Hi Wes, Thank you for the response. I am using net-snmp-5.9 on my device, md5+AES192/AES256 works fine. However, I have heard that this combination is invalid. So wanted to check here if anything like invalid combinations.
Thanks, Pushpa.T On Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 2:59 AM Wes Hardaker <[email protected]> wrote: > Pushpa Thimmaiah <[email protected]> writes: > > > I have compiled net-snmp-5.9.4 with blumenthal-aes and need > clarification for the following. > > 1. Does combination MD5 and AES192/AES256 invalid? > > MD5 doesn't generate a long enough key to be used with the longer-key > AES algorithms. I honestly forget whether or not the algorithm in 3414 > (which we implement) extends key sizes if the hash algorithm produces > something too short. I might go look later, but you could check > yourself. > > (if the tools don't work, then that's the other clue :-/ ) > > -- > Wes Hardaker > Please mail all replies to [email protected] >
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