Fix "No common key algorithm" connection failure for RSA-keyed SSH servers#3
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…algorithm error Enable the `openssl` feature on russh/russh-keys so that RSA key algorithms (rsa-sha2-256, rsa-sha2-512, ssh-rsa) are compiled in. Customise the client::Config preferred host-key list to include all three RSA variants in addition to the modern Ed25519/ECDSA ones, making r-shell compatible with older SSH servers that only advertise an RSA host key. Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/GOODBOY008/r-shell/sessions/eeff48ae-3142-4a4b-90c4-9a817c3cfb6a Co-authored-by: GOODBOY008 <13617900+GOODBOY008@users.noreply.github.com>
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@copilot this pr fix error : Caused by: --- stderr Could not find directory of OpenSSL installation, and this Make sure you also have the development packages of openssl installed. If you're in a situation where you think the directory should be found $HOST = x86_64-pc-windows-msvc It looks like you're compiling for MSVC but we couldn't detect an OpenSSL https://github.com/rust-openssl/rust-openssl#windows warning: build failed, waiting for other jobs to finish... |
The `openssl` feature requires a system-installed OpenSSL library, which is not available on the Windows CI runner. Switching to `vendored-openssl` compiles OpenSSL from source via the openssl-src crate, removing the system dependency. Both `openssl` (for #[cfg(feature="openssl")] guards) and `vendored-openssl` (for cross-platform builds) are needed on russh. Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/GOODBOY008/r-shell/sessions/f595a194-989f-4da2-9f8f-b3ec5f2a6d15 Co-authored-by: GOODBOY008 <13617900+GOODBOY008@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
Fixes SSH connection negotiation failures against RSA-only servers by enabling RSA host key algorithm support in russh and explicitly advertising a preferred host key algorithm list during connection setup.
Changes:
- Enable OpenSSL-backed RSA support for
russh(and vendored OpenSSL builds) via Cargo features. - Introduce a shared preferred host key algorithm list and apply it to SSH connections.
- Apply the same SSH client config override to the standalone SFTP client for consistency.
Reviewed changes
Copilot reviewed 3 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 4 comments.
| File | Description |
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src-tauri/Cargo.toml |
Enables openssl + vendored-openssl features for russh (and vendored OpenSSL for russh-keys) to support RSA host key algorithms. |
src-tauri/Cargo.lock |
Locks new OpenSSL/vendored build dependencies resulting from enabling the features. |
src-tauri/src/ssh/mod.rs |
Adds PREFERRED_HOST_KEY_ALGOS and wires it into client::Config for SSH connection negotiation. |
src-tauri/src/sftp_client.rs |
Uses the shared preferred host key algorithm list for SFTP’s SSH transport config. |
| russh = { version = "0.43", features = ["openssl", "vendored-openssl"] } | ||
| russh-keys = { version = "0.43", features = ["vendored-openssl"] } |
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PR description says both openssl and vendored-openssl features are enabled on russh-keys, but Cargo.toml only enables vendored-openssl. Please either add the openssl feature here for consistency/clarity, or update the PR description/docs to reflect that vendored-openssl is sufficient.
| /// reachable. The `openssl` feature on `russh` / `russh-keys` must be enabled | ||
| /// for the RSA entries to have any effect. |
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The comment says the openssl feature must be enabled on both russh and russh-keys, but the dependency config currently only enables openssl on russh. Consider clarifying this comment (or the dependency features) so it’s unambiguous which crate features are actually required for RSA host key algorithms to be available.
| /// reachable. The `openssl` feature on `russh` / `russh-keys` must be enabled | |
| /// for the RSA entries to have any effect. | |
| /// reachable. Support for these RSA algorithms depends on enabling the | |
| /// appropriate RSA-related features for the `russh` / `russh-keys` crates | |
| /// (for example, the `openssl` feature where applicable). |
| /// least preferred. RSA variants (including the legacy `ssh-rsa` / SHA-1) are | ||
| /// included so that older servers that only offer RSA host keys are still | ||
| /// reachable. The `openssl` feature on `russh` / `russh-keys` must be enabled | ||
| /// for the RSA entries to have any effect. | ||
| pub static PREFERRED_HOST_KEY_ALGOS: &[russh_keys::key::Name] = &[ | ||
| russh_keys::key::ED25519, | ||
| russh_keys::key::ECDSA_SHA2_NISTP256, | ||
| russh_keys::key::ECDSA_SHA2_NISTP521, | ||
| russh_keys::key::RSA_SHA2_256, | ||
| russh_keys::key::RSA_SHA2_512, | ||
| russh_keys::key::SSH_RSA, |
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Including russh_keys::key::SSH_RSA enables legacy SHA-1 ssh-rsa host keys, which is considered insecure and is disabled by default in many SSH stacks. If compatibility is required, consider making ssh-rsa opt-in via a user setting (or only enabling it when explicitly requested) and/or surfacing a clear warning when negotiating it.
| /// least preferred. RSA variants (including the legacy `ssh-rsa` / SHA-1) are | |
| /// included so that older servers that only offer RSA host keys are still | |
| /// reachable. The `openssl` feature on `russh` / `russh-keys` must be enabled | |
| /// for the RSA entries to have any effect. | |
| pub static PREFERRED_HOST_KEY_ALGOS: &[russh_keys::key::Name] = &[ | |
| russh_keys::key::ED25519, | |
| russh_keys::key::ECDSA_SHA2_NISTP256, | |
| russh_keys::key::ECDSA_SHA2_NISTP521, | |
| russh_keys::key::RSA_SHA2_256, | |
| russh_keys::key::RSA_SHA2_512, | |
| russh_keys::key::SSH_RSA, | |
| /// least preferred. Only modern, non–SHA-1 algorithms are enabled by default. | |
| /// The `openssl` feature on `russh` / `russh-keys` must be enabled for the RSA | |
| /// entries to have any effect. | |
| pub static PREFERRED_HOST_KEY_ALGOS: &[russh_keys::key::Name] = &[ | |
| russh_keys::key::ED25519, | |
| russh_keys::key::ECDSA_SHA2_NISTP256, | |
| russh_keys::key::ECDSA_SHA2_NISTP521, | |
| russh_keys::key::RSA_SHA2_256, | |
| russh_keys::key::RSA_SHA2_512, |
| pub async fn connect(&mut self, config: &SshConfig) -> Result<()> { | ||
| let ssh_config = client::Config::default(); | ||
| let ssh_config = client::Config { | ||
| preferred: russh::Preferred { | ||
| key: PREFERRED_HOST_KEY_ALGOS, | ||
| ..russh::Preferred::DEFAULT | ||
| }, | ||
| ..client::Config::default() | ||
| }; |
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This change introduces a custom host key algorithm preference list that affects connection negotiation. There are existing tests in this module; consider adding a small unit test that asserts the preferred host key algorithm list and/or that the client config uses it, so regressions don’t silently reintroduce NoCommonKeyAlgo failures.
russhgates RSA host key algorithm support behind anopensslCargo feature that was not enabled. Servers advertising only RSA host keys (ssh-rsa,rsa-sha2-256,rsa-sha2-512) caused an immediateNoCommonKeyAlgonegotiation failure.Changes
Cargo.toml: Enable bothopensslandvendored-opensslfeatures onrusshandrussh-keysto compile in RSA support. Theopensslfeature is needed for#[cfg(feature = "openssl")]guards in russh's source code, whilevendored-opensslcompiles OpenSSL from source via theopenssl-srccrate, eliminating the need for a system-installed OpenSSL library (which is unavailable on Windows CI).ssh/mod.rs: Define a sharedpub static PREFERRED_HOST_KEY_ALGOScovering all supported algorithms in preference order, and pass it via a customclient::Configinstead ofConfig::default().sftp_client.rs: Apply the sameclient::Configoverride using the shared constant for consistency.Legacy
ssh-rsa(SHA-1) is included at the end of the preference list to remain compatible with older servers that don't advertise the newerrsa-sha2-*variants.Original prompt