README.md

Introduction

ssh-srv-wrapper is bash shell script which tries to find a SSH SRV record for the first host and uses what is found rather than what was passed (if a valid record is found).

Install

Run the script directly or feel free to rename or symlink to the name ssh. It will look for another ssh in your path to execute.

TODO

• Validate host found in DNS. Potential security risk if DNS server returned shell esacpe sequences, etc.

Note on Patches/Pull Requests

• Fork the project.
• Make your feature addition or bug fix.
• Send me a pull request -- not sure if that will work in a Gist...

Copyright

Released into the public domain.

ssh-srv-wrapper.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Name: ssh-srv-wrapper
#
# Purpose: Check DNS SRV records and use the entry when possible.
#
# This code is hereby released to the public domain and may be used for any
# purpose whatsoever without permission or acknowledgment.
#
# Taylor Carpenter <taylor@codecafe.com>


DEBUG_ME=0

me=`basename $0`
mydir=$(dirname $0)

_dmsg() { if [ "${DEBUG_ME}" = 1 ] ; then echo $* ; fi ; }

SSH=`which ssh`
if [ "$me" = "ssh" -a "$0" = "${SSH}" ] ; then
  mypath=$PATH
  while [ "$(realpath $SSH)" = "$(realpath $0)" ]; do
    mypath=${mypath/$mydir:}
    SSH=`PATH=${mypath} which ssh`
    mydir=$(dirname $SSH)
  done
fi

usage() {
  #echo "usage: $me [args] [user@<host>] [args]"
  #echo "See man ssh (1)"
  $SSH
}

if [ "$1" = "" ] ; then
  usage
  exit 1
elif [ "$1" = "-V" -o "$1" = "-version" ] ; then
  exec $SSH -V
else
  args=("$@")
fi

preargs=()
postargs=()
nao=1246AaCfgKkMNnqsTtVvXxYy
userhost=
check_srv=true
i=0

# Only parse args up to [user@]host
for (( i=0; i<${#args[*]}; i++ )) ; do
  case ${args[i]} in
    -[$nao]|-[$nao]*[$nao])
      preargs[${#preargs[*]}]="${args[i]}"
      args[i]=
      ;;
    -*p)
      preargs[${#preargs[*]}]="${args[i]}"
      args[i]=
      ((i++))
      preargs[${#preargs[*]}]="${args[i]}"
      args[i]=
      check_srv=false # ignore SRV record
      ;;
    -*)
      preargs[${#preargs[*]}]="${args[i]}"
      args[i]=
      ((i++))
      preargs[${#preargs[*]}]="${args[i]}"
      args[i]=
      ;;
    *)
      userhost="${args[i]}"
      args[i]=
      postargs=($(echo "${args[@]}"))
      break
    ;;
  esac
done 

if [ -z "$userhost" ] ; then
  usage
  exit 1
fi

host=${userhost##*@}
user=${userhost%%@*}
[ "$user" = "$host" ] && user=

if [ "$check_srv" = "true" ] ; then
  echo $host | grep '[A-Za-z]' > /dev/null
  if [ $? = 0 ] ; then
    srv=$(host -s -W 1 -t SRV _ssh._tcp.${host}|grep "has SRV")
    if [ $? = 0 ] ; then
      shost=${srv##* }
      host=${shost%*.}
      sport=${srv%* $host.}
      port=${sport##* }
      
      if [ -z "$host" ] ; then
        echo "Could not figure out hostname in SRV record"
        exit 1
      fi
    fi
  fi
  [ "$port" != "" ] && preargs[${#preargs[*]}]="-p ${port}"
  _dmsg "After SRV lookup -- HOST: $host PORT: $port"
fi

[ "$user" != "" ] && userat="${user}@" || userat=""

args=("${preargs[@]}" "${userat}${host}" "${postargs[@]}")

_dmsg Executing $SSH ${args[@]}
exec $SSH ${args[@]}