Connectusing KeyText

[VegaTom]

Im trying to make an ssh connection using the keytext instead of a keypath with no success.

Im saving the key text encrypted in database for mobility and security reasons but i am not able to inyect into ssh config to make the connection. All i get is "cannot connect to server".

I have tried also using the keytext hardcoded with no success.

I think there is no problem storing the key in the database and retrieving it later because if i save the retrieved key from database into a temp file in the storage and use the key path, i make a successfully connection.

This works:

public function getSshConfig(): array
    {
        $identity = $this->identityByServiceNumber(22);
        $config = array_merge([
            'host' => $this->connectionRoute(22),
            'username' => $identity->username,
            'agent' => '',
            'timeout' => 60,
        ], $identity->private_key ? [
            'key' => Storage::put('keys' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $identity->id, $identity->private_key) ?
            storage_path('app' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'keys' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $identity->id) : null,
            'keyphrase' => $identity->password,
        ] : [
            'password' => $identity->password,
        ]);

        return $config;
    }

This doesnt work:

public function getSshConfig(): array
    {
        $identity = $this->identityByServiceNumber(22);
        $config = array_merge([
            'host' => $this->connectionRoute(22),
            'username' => $identity->username,
            'key' => '',
            'agent' => '',
            'timeout' => 60,
        ], $identity->private_key ? [
            'keytext' => $identity->private_key,
            'keyphrase' => $identity->password,
        ] : [
            'password' => $identity->password,
        ]);

        return $config;
    }

neither this work:

public function getSshConfig(): array
    {
        $identity = $this->identityByServiceNumber(22);
        $config = array_merge([
            'host' => $this->connectionRoute(22),
            'username' => $identity->username,
            'key' => '',
            'agent' => '',
            'timeout' => 60,
        ], $identity->private_key ? [
            'keytext' => '-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED
DEK-Info: AES-128-CBC,069AEAFA71947BEDA3AAA1EC609D62B0
*********************************************************************
*********************************************************************
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----',
            'keyphrase' => $identity->password,
        ] : [
            'password' => $identity->password,
        ]);

        return $config;
    }

and this: '-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED DEK-Info: AES-128-CBC,069AEAFA71947BEDA3AAA1EC609D62B0

---

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-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----'

is exactly what is stored in database (encrypted at store and decrypted when retrieved) and as i said, work if i save to temp file and use the key path.