require 'net/ssh/verifiers/strict' module Net; module SSH; module Verifiers # Basically the same as the Strict verifier, but does not try to actually # verify a connection if the server is the localhost and the port is a # nonstandard port number. Those two conditions will typically mean the # connection is being tunnelled through a forwarded port, so the known-hosts # file will not be helpful (in general). class Lenient < Strict # Tries to determine if the connection is being tunnelled, and if so, # returns true. Otherwise, performs the standard strict verification. def verify(arguments) return true if tunnelled?(arguments) super end private # A connection is potentially being tunnelled if the port is not 22, # and the ip refers to the localhost. def tunnelled?(args) return false if args[:session].port == Net::SSH::Transport::Session::DEFAULT_PORT ip = args[:session].peer[:ip] return ip == "127.0.0.1" || ip == "::1" end end end; end; end