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[jira] [Resolved] (SSHD-1107) Diffie Hellmann group exchange minimum key size should be configurable for security reasons

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SSHD-1107?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Lyor Goldstein resolved SSHD-1107.
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    Fix Version/s: 2.6.0
       Resolution: Fixed

> Diffie Hellmann group exchange minimum key size should be configurable for security reasons
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>                 Key: SSHD-1107
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SSHD-1107
>             Project: MINA SSHD
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>    Affects Versions: 2.5.1
>            Reporter: Achim Hügen
>            Assignee: Lyor Goldstein
>            Priority: Major
>             Fix For: 2.6.0
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> Currently the minimum key size for DH group exchange is 1024 bit (for example when using diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256 for KEX)
> This is below the current recommendations of 2048 bit (see [NIST|https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.800-57Pt3r1.pdf], Table 2-1 and [https://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-curdle-ssh-kex-sha2-09.html#rfc.section.3.4).]
> For compatibility reasons it is still essential to support diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256, but the minimum key size should be configurable, so that a server operator can harden its server.
> The minimum size is hardcoded in org.apache.sshd.common.util.security.SecurityUtils#MIN_DHGEX_KEY_SIZE
> This could be made configurable via a system property like one already exists for the maximum (see MAX_DHGEX_KEY_SIZE_PROP)
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