No way to add a host key from a string
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Description
It seems there is currently no way to add a host key from a string, but rather only a file. See http://docs.paramiko.org/en/2.4/api/hostkeys.html.
I would suggest either exposing the HostKeys.entries attribute so that HostKeyEntrys can be added directly, or adding some proxy methods on the HostKeys class for adding/removing/updating HostKeyEntrys.
Furthermore, it would be nice if the HostKey class could load from a file-like object.
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Research direction
Start with the HostKeys API documentation and the HostKeys.entries, HostKeyEntry, and HostKey entry points mentioned in the issue. Compare the existing file-loading behavior with the requested string and file-like-object inputs, then confirm that host keys can be added, removed, or updated through a documented interface with tests covering the supported inputs.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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- Mostly clear
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- 48/100