Method: Net::SSH::KeyFactory.load_private_key

Defined in:
lib/net/ssh/key_factory.rb

.load_private_key(filename, passphrase = nil, ask_passphrase = true, prompt = Prompt.default) ⇒ Object

Loads a private key from a file. It will correctly determine whether the file describes an RSA or DSA key, and will load it appropriately. The new key is returned. If the key itself is encrypted (requiring a passphrase to use), the user will be prompted to enter their password unless passphrase works.



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# File 'lib/net/ssh/key_factory.rb', line 42

def load_private_key(filename, passphrase=nil, ask_passphrase=true, prompt=Prompt.default)
  data = File.read(File.expand_path(filename))
  load_data_private_key(data, passphrase, ask_passphrase, filename, prompt)
end