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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