From b359dfa1e55d265437754e9ea260c445d8c8ce32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: drieseng <gert.driesen@telenet.be>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 16:45:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added Array class which allows an empty array<T> to be
 reused. Use BCL ASCIIEncoding class where available.

---
 .../Renci.SshNet.NET35.csproj                 | 11 ++++++-----
 .../Renci.SshNet.Silverlight5.csproj          |  3 +++
 .../Renci.SshNet.UAP10.csproj                 | 19 +++++++++++--------
 .../Renci.SshNet.WindowsPhone8.csproj         | 15 +++++++++------
 src/Renci.SshNet/Common/Array.cs              |  7 +++++++
 src/Renci.SshNet/Renci.SshNet.csproj          |  5 +++--
 6 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/Renci.SshNet/Common/Array.cs

diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet.NET35/Renci.SshNet.NET35.csproj b/src/Renci.SshNet.NET35/Renci.SshNet.NET35.csproj
index 4b93dd52..f5850773 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet.NET35/Renci.SshNet.NET35.csproj
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet.NET35/Renci.SshNet.NET35.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <Optimize>false</Optimize>
     <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_SYNC;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_SOCKET_POLL;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DNS_SYNC;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_HASH_MD5;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HASH_SHA384;FEATURE_HASH_SHA512;FEATURE_HASH_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_HMAC_MD5;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA384;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA512;FEATURE_HMAC_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_DIAGNOSTICS_TRACESOURCE</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_SYNC;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_SOCKET_POLL;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DNS_SYNC;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_HASH_MD5;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HASH_SHA384;FEATURE_HASH_SHA512;FEATURE_HASH_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_HMAC_MD5;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA384;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA512;FEATURE_HMAC_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_DIAGNOSTICS_TRACESOURCE;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     <DebugType>none</DebugType>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_SYNC;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_SOCKET_POLL;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DNS_SYNC;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_HASH_MD5;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HASH_SHA384;FEATURE_HASH_SHA512;FEATURE_HASH_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_HMAC_MD5;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA384;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA512;FEATURE_HMAC_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_DIAGNOSTICS_TRACESOURCE</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_SYNC;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_SOCKET_POLL;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DNS_SYNC;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_HASH_MD5;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HASH_SHA384;FEATURE_HASH_SHA512;FEATURE_HASH_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_HMAC_MD5;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA384;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA512;FEATURE_HMAC_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_DIAGNOSTICS_TRACESOURCE;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <DocumentationFile>bin\Release\Renci.SshNet.xml</DocumentationFile>
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@
     <Compile Include="..\Renci.SshNet\CommandAsyncResult.cs">
       <Link>CommandAsyncResult.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="..\Renci.SshNet\Common\Array.cs">
+      <Link>Common\Array.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="..\Renci.SshNet\Common\ASCIIEncoding.cs">
       <Link>Common\ASCIIEncoding.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
@@ -924,9 +927,7 @@
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Session.NET35.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Folder Include="Documentation\" />
-  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup />
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\Renci.SshNet.snk">
       <Link>Renci.SshNet.snk</Link>
diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet.Silverlight5/Renci.SshNet.Silverlight5.csproj b/src/Renci.SshNet.Silverlight5/Renci.SshNet.Silverlight5.csproj
index d1508fa1..976bb7a0 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet.Silverlight5/Renci.SshNet.Silverlight5.csproj
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet.Silverlight5/Renci.SshNet.Silverlight5.csproj
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@
     <Compile Include="..\Renci.SshNet\CommandAsyncResult.cs">
       <Link>CommandAsyncResult.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="..\Renci.SshNet\Common\Array.cs">
+      <Link>Common\Array.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="..\Renci.SshNet\Common\ASCIIEncoding.cs">
       <Link>Common\ASCIIEncoding.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet.UAP10/Renci.SshNet.UAP10.csproj b/src/Renci.SshNet.UAP10/Renci.SshNet.UAP10.csproj
index f361b703..cf1c6e78 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet.UAP10/Renci.SshNet.UAP10.csproj
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet.UAP10/Renci.SshNet.UAP10.csproj
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <Optimize>false</Optimize>
     <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <DocumentationFile>bin\Debug\Renci.SshNet.xml</DocumentationFile>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <DocumentationFile>bin\Release\Renci.SshNet.xml</DocumentationFile>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
     <OutputPath>bin\x86\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <NoWarn>;2008</NoWarn>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
     <PlatformTarget>x86</PlatformTarget>
     <OutputPath>bin\x86\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <NoWarn>;2008</NoWarn>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <PlatformTarget>ARM</PlatformTarget>
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
     <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <NoWarn>;2008</NoWarn>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>ARM</PlatformTarget>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM'">
     <PlatformTarget>ARM</PlatformTarget>
     <OutputPath>bin\ARM\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <NoWarn>;2008</NoWarn>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
     <OutputPath>bin\x64\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <NoWarn>;2008</NoWarn>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x64'">
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
     <OutputPath>bin\x64\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_TAP;FEATURE_THREAD_TAP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_TRYGETBUFFER;FEATURE_REFLECTION_TYPEINFO;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <NoWarn>;2008</NoWarn>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@
     <Compile Include="..\Renci.SshNet\CommandAsyncResult.cs">
       <Link>CommandAsyncResult.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="..\Renci.SshNet\Common\Array.cs">
+      <Link>Common\Array.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="..\Renci.SshNet\Common\ASCIIEncoding.cs">
       <Link>Common\ASCIIEncoding.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet.WindowsPhone8/Renci.SshNet.WindowsPhone8.csproj b/src/Renci.SshNet.WindowsPhone8/Renci.SshNet.WindowsPhone8.csproj
index b8756dc1..93eb6d0f 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet.WindowsPhone8/Renci.SshNet.WindowsPhone8.csproj
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet.WindowsPhone8/Renci.SshNet.WindowsPhone8.csproj
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <Optimize>false</Optimize>
     <OutputPath>Bin\Debug</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;WINDOWS_PHONE;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DEVICEINFORMATION_APM;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;WINDOWS_PHONE;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DEVICEINFORMATION_APM;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <NoConfig>true</NoConfig>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <DebugType>none</DebugType>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <OutputPath>Bin\Release</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;WINDOWS_PHONE;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DEVICEINFORMATION_APM;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;WINDOWS_PHONE;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DEVICEINFORMATION_APM;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <NoConfig>true</NoConfig>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
     <OutputPath>Bin\x86\Debug</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;SILVERLIGHT;WINDOWS_PHONE</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;WINDOWS_PHONE;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DEVICEINFORMATION_APM;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86'">
     <OutputPath>Bin\x86\Release</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;SILVERLIGHT;WINDOWS_PHONE</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;WINDOWS_PHONE;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DEVICEINFORMATION_APM;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|ARM'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
     <OutputPath>Bin\ARM\Debug</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;SILVERLIGHT;WINDOWS_PHONE</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE;WINDOWS_PHONE;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DEVICEINFORMATION_APM;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <PlatformTarget>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|ARM'">
     <OutputPath>Bin\ARM\Release</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;SILVERLIGHT;WINDOWS_PHONE</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;WINDOWS_PHONE;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DEVICEINFORMATION_APM;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <NoStdLib>true</NoStdLib>
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@
     <Compile Include="..\Renci.SshNet\CommandAsyncResult.cs">
       <Link>CommandAsyncResult.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="..\Renci.SshNet\Common\Array.cs">
+      <Link>Common\Array.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="..\Renci.SshNet\Common\ASCIIEncoding.cs">
       <Link>Common\ASCIIEncoding.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/Common/Array.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet/Common/Array.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c11c3565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/Common/Array.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace Renci.SshNet.Common
+{
+    internal static class Array<T>
+    {
+        public static readonly T[] Empty = new T[0];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/Renci.SshNet.csproj b/src/Renci.SshNet/Renci.SshNet.csproj
index 1e8fbc2d..5f3b39fa 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet/Renci.SshNet.csproj
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/Renci.SshNet.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <DebugType>full</DebugType>
     <Optimize>false</Optimize>
     <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_SYNC;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_SOCKET_POLL;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DNS_SYNC;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_HASH_MD5;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HASH_SHA384;FEATURE_HASH_SHA512;FEATURE_HASH_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_HMAC_MD5;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA384;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA512;FEATURE_HMAC_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_DIAGNOSTICS_TRACESOURCE</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_SYNC;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_SOCKET_POLL;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DNS_SYNC;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_HASH_MD5;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HASH_SHA384;FEATURE_HASH_SHA512;FEATURE_HASH_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_HMAC_MD5;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA384;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA512;FEATURE_HMAC_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_DIAGNOSTICS_TRACESOURCE;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <DocumentationFile>bin\Debug\Renci.SshNet.xml</DocumentationFile>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <DebugType>none</DebugType>
     <Optimize>true</Optimize>
     <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
-    <DefineConstants>FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_SYNC;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_SOCKET_POLL;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DNS_SYNC;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_HASH_MD5;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HASH_SHA384;FEATURE_HASH_SHA512;FEATURE_HASH_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_HMAC_MD5;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA384;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA512;FEATURE_HMAC_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_DIAGNOSTICS_TRACESOURCE</DefineConstants>
+    <DefineConstants>FEATURE_RNG_CSP;FEATURE_SOCKET_SYNC;FEATURE_SOCKET_EAP;FEATURE_SOCKET_POLL;FEATURE_STREAM_APM;FEATURE_DNS_SYNC;FEATURE_THREAD_THREADPOOL;FEATURE_THREAD_SLEEP;FEATURE_HASH_MD5;FEATURE_HASH_SHA1;FEATURE_HASH_SHA256;FEATURE_HASH_SHA384;FEATURE_HASH_SHA512;FEATURE_HASH_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_HMAC_MD5;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA1;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA256;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA384;FEATURE_HMAC_SHA512;FEATURE_HMAC_RIPEMD160;FEATURE_MEMORYSTREAM_GETBUFFER;FEATURE_DIAGNOSTICS_TRACESOURCE;FEATURE_ENCODING_ASCII</DefineConstants>
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <DocumentationFile>bin\Release\Renci.SshNet.xml</DocumentationFile>
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Channels\ClientChannel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Channels\ServerChannel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CipherInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Common\Array.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\ASCIIEncoding.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\AsyncResult.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Common\AuthenticationBannerEventArgs.cs" />