def METHOD_NAME(cli, args):
    cmds = strings_to_bytes(args.cmds)
    auth = cli.METHOD_NAME(args.username, arguments=cmds, priv_lvl=args.priv_lvl,
                         authen_type=args.authen_type, rem_addr=args.rem_addr, port=args.virtual_port)
    if args.verbose:
        verbose_response(auth)
    return 0 if auth.valid else 1