RED Connector SSH

RED Connector SSH is currently the only complete connector implementation for Curious Containers.

Current CLI version: 1

Important Security Information

In order to access the requested data, this connector creates a ssh connection to the host. To make this work the connector requires a password or a valid private key to connect to the host.

Be aware that anyone who has access to this login information could potentially connect to the host. Make sure you trust the executor of your RED file.

Installation

pip3 install --user --upgrade red-connector-ssh==1.2

Additionally, if you would like to use mount-dir functionality, the SSHFS CLI tools must be installed.

# on Debian / Ubuntu
apt-get install sshfs

# on Fedora
dnf install sshfs

Inputs

receive-file

Access Type Optional Default Description
host string no   Remote host domain name or IP address
port integer yes 22 TCP port of SSH service on remote host
auth.username string no   Username
auth.password string yes, if auth.privateKey   Password
auth.privateKey string yes, if auth.password   SSH Private Key
auth.passphrase string yes   Passphrase for SSH Private Key
filePath string no   File path on remote host

If the privateKey is encrypted, the passphrase must be given. If the private key is given, please make sure to copy all lines of the private key, seperated by “\n”.

command: "red-connector-ssh"
access:
  host: "example.com"
  port: 22
  auth:
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
  filePath: "/home/username/files/data.csv"

receive-dir

Access Type Optional Default Description
host string no   Remote host domain name or IP address
port integer yes 22 TCP port of SSH service on remote host
auth.username string no   Username
auth.password string yes, if auth.privateKey   Password
auth.privateKey string yes, if auth.password   SSH Private Key
auth.passphrase string yes   Passphrase for SSH Private Key
dirPath string no   Directory path on remote host

If the privateKey is encrypted, the passphrase must be given. If the private key is given, please make sure to copy all lines of the private key, seperated by “\n”.

command: "red-connector-ssh"
access:
  host: "example.com"
  port: 22
  auth:
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
  dirPath: "/home/username/files"

Listing

Optional. If listing exists, only the specified subdirectories and files are being transferred.

mount-dir

Access Type Optional Default Description
host string no   Remote host domain name or IP address
port integer yes 22 TCP port of SSH service on remote host
auth.username string no   Username
auth.password string yes, if auth.privateKey   Password
auth.privateKey string yes, if auth.password   SSH Private Key
auth.passphrase string yes   Passphrase for SSH Private Key
dirPath string no   Directory path on remote host
writable boolean yes false Enable write access to mounted directory 
command: "red-connector-ssh"
mount: true
access:
  host: "example.com"
  port: 22
  auth:
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
  dirPath: "/home/username/files"
  writable: false

Listing

Optional. Only used for verification.

Outputs

send-file

Access Type Optional Default Description
host string no   Remote host domain name or IP address
port integer yes 22 TCP port of SSH service on remote host
auth.username string no   Username
auth.password string yes, if auth.privateKey   Password
auth.privateKey string yes, if auth.password   SSH Private Key
auth.passphrase string yes   Passphrase for SSH Private Key
filePath string no   File path on remote host

If the privateKey is encrypted, the passphrase must be given. If the private key is given, please make sure to copy all lines of the private key, seperated by “\n”.

command: "red-connector-ssh"
access:
  host: "example.com"
  port: 22
  auth:
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
  filePath: "/home/username/files/data.csv"

send-dir

Access Type Optional Default Description
host string no   Remote host domain name or IP address
port integer yes 22 TCP port of SSH service on remote host
auth.username string no   Username
auth.password string yes, if auth.privateKey   Password
auth.privateKey string yes, if auth.password   SSH Private Key
auth.passphrase string yes   Passphrase for SSH Private Key
dirPath string no   File path on remote host

If the privateKey is encrypted, the passphrase must be given. If the private key is given, please make sure to copy all lines of the private key, seperated by “\n”.

command: "red-connector-ssh"
access:
  host: "example.com"
  port: 22
  auth:
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
  dirPath: "/home/username/files"

Listing

Optional. If listing exists, only the specified subdirectories and files are being transfered.

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