from_private_key_file(key_path, password)
        # TODO: change this to 'Loading' instead of 'Trying' sometime; probably
        # when #387 is released, since this is a critical log message users are
        # likely testing/filtering for (bah.)
        msg = "Trying discovered key {} in {}".format(
            hexlify(key.get_fingerprint()),
            key_path,
        )
        self._log(DEBUG, msg)
        # Attempt to load cert if it exists.
        if os.path.isfile(cert_path):
            key.load_certificate(cert_path)
            self._log(DEBUG, "Adding public certificate {}".format(cert_path))
        return key

    def _auth(
        self,
        username,
        password,
        pkey,
        key_filenames,
        allow_agent,
        look_for_keys,
        gss_auth,
        gss_kex,
        gss_deleg_creds,
        gss_host,
        passphrase,
    ):
        """
        Try, in order:

            - The key(s) passed in, if one was passed in.
            - Any key we can find through an SSH agent (if allowed).
            - Any "id_rsa", "id_dsa" or "id_ecdsa" key discoverable in ~/.ssh/
              (if allowed).
            - Plain username/password auth, if a password was given.

        (The password might be needed to unlock a private key [if 'passphrase'
        isn't also given], or for two-factor authentication [for which it is
        required].)
        """
        saved_exception = None
        two_factor = False
        allowed_types = set()
        two_factor_types = {'keyboard-interactive', 'password'}
        if passphrase is None and password is not None:
            passphrase = password

        # If GSS-API support and GSS-PI Key Exchange was performed, we attempt
        # authentication with gssapi-keyex.
        if gss_kex and self._transport.gss_kex_used:
            try:
                self._transport.auth_gssapi_keyex(username)
                return
            except Exception as e:
                saved_exception = e

        # Try GSS-API authentication (gssapi-with-mic) only if GSS-API Key
        # Exchange is not performed, because if we use GSS-API for the key
        # exchange, there is already a fully established GSS-API context, so
        # why should we do that again?
        if gss_auth:
            try:
                return self._transport.auth_gssapi_with_mic(
                    username,
                    gss_host,
                    gss_deleg_creds,
                )
            except Exception as e:
                saved_exception = e

        if pkey is not None:
            try:
                self._log(
                    DEBUG, 'Trying SSH key {}'.format(
                        hexlify(pkey.get_fingerprint())))
                allowed_types = set(
                    self._transport.auth_publickey(username, pkey))
                two_factor = (allowed_types & two_factor_types)
                if not two_factor:
                    return
            except SSHException as e:
                saved_exception = e

        if not two_factor:
            for key_filename in key_filenames:
                for pkey_class in (RSAKey, DSSKey, ECDSAKey, Ed25519Key):
                    try:
                        key = self._key_from_filepath(
                            key_filename,
                            pkey_class,
                            passphrase,
                        )
                        allowed_types = set(
                            self._transport.auth_publickey(username, key))
                        two_factor = (allowed_types & two_factor_types)
                        if not two_factor:
                            return
                        break
                    except SSHException as e:
                        saved_exception = e

        if not two_factor and allow_agent:
            if self._agent is None:
                self._agent = Agent()

            for key in self._agent.get_keys():
                try:
                    id_ = hexlify(key.get_fingerprint())
                    self._log(DEBUG, 'Trying SSH agent key {}'.format(id_))
                    # for 2-factor auth a successfully auth'd key password
                    # will return an allowed 2fac auth method
                    allowed_types = set(
                        self._transport.auth_publickey(username, key))
                    two_factor = (allowed_types & two_factor_types)
                    if not two_factor:
                        return
                    break
                except SSHException as e:
                    saved_exception = e

        if not two_factor:
            keyfiles = []

            for keytype, name in [
                (RSAKey, "rsa"),
                (DSSKey, "dsa"),
                (ECDSAKey, "ecdsa"),
                (Ed25519Key, "ed25519"),
            ]:
                # ~/ssh/ is for windows
                for directory in [".ssh", "ssh"]:
                    full_path = os.path.expanduser("~/{}/id_{}".format(
                        directory, name))
                    if os.path.isfile(full_path):
                        # TODO: only do this append if below did not run
                        keyfiles.append((keytype, full_path))
                        if os.path.isfile(full_path + '-cert.pub'):
                            keyfiles.append((keytype, full_path + '-cert.pub'))

            if not look_for_keys:
                keyfiles = []

            for pkey_class, filename in keyfiles:
                try:
                    key = self._key_from_filepath(
                        filename,
                        pkey_class,
                        passphrase,
                    )
                    # for 2-factor auth a successfully auth'd key will result
                    # in ['password']
                    allowed_types = set(
                        self._transport.auth_publickey(username, key))
                    two_factor = (allowed_types & two_factor_types)
                    if not two_factor:
                        return
                    break
                except (SSHException, IOError) as e:
                    saved_exception = e

        if password is not None:
            try:
                self._transport.auth_password(username, password)
                return
            except SSHException as e:
                saved_exception = e
        elif two_factor:
            try:
                self._transport.auth_interactive_dumb(username)
                return
            except SSHException as e:
                saved_exception = e

        # if we got an auth-failed exception earlier, re-raise it
        if saved_exception is not None:
            raise saved_exception
        raise SSHException('No authentication methods available')

    def _log(self, level, msg):
        self._transport._log(level, msg)
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class SSHClient (object):
    """
    A high-level representation of a session with an SSH server based on usage and interface of C{paramiko.client.SSHClient}.
    This class wraps L{SSHClientTransport} L{SSHUserAuthClient} L{SSHConnection} to take care of most
    aspects of authenticating and opening channels.  A typical use case is::

        client = SSHClient()
        client.load_system_host_keys()
        client.connect('ssh.example.com')

        def onConnect(sshconnection):
            print 'connected', sshconnection
            sshconnection.loseConnection()

        def onConnectFailure(result):
            print 'unable to connect', result

        client.addCallback(onConnect)
        client.addErrback(onConnectFailure)
    """
    def __init__(self, reactor):
        """
        @param reactor: reactor to use
        @type reactor: L{twisted.internet.reactor}
        """
        
        super(SSHClient, self).__init__()
        self.reactor = reactor
        self.system_host_keys = HostKeys()
        self.host_keys = HostKeys()
        self.missing_host_key_policy = RejectPolicy()
        self.closeRequest = defer.Deferred()
        self.callback = None
        self.errback = None

        self.hostname = None
        self.port = None
        self.username = None
        self.password = None
        self.pkey = None
        self.key_filenames = []
        self.look_for_keys = False
    
    def load_system_host_keys(self, filename=None):
        """
        Load host keys from a system (read-only) file.
        
        This method can be called multiple times.  Each new set of host keys
        will be merged with the existing set (new replacing old if there are
        conflicts).

        If C{filename} is left as C{None}, an attempt will be made to read
        keys from the user's local "known hosts" file, as used by OpenSSH,
        and no exception will be raised if the file can't be read.  This is
        probably only useful on posix.

        @param filename: the filename to read, or C{None}
        @type filename: str

        @raise IOError: if a filename was provided and the file could not be
            read
        """

        if filename is None:
            filename = os.path.expanduser('~/.ssh/known_hosts')
            try:
                self.system_host_keys.load(filename)
            except IOError:
                pass
            return
        self.system_host_keys.load(filename)

    def load_host_keys(self, filename):
        """
        Load host keys from a local host-key file.  Host keys read with this
        method will be checked I{after} keys loaded via L{load_system_host_keys}.
        The missing host key policy L{AutoAddPolicy} adds keys to this set and
        saves them, when connecting to a previously-unknown server.

        This method can be called multiple times.  Each new set of host keys
        will be merged with the existing set (new replacing old if there are
        conflicts).  When automatically saving, the last hostname is used.

        @param filename: the filename to read
        @type filename: str

        @raise IOError: if the filename could not be read
        """
        self.host_keys.load(filename)

    def get_host_keys(self):
        """
        Get the local L{HostKeys} object.  This can be used to examine the
        local host keys or change them.

        @return: the local host keys
        @rtype: L{HostKeys}
        """
        return self.host_keys
    
    def set_missing_host_key_policy(self, policy):
        """
        Set the policy to use when connecting to a server that doesn't have a
        host key in either the system or local L{HostKeys} objects.  The
        default policy is to reject all unknown servers (using L{RejectPolicy}).
        You may substitute L{AutoAddPolicy} or write your own policy class.

        @param policy: the policy to use when receiving a host key from a
            previously-unknown server
        @type policy: L{MissingHostKeyPolicy}
        """
        self.missing_host_key_policy = policy

    def close(self):
        """
        Close this SSHClient and its underlying L{SSHClientTransport}.
        """
        self.closeRequest.callback(1)
        self.closeRequest = defer.Deferred()
    disconnect = close

    def connect(self, hostname, port = SSH_PORT, username = None, password = None, pkey = None, key_filename = None, timeout = None, look_for_keys = True, factory = protocol.ClientFactory):
        """
        Connect to an SSH server and authenticate to it.  The server's host key
        is checked against the system host keys (see L{load_system_host_keys})
        and any local host keys (L{load_host_keys}).  If the server's hostname
        is not found in either set of host keys, the missing host key policy
        is used (see L{set_missing_host_key_policy}).  The default policy is
        to reject the key and raise an L{SSHException}.

        Authentication is attempted in the following order of priority:

            - The C{pkey} or C{key_filename} passed in (if any)
            - Any key we can find through an SSH agent
            - Any "id_rsa" or "id_dsa" key discoverable in C{~/.ssh/}
            - Plain username/password auth, if a password was given

        TODO: If a private key requires a password to unlock it, and a password is
        passed in, that password will be used to attempt to unlock the key.

        @param hostname: the server to connect to
        @type hostname: str
        @param port: the server port to connect to
        @type port: int
        @param username: the username to authenticate as (defaults to the
            current local username)
        @type username: str
        @param password: a password to use for authentication or for unlocking
            a private key
        @type password: str
        @param pkey: an optional private key to use for authentication
        @type pkey: L{twisted.conch.ssh.keys.Key}
        @param key_filename: the filename, or list of filenames, of optional
            private key(s) to try for authentication
        @type key_filename: str or list(str)
        @param timeout: an optional timeout (in seconds) for the TCP connect
        @type timeout: float
        @param look_for_keys: set to False to disable searching for discoverable
            private key files in C{~/.ssh/}
        @type look_for_keys: bool
        @param factory: factory to use, default is: L{twisted.internet.protocol.ClientFactory}
        @type factory: L{twisted.internet.protocol.ClientFactory}
        """
        
        new_factory = type('SSHClientSpecializedFactoryOf%s' % factory.__name__, (SSHClientSpecializedFactory, factory), {})()
        new_factory.protocol = SSHClientTransport
        
        if username is None:
            username = getpass.getuser()
        
        if key_filename is None:
            key_filenames = []
        elif isinstance(key_filename, (str, unicode)):
            key_filenames = [ key_filename ]
        else:
            key_filenames = key_filename
        
        self.hostname = hostname
        self.port = port
        self.username = username
        self.password = password
        self.pkey = pkey
        self.key_filenames = key_filenames
        self.look_for_keys = look_for_keys
        
        new_factory.sshclient = self
        self.reactor.connectTCP(hostname, port, new_factory)
        return self
    
    def addCallback(self, callback):
        """ Adds callback called after successful connection. Callback is called by L{SSHConnection.serviceStarted}"""
        self.callback = callback
    
    def addErrback(self, errback):
        """ Adds errorback called after failed connection. Errorback is called before factory methods: C{clientConnectionLost} and C{clientConnectionFailed}"""
        self.errback = errback
    
    def removeCallback(self):
        """ Removes current callback """
        self.callback = None
    
    def removeErrback(self):
        """ Removes current errorback """
        self.errback = None

    def processCallback(self, sshconnection):
        """ Helper method for processing callback """
        if self.callback:
            self.callback(sshconnection)
    
    def processErrback(self, reason):
        """ Helper method for processing errorback """
        if self.errback:
            self.errback(reason)