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:

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Answer 1

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.