- markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2001/03/05 17:17:21

     [kex.c kex.h sshconnect2.c sshd.c]
     generate a 2*need size (~300 instead of 1024/2048) random private
     exponent during the DH key agreement. according to Niels (the great
     german advisor) this is safe since /etc/primes contains strong
     primes only.

     References:
             P. C. van Oorschot and M. J. Wiener, On Diffie-Hellman key
             agreement with short exponents, In Advances in Cryptology
             - EUROCRYPT'96, LNCS 1070, Springer-Verlag, 1996, pp.332-343.

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