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diff --git a/guix/ssh.scm b/guix/ssh.scm
index 5fd3c280e8..291ce20b61 100644
--- a/guix/ssh.scm
+++ b/guix/ssh.scm
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
#:use-module (ice-9 format)
#:use-module (ice-9 binary-ports)
#:export (open-ssh-session
+ authenticate-server*
+
remote-inferior
remote-daemon-channel
connect-to-remote-daemon
@@ -60,15 +62,56 @@
(define %compression
"zlib@openssh.com,zlib")
+(define (host-key->type+key host-key)
+ "Destructure HOST-KEY, an OpenSSH host key string, and return two values:
+its key type as a symbol, and the actual base64-encoded string."
+ (define (type->symbol type)
+ (and (string-prefix? "ssh-" type)
+ (string->symbol (string-drop type 4))))
+
+ (match (string-tokenize host-key)
+ ((type key x)
+ (values (type->symbol type) key))
+ ((type key)
+ (values (type->symbol type) key))))
+
+(define (authenticate-server* session key)
+ "Make sure the server for SESSION has the given KEY, where KEY is a string
+such as \"ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3Nz… root@example.org\". Raise an exception if the
+actual key does not match."
+ (let-values (((server) (get-server-public-key session))
+ ((type key) (host-key->type+key key)))
+ (unless (and (or (not (get-key-type server))
+ (eq? (get-key-type server) type))
+ (string=? (public-key->string server) key))
+ ;; Key mismatch: something's wrong. XXX: It could be that the server
+ ;; provided its Ed25519 key when we where expecting its RSA key. XXX:
+ ;; Guile-SSH 0.10.1 doesn't know about ed25519 keys and 'get-key-type'
+ ;; returns #f in that case.
+ (raise (condition
+ (&message
+ (message (format #f (G_ "server at '~a' returned host key \
+'~a' of type '~a' instead of '~a' of type '~a'~%")
+ (session-get session 'host)
+ (public-key->string server)
+ (get-key-type server)
+ key type))))))))
+
(define* (open-ssh-session host #:key user port identity
+ host-key
(compression %compression)
(timeout 3600))
"Open an SSH session for HOST and return it. IDENTITY specifies the file
name of a private key to use for authenticating with the host. When USER,
PORT, or IDENTITY are #f, use default values or whatever '~/.ssh/config'
-specifies; otherwise use them. Install TIMEOUT as the maximum time in seconds
-after which a read or write operation on a channel of the returned session is
-considered as failing.
+specifies; otherwise use them.
+
+When HOST-KEY is true, it must be a string like \"ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3Nz…
+root@example.org\"; the server is authenticated and an error is raised if its
+host key is different from HOST-KEY.
+
+Install TIMEOUT as the maximum time in seconds after which a read or write
+operation on a channel of the returned session is considered as failing.
Throw an error on failure."
(let ((session (make-session #:user user
@@ -78,6 +121,11 @@ Throw an error on failure."
#:timeout 10 ;seconds
;; #:log-verbosity 'protocol
+ ;; Prevent libssh from reading
+ ;; ~/.ssh/known_hosts when the caller provides
+ ;; a HOST-KEY to match against.
+ #:knownhosts (and host-key "/dev/null")
+
;; We need lightweight compression when
;; exchanging full archives.
#:compression compression
@@ -88,6 +136,21 @@ Throw an error on failure."
(match (connect! session)
('ok
+ (if host-key
+ ;; Make sure the server's key is what we expect.
+ (authenticate-server* session host-key)
+
+ ;; Authenticate against ~/.ssh/known_hosts.
+ (match (authenticate-server session)
+ ('ok #f)
+ (reason
+ (raise (condition
+ (&message
+ (message (format #f (G_ "failed to authenticate \
+server at '~a': ~a")
+ (session-get session 'host)
+ reason))))))))
+
;; Use public key authentication, via the SSH agent if it's available.
(match (userauth-public-key/auto! session)
('success