Implements the "password" SSH authentication method.

Methods
Included Modules
Attributes
[W] messenger The messenger to use when communicating.
Public Class methods
new( buffers )

Create a new Password authenticator. It will use the given buffers factory to create new buffer instances.

    # File lib/net/ssh/userauth/methods/password.rb, line 34
34:           def initialize( buffers )
35:             @buffers = buffers
36:           end
Public Instance methods
authenticate( next_service, username, data={} )

Attempt to authenticate the given user for the given service. The data hash must specify a :password value, otherwise this will always return false.

    # File lib/net/ssh/userauth/methods/password.rb, line 41
41:           def authenticate( next_service, username, data={} )
42:             return false unless data[:password]
43: 
44:             msg = @buffers.writer
45:             msg.write_byte USERAUTH_REQUEST
46:             msg.write_string username
47:             msg.write_string next_service
48:             msg.write_string "password"
49:             msg.write_bool false
50:             msg.write_string data[:password]
51:             @messenger.send_message msg
52: 
53:             message = @messenger.wait_for_message
54: 
55:             case message.message_type
56:               when USERAUTH_SUCCESS
57:                 return true
58:               when USERAUTH_FAILURE, USERAUTH_PASSWD_CHANGEREQ
59:                 return false
60:               else
61:                 raise Net::SSH::Exception,
62:                   "unexpected reply to USERAUTH_REQUEST: #{message.inspect}"
63:             end
64:           end