Method authInfoReq

lib/protocol/Protocol.js:1864–1915

(name, instructions, prompts)

    sendPacket(this, this._packetRW.write.finalize(packet));
  }
  authInfoReq(name, instructions, prompts) {
    if (!this._server)
      throw new Error('Server-only method called in client mode');

    let promptsLen = 0;
    const nameLen = name ? Buffer.byteLength(name) : 0;
    const instrLen = instructions ? Buffer.byteLength(instructions) : 0;

    for (let i = 0; i < prompts.length; ++i)
      promptsLen += 4 + Buffer.byteLength(prompts[i].prompt) + 1;

    let p = this._packetRW.write.allocStart;
    const packet = this._packetRW.write.alloc(
      1 + 4 + nameLen + 4 + instrLen + 4 + 4 + promptsLen
    );

    packet[p] = MESSAGE.USERAUTH_INFO_REQUEST;

    writeUInt32BE(packet, nameLen, ++p);
    p += 4;
    if (name) {
      packet.utf8Write(name, p, nameLen);
      p += nameLen;
    }

    writeUInt32BE(packet, instrLen, p);
    p += 4;
    if (instructions) {
      packet.utf8Write(instructions, p, instrLen);
      p += instrLen;
    }

    writeUInt32BE(packet, 0, p);

    writeUInt32BE(packet, prompts.length, p += 4);
    p += 4;
    for (let i = 0; i < prompts.length; ++i) {
      const prompt = prompts[i];
      const promptLen = Buffer.byteLength(prompt.prompt);

      writeUInt32BE(packet, promptLen, p);
      p += 4;
      if (promptLen) {
        packet.utf8Write(prompt.prompt, p, promptLen);
        p += promptLen;
      }
      packet[p++] = (prompt.echo ? 1 : 0);
    }

    this._debug && this._debug('Outbound: Sending USERAUTH_INFO_REQUEST');
    sendPacket(this, this._packetRW.write.finalize(packet));
  }
}

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