Begins asynchronous Login operation. Authenticates the user to the server using a combination of password and public key and initializes the SCP session.

Namespace:  Rebex.Net
Assembly:  Rebex.Sftp (in Rebex.Sftp.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function BeginLogin ( _
	userName As String, _
	password As String, _
	privateKey As SshPrivateKey, _
	callback As AsyncCallback, _
	state As Object _
) As IAsyncResult
C#
public IAsyncResult BeginLogin(
	string userName,
	string password,
	SshPrivateKey privateKey,
	AsyncCallback callback,
	Object state
)

Parameters

userName
Type: System..::..String
The username.
password
Type: System..::..String
Password for the specified username.
privateKey
Type: Rebex.Net..::..SshPrivateKey
RSA or DSA private key for key-based authentication.
callback
Type: System..::..AsyncCallback
An optional asynchronous callback to be called when the operation is complete.
state
Type: System..::..Object
A user-provided object that identifies this particular asynchronous operation.

Return Value

An IAsyncResult that references the asynchronous operation.

Remarks

In builds for .NET 4.0 and higher, this method is available as an extension method. Add 'using Rebex.Legacy' (C#) or 'Import Rebex.Legacy' (VB.NET) to your code in order to use it.

Version Information

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.9, 3.5

See Also