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sshpubkeys_validate_parse_ssh_key_metadata_extraction.py
pythonValidates an SSH public key string and extracts its metadata such as type, bi
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sshpubkeys_validate_parse_ssh_key_metadata_extraction.py
1from sshpubkeys import SSHKey
2
3ssh_key_string = "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCvLe3G8S6C... user@example.com"
4ssh = SSHKey(ssh_key_string, strict=True)
5
6try:
7 ssh.parse()
8 print(ssh.key_type) # ssh-rsa
9 print(ssh.bits) # 2048
10 print(ssh.comment) # user@example.com
11except Exception as e:
12 print(f"Invalid key: {e}")