diff --git a/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php b/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php
index 99dea7c7..7e876e88 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Net/SSH2.php
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
      * @internal It might be worthwhile, at some point, to protect against {@link http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4251#section-9.3.9 traffic analysis}
      *           by sending dummy SSH_MSG_IGNORE messages.
      */
-    function login($username, $password = '')
+    function login($username, $password = null)
     {
         if (!($this->bitmap & NET_SSH2_MASK_CONSTRUCTOR)) {
             return false;
@@ -1473,6 +1473,34 @@ class Net_SSH2 {
             return $this->_privatekey_login($username, $password);
         }
 
+        if (!isset($password)) {
+            $packet = pack('CNa*Na*Na*CNa*',
+                NET_SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_REQUEST, strlen($username), $username, strlen('ssh-connection'), 'ssh-connection',
+                strlen('none'), 'none'
+            );
+
+            if (!$this->_send_binary_packet($packet)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            $response = $this->_get_binary_packet();
+            if ($response === false) {
+                user_error('Connection closed by server', E_USER_NOTICE);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            extract(unpack('Ctype', $this->_string_shift($response, 1)));
+
+            switch ($type) {
+                case NET_SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_SUCCESS:
+                    $this->bitmap |= NET_SSH2_MASK_LOGIN;
+                    return true;
+                //case NET_SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_FAILURE:
+                default:
+                    return false;
+            }
+        }
+
         $packet = pack('CNa*Na*Na*CNa*',
             NET_SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_REQUEST, strlen($username), $username, strlen('ssh-connection'), 'ssh-connection',
             strlen('password'), 'password', 0, strlen($password), $password