RE: Error after update from 2.31.1 -> 2.36: Unable to negotiate with IP port X: no matching host key type found.

From: rsbecker@nexbridge.com <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
Date: Apr 26, 2022, 15:52 UTC
Message-ID: <049d01d85985$9ffe3870$dffaa950$@nexbridge.com>
In-Reply-To: <20220426144914.nyaohjqqqlotxnnm@carlos-mbp.lan>

On April 26, 2022 10:49 AM, Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón wrote:

Show 15 quoted lines

>On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 02:05:14PM +0000, Elektronik (C.Gerhardt GmbH & Co. KG)
>wrote:
>>
>> I found that after an update from git 2.31.1. to 2.36 the authentication to our git
>server (running gitea 1.13.1) fails. We are getting the following error:
>
>I am guessing the issue might be the one documented in the following git for
>windows issue:
>
>  https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/3468
>
>The problem is not with git (neither a git for windows) specific issue, but with the
>underlying version of openssh that is used in your server and the best course of
>option is to upgrade that and generate a new host key, but there are other
>options shown in that ticket that might help in the meanwhile.

I noticed this prior to 2.36.0, so I do no think it is related to git. Switching OpenSSH versions triggered this situation.