ssh: return specific error for invalid signature algorithm

Previously, this would return the default error "no auth passed yet".

Not only is the new error more specific, it makes it easier to verify
the control flow of server authentication code.

Change-Id: I6c8de4e3f91da74274acbe9d87ec4f6158b4a94f
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/142897
Run-TryBot: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@google.com>
TryBot-Result: Gobot Gobot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>

1 files changed, 52 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ssh/client_auth_test.go b/ssh/client_auth_test.go
index 5fbb20d..026d137 100644
--- a/ssh/client_auth_test.go
+++ b/ssh/client_auth_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -28,8 +29,14 @@ func (cr keyboardInteractive) Challenge(user string, instruction string, questio
 var clientPassword = "tiger"
 
 // tryAuth runs a handshake with a given config against an SSH server
-// with config serverConfig
+// with config serverConfig. Returns both client and server side errors.
 func tryAuth(t *testing.T, config *ClientConfig) error {
+	err, _ := tryAuthBothSides(t, config)
+	return err
+}
+
+// tryAuthBothSides runs the handshake and returns the resulting errors from both sides of the connection.
+func tryAuthBothSides(t *testing.T, config *ClientConfig) (clientError error, serverAuthErrors []error) {
 	c1, c2, err := netPipe()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("netPipe: %v", err)
@@ -79,9 +86,13 @@ func tryAuth(t *testing.T, config *ClientConfig) error {
 	}
 	serverConfig.AddHostKey(testSigners["rsa"])
 
+	serverConfig.AuthLogCallback = func(conn ConnMetadata, method string, err error) {
+		serverAuthErrors = append(serverAuthErrors, err)
+	}
+
 	go newServer(c1, serverConfig)
 	_, _, _, err = NewClientConn(c2, "", config)
-	return err
+	return err, serverAuthErrors
 }
 
 func TestClientAuthPublicKey(t *testing.T) {
@@ -213,6 +224,45 @@ func TestAuthMethodRSAandDSA(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+type invalidAlgSigner struct {
+	Signer
+}
+
+func (s *invalidAlgSigner) Sign(rand io.Reader, data []byte) (*Signature, error) {
+	sig, err := s.Signer.Sign(rand, data)
+	if sig != nil {
+		sig.Format = "invalid"
+	}
+	return sig, err
+}
+
+func TestMethodInvalidAlgorithm(t *testing.T) {
+	config := &ClientConfig{
+		User: "testuser",
+		Auth: []AuthMethod{
+			PublicKeys(&invalidAlgSigner{testSigners["rsa"]}),
+		},
+		HostKeyCallback: InsecureIgnoreHostKey(),
+	}
+
+	err, serverErrors := tryAuthBothSides(t, config)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("login succeeded")
+	}
+
+	found := false
+	want := "algorithm \"invalid\""
+
+	var errStrings []string
+	for _, err := range serverErrors {
+		found = found || (err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), want))
+		errStrings = append(errStrings, err.Error())
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Errorf("server got error %q, want substring %q", errStrings, want)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestClientHMAC(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, mac := range supportedMACs {
 		config := &ClientConfig{