Authenticate over SSH using a plain password

# ssh2_auth_password

(PECL ssh2 >= 0.9.0)

ssh2_auth_password — Authenticate over SSH using a plain password

### Description

ssh2_auth_password(resource `$session`, string `$username`, string `$password`): bool

Authenticate over SSH using a plain password. Since version 0.12 this function also supports keyboard_interactive method.

### Parameters

`session`
  An SSH connection link identifier, obtained from a call to ssh2_connect().
`username`
  Remote user name.
`password`
  Password for `username`

### Return Values

Returns `true` on success or `false` on failure.

### Examples

Example #1 Authenticating with a password

`<?php
$connection = ssh2_connect('shell.example.com', 22);
if (ssh2_auth_password($connection, 'username', 'secret')) {
echo "Authentication Successful!\n";
} else {
die('Authentication Failed...');
}
?>`
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