Xceed .NET Libraries Documentation
Xceed.SSH.Client Assembly / Xceed.SSH.Client Namespace / PuTTYPrivateKeyFile Class / VerifyPrivateMac Method


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    VerifyPrivateMac Method
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    Finally, there is a line saying "Private-MAC: " plus a hex representation of a HMAC-SHA-1 of: string name of algorithm ("ssh-dss", "ssh-rsa") string encryption type string comment string public-blob string private-plaintext (the plaintext version of the private part, including the final padding) The key to the MAC is itself a SHA-1 hash of: data "putty-private-key-file-mac-key" data passphrase (An empty passphrase is used for unencrypted keys.)
    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    
    Protected Function VerifyPrivateMac( _
       ByVal targetMac As String, _
       ByVal passphrase() As Byte _
    ) As Boolean
    'Usage
     
    
    Dim instance As PuTTYPrivateKeyFile
    Dim targetMac As String
    Dim passphrase() As Byte
    Dim value As Boolean
     
    value = instance.VerifyPrivateMac(targetMac, passphrase)
    protected bool VerifyPrivateMac( 
       string targetMac,
       byte[] passphrase
    )

    Parameters

    targetMac
    passphrase
    Supported Frameworks

    .NET: net5.0, net5.0-windows, net6.0, net6.0-macos, net6.0-windows, net7.0, net7.0-macos, net7.0-windows, net8.0, net8.0-browser, net8.0-macos, net8.0-windows, net9.0, net9.0-browser, net9.0-macos, net9.0-windows, net10.0, net10.0-browser, net10.0-macos, net10.0-windows.

    .NET Standard: netstandard2.0, netstandard2.1

    .NET Framework: net20, net35, net40, net403, net45, net451, net452, net46, net461, net462, net463, net47, net471, net472, net48, net481.

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