def METHOD_NAME(username, hostname):
    default_auth = "p"
    auth = input(
        "Auth by (p)assword, (r)sa key, or (d)ss key? [%s] " % default_auth
    )
    if len(auth) == 0:
        auth = default_auth
    if auth == "r":
        default_path = os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"], ".ssh", "id_rsa")
        path = input("RSA key [%s]: " % default_path)
        if len(path) == 0:
            path = default_path
        try:
            key = paramiko.RSAKey.from_private_key_file(path)
        except paramiko.PasswordRequiredException:
            password = getpass.getpass("RSA key password: ")
            key = paramiko.RSAKey.from_private_key_file(path, password)
        t.auth_publickey(username, key)
    elif auth == "d":
        default_path = os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"], ".ssh", "id_dsa")
        path = input("DSS key [%s]: " % default_path)
        if len(path) == 0:
            path = default_path
        try:
            key = paramiko.DSSKey.from_private_key_file(path)
        except paramiko.PasswordRequiredException:
            password = getpass.getpass("DSS key password: ")
            key = paramiko.DSSKey.from_private_key_file(path, password)
        t.auth_publickey(username, key)
    else:
        pw = getpass.getpass("Password for %s@%s: " % (username, hostname))
        t.auth_password(username, pw)