Size of data packets in SSH connection

[david kohn7]

Thank you.

>
> Before the cipher is brought up the packets are not forced to a cipher
> blocksize, so you might be seeing KEXINIT packets or client/server banners.
>
>> [1] If i'm not mistaken, the LCD of all sizes irrespective of
>> cipher used is 4
>
> That's true for protocol 2, but protocol 1 has one cipher (DES) with a
> shorter blocksize. Occasionally people patch support for the null cipher
> into their SSH clients or servers and it has no blocksize either.
>