Free SFTP client code for Mac?

[AnthonyTekatch]

Is there a free SFTP client code/example that can be used in Lazarus/Freepascal on a Mac?

[trev]

Apple does not have an API for either FTPS or SFTP, although on macOS you may be able to make some headway by invoking the sftp command-line tool.

[AnthonyTekatch]

Apple does not have an API for either FTPS or SFTP, although on macOS you may be able to make some headway by invoking the sftp command-line tool.

I did get the command line running with Runncommand using the keygen password-free method, but in this case I need to sign into a server that I do not have the ssh key for and pass along the password to sftp. And, I read that it is frowned upon to be sending text passwords on the command line.

I suppose I can use the TProcess method for sending the password when asked.

[PierceNg]

Is there a free SFTP client code/example that can be used in Lazarus/Freepascal on a Mac?

Github lists three Delphi wrappers for libssh2. Not clear whether they work with FPC but good for reference if you are handy with FPC FFI.

• https://github.com/topics/libssh2?l=pascal

libssh2 is known to work on MacOS.

[AnthonyTekatch]

Github lists three Delphi wrappers for libssh2. Not clear whether they work with FPC but good for reference if you are handy with FPC FFI.

• https://github.com/topics/libssh2?l=pascal

libssh2 is known to work on MacOS.

Thank you for your suggestion.  I'm not handy with FPC FFI, but I'll read about it anyway.

[rvk]

If you can get LibSSH2 for the mac working (like PierceNg mentioned) you can start by looking at SimpleSFTP.pas from http://synapse.ararat.cz/files/contrib/ (download sftp.zip there). The 'problem' is that that one is using CryptLib (which isn't freely distributable).

I've got a working example (attached) with SimpleSFTP.pas for libssh2.dll.
I Tested it under Windows with test.rebex.net port 22.
There are other SFTP test-sites for clients here: https://www.sftp.net/public-online-sftp-servers

[AnthonyTekatch]

Thanks for your help, I will dig into that later.

I took the easy way out for now and got expect to do the sftp password entry on Linux and a Mac:
https://forum.lazarus.freepascal.org/index.php/topic,7610.msg430509.html#msg430509