On 1/1/2010 9:53 PM, libssh2-devel-request_at_cool.haxx.se wrote:
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> Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:22:46 +0100 (CET)
> From: Daniel Stenberg<daniel_at_haxx.se>
> To: libssh2 development<libssh2-devel_at_cool.haxx.se>
> Subject: RE: Unable to exchange encryption keys
> Message-ID:<alpine.DEB.2.00.1001011620420.31607_at_tvnag.unkk.fr>
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> On Thu, 31 Dec 2009, Oliver Nelson wrote:
>
>
>>> >> I don't have a very deep understanding of how SSH works. I was under
>>> >> the impression that receiving the "Unable to exchange encryption keys"
>>> >> error I am getting was related to the reason that libssh2_session_hostkey
>>> >> isn't returning the hostkey.
>>>
> As the negotiation failed and no SSH connection was made, there's not a valid
> session setup. Or what am I not understanding?
>
> If you look at the thread history you'll see that I am getting a successful connection even though I get this error and can't see the hostkey. Also, the hash of the hostkey is correct. I can login without a problem. I'm using the connection in a port forwarding mode, and that works just fine. But when I started the testing I wasn't doing any key verification. I went to add that and came across this issue.
OLIVER
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Received on 2010-01-05