JSchException: Algorithm negotiation fail

Question

I am trying to connect to remote sftp server over ssh with JSch (0.1.44-1) but during "session.connect();" I am getting this exception:

com.jcraft.jsch.JSchException: Algorithm negotiation fail at 
com.jcraft.jsch.Session.receive_kexinit(Session.java:529) at 
com.jcraft.jsch.Session.connect(Session.java:291) at com.jcraft.jsch.Session.connect(Session.java:154)
... 

Logs from JSch:

INFO: Connecting to xx.xx.xx.xxport 22 
INFO: Connection established 
INFO: Remote version string: SSH-2.0-WeOnlyDo 2.0.6 
INFO: Local version string: SSH-2.0-JSCH-0.1.44 
INFO: CheckCiphers: aes256-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes128-ctr,aes256-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes128-cbc,3des-ctr,arcfour,arcfour128,arcfour256
INFO: aes256-ctr is not available. 
INFO: aes192-ctr is not available.
INFO: aes256-cbc is not available. 
INFO: aes192-cbc is not available.
INFO: arcfour256 is not available. 
INFO: SSH_MSG_KEXINIT sent
INFO: SSH_MSG_KEXINIT received 
INFO: Disconnecting from xx.xx.xx.xx port 22 

I am able to log in to remote server with linux sftp command. I was trying to find any kind of clue in the internet but I failed.

Debug output from linux sftp command:

OpenSSH_5.5p1-DAM_1.2, OpenSSL 0.9.8r 8 Feb 201

debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/DAM/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Applying options for *
debug1: Applying options for *.*
debug1: Connecting to xx.xx.xx.xx [xx.xx.xx.xx] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /**/spv_id_rsa.key type -1
debug1: identity file /**/spv_id_rsa.key-cert type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version WeOnlyDo 2.0.6
debug1: no match: WeOnlyDo 2.0.6
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.5p1-DAM_1.2
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes256-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: client->server aes256-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: sending SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_INIT
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY
debug1: Host 'xx.xx.xx.xx' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in ~/.ssh/known_hosts:8
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: Roaming not allowed by server
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: /**/spv_id_rsa.key
debug1: read PEM private key done: type RSA
debug1: Authentication succeeded (publickey).
debug1: channel 0: new [client-session]
debug1: Entering interactive session.
debug1: Sending subsystem: sftp
Connected to xx.xx.xx.xx.
sftp>

Answer 1

Finally a solution that works without having to make any changes to the server:

1. Download the latest jsch.jar as Yvan suggests: http://sourceforge.net/projects/jsch/files/jsch.jar/ jsch-0.1.52.jar works fine

2. Place the downloaded file in your "...\JetBrains\PhpStorm 8.0.1\lib", and remove the existing jsch-file (for PHPStorm 8 it's jsch-0.1.50.jar)

3. Restart PHPStorm and it should work

Use the same solution for Webstorm

Answer 2

FWIW, I had this same error message under JSch 0.1.50. Upgrading to 0.1.52 solved the problem.

Answer 3

Make sure that you're using the latest version of JSch. I had this exact same problem when using JSch 0.1.31 and trying to connect to a RedHat 5 server. Updating to the latest version solved the problem.

Answer 4

I had the same issue, running Netbeans 8.0 on Windows, and JRE 1.7.

I just installed JRE 1.8 from https://www.java.com/fr/download/ (note that it's called Version 8 but it's version 1.8 when you install it), and it fixed it.

Answer 5

The issue is with the Version of JSCH jar you are using.

Update it to latest jar.

I was also getting the same error and this solution worked.

You can download latest jar from

http://www.jcraft.com/jsch/

Answer 6

The complete steps to add the algorithms to the RECEIVING server (the one you are connecting to). I'm assuming this is a Linux server.

sudo /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Add this to the file (it can be at the end):

KexAlgorithms [e-mail],ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1

Then restart the SSH server:

sudo service sshd restart