def METHOD_NAME():
    print "entering ssh (standalone mode)"
    print "testing local file:"
    try:
        file_path="config.ini"
        backup_file_ssh("config.ini", "1902.1", "XYZ", "config.ini", "MD5", "8e6995806b1cf27df47c5900869fdd27")
    except ValueError:
        print "failed to verify file (\"config.ini\")"
    else:
        print "file ok"
    print "testing file stream:"
    try: 
        file_size = os.stat(file_path).st_size
        print ("file size: %d" % file_size)
        file_stream = io.open("config.ini", "rb")
        backup_file_ssh(file_stream, "1902.1", "XYZ", "config.ini", "MD5", "8e6995806b1cf27df47c5900869fdd27", file_size)
    except ValueError:
        print "failed to verify file (\"config.ini\")"
    else:
        print "file ok"