diff --git a/phpseclib/Net/SFTP/Stream.php b/phpseclib/Net/SFTP/Stream.php
index 01ebee8c..551ee38a 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Net/SFTP/Stream.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Net/SFTP/Stream.php
@@ -126,11 +126,22 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      */
     var $context;
 
+    /**
+     * Notification callback function
+     *
+     * @var Callable
+     * @access public
+     */
+    var $notification;
+
     /**
      * Path Parser
      *
      * Extract a path from a URI and actually connect to an SSH server if appropriate
      *
+     * If "notification" is set as a context parameter the message code for successful login is
+     * NET_SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_SUCCESS. For a failed login it's NET_SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_FAILURE.
+     *
      * @param String $path
      * @return String
      * @access private
@@ -143,6 +154,11 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
             return false;
         }
 
+        $context = stream_context_get_params($this->context);
+        if (isset($context['notification'])) {
+            $this->notification = $context['notification'];
+        }
+
         if ($host[0] == '$') {
             $host = substr($host, 1);
             global $$host;
@@ -181,8 +197,27 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
                 $this->sftp = self::$instances[$host][$port][$user][(string) $pass];
             } else {
                 $this->sftp = new Net_SFTP($host, isset($port) ? $port : 22);
-                if (!$this->sftp->login($user, $pass)) {
-                    return false;
+                if (isset($this->notification) && is_callable($this->notification)) {
+                    /* if !is_callable($this->notification) we could do this:
+
+                       user_error('fopen(): failed to call user notifier', E_USER_WARNING);
+
+                       the ftp wrapper gives errors like that when the notifier isn't callable.
+                       i've opted not to do that, however, since the ftp wrapper gives the line
+                       on which the fopen occurred as the line number - not the line that the
+                       user_error is on.
+                    */
+                    call_user_func($this->notification, STREAM_NOTIFY_CONNECT, STREAM_NOTIFY_SEVERITY_INFO, '', 0, 0, 0);
+                    call_user_func($this->notification, STREAM_NOTIFY_AUTH_REQUIRED, STREAM_NOTIFY_SEVERITY_INFO, '', 0, 0, 0);
+                    if (!$this->sftp->login($user, $pass)) {
+                        call_user_func($this->notification, STREAM_NOTIFY_AUTH_RESULT, STREAM_NOTIFY_SEVERITY_ERR, 'Login Failure', NET_SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_FAILURE, 0, 0);
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    call_user_func($this->notification, STREAM_NOTIFY_AUTH_RESULT, STREAM_NOTIFY_SEVERITY_INFO, 'Login Success', NET_SSH2_MSG_USERAUTH_SUCCESS, 0, 0);
+                } else {
+                    if (!$this->sftp->login($user, $pass)) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
                 }
                 self::$instances[$host][$port][$user][(string) $pass] = $this->sftp;
             }
@@ -201,7 +236,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function stream_open($path, $mode, $options, &$opened_path)
+    function _stream_open($path, $mode, $options, &$opened_path)
     {
         $path = $this->_parse_path($path);
 
@@ -239,7 +274,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Mixed
      * @access public
      */
-    function stream_read($count)
+    function _stream_read($count)
     {
         switch ($this->mode) {
             case 'w':
@@ -256,7 +291,16 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
         //}
 
         $result = $this->sftp->get($this->path, false, $this->pos, $count);
-        if (empty($result)) {
+        if (isset($this->notification) && is_callable($this->notification)) {
+            if ($result === false) {
+                call_user_func($this->notification, STREAM_NOTIFY_FAILURE, STREAM_NOTIFY_SEVERITY_ERR, $this->sftp->getLastSFTPError(), NET_SFTP_OPEN, 0, 0);
+                return 0;
+            }
+            // seems that PHP calls stream_read in 8k chunks
+            call_user_func($this->notification, STREAM_NOTIFY_PROGRESS, STREAM_NOTIFY_SEVERITY_INFO, '', 0, strlen($result), $size);
+        }
+
+        if (empty($result)) { // ie. false or empty string
             $this->eof = true;
             return false;
         }
@@ -272,7 +316,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Mixed
      * @access public
      */
-    function stream_write($data)
+    function _stream_write($data)
     {
         switch ($this->mode) {
             case 'r':
@@ -280,6 +324,15 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
         }
 
         $result = $this->sftp->put($this->path, $data, NET_SFTP_STRING, $this->pos);
+        if (isset($this->notification) && is_callable($this->notification)) {
+            if (!$result) {
+                call_user_func($this->notification, STREAM_NOTIFY_FAILURE, STREAM_NOTIFY_SEVERITY_ERR, $this->sftp->getLastSFTPError(), NET_SFTP_OPEN, 0, 0);
+                return 0;
+            }
+            // seems that PHP splits up strings into 8k blocks before calling stream_write
+            call_user_func($this->notification, STREAM_NOTIFY_PROGRESS, STREAM_NOTIFY_SEVERITY_INFO, '', 0, strlen($data), strlen($data));
+        }
+
         if ($result === false) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -297,7 +350,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Integer
      * @access public
      */
-    function stream_tell()
+    function _stream_tell()
     {
         return $this->pos;
     }
@@ -315,7 +368,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function stream_eof()
+    function _stream_eof()
     {
         return $this->eof;
     }
@@ -328,7 +381,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function stream_seek($offset, $whence)
+    function _stream_seek($offset, $whence)
     {
         switch ($whence) {
             case SEEK_SET:
@@ -357,7 +410,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function stream_metadata($path, $option, $var)
+    function _stream_metadata($path, $option, $var)
     {
         $path = $this->_parse_path($path);
         if ($path === false) {
@@ -389,7 +442,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Resource
      * @access public
      */
-    function stream_cast($cast_as)
+    function _stream_cast($cast_as)
     {
         return $this->sftp->fsock;
     }
@@ -401,7 +454,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function stream_lock($operation)
+    function _stream_lock($operation)
     {
         return false;
     }
@@ -418,7 +471,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function rename($path_from, $path_to)
+    function _rename($path_from, $path_to)
     {
         $path1 = parse_url($path_from);
         $path2 = parse_url($path_to);
@@ -457,7 +510,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function dir_opendir($path, $options)
+    function _dir_opendir($path, $options)
     {
         $path = $this->_parse_path($path);
         if ($path === false) {
@@ -474,7 +527,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Mixed
      * @access public
      */
-    function dir_readdir()
+    function _dir_readdir()
     {
         if (isset($this->entries[$this->pos])) {
             return $this->entries[$this->pos++];
@@ -488,7 +541,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function dir_rewinddir()
+    function _dir_rewinddir()
     {
         $this->pos = 0;
         return true;
@@ -500,7 +553,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function dir_closedir()
+    function _dir_closedir()
     {
         return true;
     }
@@ -516,7 +569,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function mkdir($path, $mode, $options)
+    function _mkdir($path, $mode, $options)
     {
         $path = $this->_parse_path($path);
         if ($path === false) {
@@ -540,7 +593,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function rmdir($path, $options)
+    function _rmdir($path, $options)
     {
         $path = $this->_parse_path($path);
         if ($path === false) {
@@ -558,7 +611,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function stream_flush()
+    function _stream_flush()
     {
         return true;
     }
@@ -569,7 +622,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Mixed
      * @access public
      */
-    function stream_stat()
+    function _stream_stat()
     {
         $results = $this->sftp->stat($this->path);
         if ($results === false) {
@@ -585,7 +638,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function unlink($path)
+    function _unlink($path)
     {
         $path = $this->_parse_path($path);
         if ($path === false) {
@@ -607,7 +660,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Mixed
      * @access public
      */
-    function url_stat($path, $flags)
+    function _url_stat($path, $flags)
     {
         $path = $this->_parse_path($path);
         if ($path === false) {
@@ -629,7 +682,7 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function stream_truncate($new_size)
+    function _stream_truncate($new_size)
     {
         if (!$this->sftp->truncate($this->path, $new_size)) {
             return false;
@@ -653,10 +706,54 @@ class Net_SFTP_Stream {
      * @return Boolean
      * @access public
      */
-    function stream_set_option($option, $arg1, $arg2)
+    function _stream_set_option($option, $arg1, $arg2)
     {
         return false;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Close an resource
+     *
+     * @access public
+     */
+    function _stream_close()
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * __call Magic Method
+     *
+     * When you're utilizing an SFTP stream you're not calling the methods in this class directly - PHP is calling them for you.
+     * Which kinda begs the question... what methods is PHP calling and what parameters is it passing to them? This function
+     * lets you figure that out.
+     *
+     * If NET_SFTP_STREAM_LOGGING is defined all calls will be output on the screen and then (regardless of whether or not
+     * NET_SFTP_STREAM_LOGGING is enabled) the parameters will be passed through to the appropriate method.
+     *
+     * @param String
+     * @param Array
+     * @return Mixed
+     * @access public
+     */
+    function __call($name, $arguments)
+    {
+        if (defined('NET_SFTP_STREAM_LOGGING')) {
+            echo $name . '(';
+            $last = count($arguments) - 1;
+            foreach ($arguments as $i => $argument) {
+                var_export($argument);
+                if ($i != $last) {
+                    echo ',';
+                }
+            }
+            echo ")\r\n";
+        }
+        $name = '_' . $name;
+        if (!method_exists($this, $name)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return call_user_func_array(array($this, $name), $arguments);
+    }
 }
 
-stream_wrapper_register('sftp', 'Net_SFTP_Stream');
+stream_wrapper_register('sftp', 'Net_SFTP_Stream');
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