.\" $Id: session_hostkey.3,v 1.4 2007/06/13 16:41:33 jehousley Exp $
.\"
.TH libssh2_session_hostkey 3 "1 Jun 2007" "libssh2 0.15" "libssh2 manual"
.SH NAME
libssh2_session_hostkey - get the remote key
.SH SYNOPSIS
#include <libssh2.h>

const char *libssh2_session_hostkey(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session,
                                    size_t *len, int *type);
.SH DESCRIPTION
Returns a pointer to the current host key, the value \fIlen\fP points to will
get the length of the key.

The value \fItype\fP points to the type of hostkey which is one of:
LIBSSH2_HOSTKEY_TYPE_RSA, LIBSSH2_HOSTKEY_TYPE_DSS, or
LIBSSH2_HOSTKEY_TYPE_UNKNOWN.

.SH RETURN VALUE
A pointer, or NULL if something went wrong.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libssh2_knownhost_check(3)
.BR libssh2_knownhost_add(3)