diff --git a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/Transport.java b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/Transport.java
index d187c49d..5ae55968 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/Transport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/Transport.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 /** Transport layer of the SSH protocol. */
@@ -224,5 +225,5 @@ long write(SSHPacket payload)
     void die(Exception e);
 
     KeyAlgorithm getHostKeyAlgorithm();
-    KeyAlgorithm getClientKeyAlgorithm(KeyType keyType) throws TransportException;
+    List<KeyAlgorithm> getClientKeyAlgorithms(KeyType keyType) throws TransportException;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/TransportImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/TransportImpl.java
index 137a9fc1..58107c5b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/TransportImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/TransportImpl.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
@@ -637,15 +638,18 @@ public KeyAlgorithm getHostKeyAlgorithm() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public KeyAlgorithm getClientKeyAlgorithm(KeyType keyType) throws TransportException {
+    public List<KeyAlgorithm> getClientKeyAlgorithms(KeyType keyType) throws TransportException {
         List<Factory.Named<KeyAlgorithm>> factories = getConfig().getKeyAlgorithms();
+        List<KeyAlgorithm> available = new ArrayList<>();
         if (factories != null)
             for (Factory.Named<KeyAlgorithm> f : factories)
                 if (
                         f instanceof KeyAlgorithms.Factory && ((KeyAlgorithms.Factory) f).getKeyType().equals(keyType)
-                        || !(f instanceof KeyAlgorithms.Factory) && f.getName().equals(keyType.toString())
+                                || !(f instanceof KeyAlgorithms.Factory) && f.getName().equals(keyType.toString())
                 )
-                    return f.create();
-        throw new TransportException("Cannot find an available KeyAlgorithm for type " + keyType);
+                    available.add(f.create());
+        if (available.isEmpty())
+            throw new TransportException("Cannot find an available KeyAlgorithm for type " + keyType);
+        return available;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/userauth/method/KeyedAuthMethod.java b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/userauth/method/KeyedAuthMethod.java
index 3ec23e76..719e2f33 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/userauth/method/KeyedAuthMethod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/userauth/method/KeyedAuthMethod.java
@@ -27,17 +27,36 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.security.PrivateKey;
 import java.security.PublicKey;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.Queue;
 
 public abstract class KeyedAuthMethod
         extends AbstractAuthMethod {
 
     protected final KeyProvider kProv;
+    private Queue<KeyAlgorithm> available;
 
     public KeyedAuthMethod(String name, KeyProvider kProv) {
         super(name);
         this.kProv = kProv;
     }
 
+    private KeyAlgorithm getPublicKeyAlgorithm(KeyType keyType) throws TransportException {
+        if (available == null) {
+            available = new LinkedList<>(params.getTransport().getClientKeyAlgorithms(keyType));
+        }
+        return available.peek();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldRetry() {
+        if (available != null) {
+            available.poll();
+            return !available.isEmpty();
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     protected SSHPacket putPubKey(SSHPacket reqBuf)
             throws UserAuthException {
         PublicKey key;
@@ -50,7 +69,7 @@ protected SSHPacket putPubKey(SSHPacket reqBuf)
         // public key as 2 strings: [ key type | key blob ]
         KeyType keyType = KeyType.fromKey(key);
         try {
-            KeyAlgorithm ka = params.getTransport().getClientKeyAlgorithm(keyType);
+            KeyAlgorithm ka = getPublicKeyAlgorithm(keyType);
             if (ka != null) {
                 reqBuf.putString(ka.getKeyAlgorithm())
                         .putString(new Buffer.PlainBuffer().putPublicKey(key).getCompactData());
@@ -74,7 +93,7 @@ protected SSHPacket putSig(SSHPacket reqBuf)
         final KeyType kt = KeyType.fromKey(key);
         Signature signature;
         try {
-            signature = params.getTransport().getClientKeyAlgorithm(kt).newSignature();
+            signature = getPublicKeyAlgorithm(kt).newSignature();
         } catch (TransportException e) {
             throw new UserAuthException("No KeyAlgorithm configured for key " + kt);
         }