diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/install_xCAT/case0 b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/install_xCAT/case0
index 35183600a..e41499802 100644
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/install_xCAT/case0
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/install_xCAT/case0
@@ -20,8 +20,17 @@ cmd:service xcatd status
 check:rc==0
 check:output=~running
 cmd:rm -rf /install_xCAT_xcat-core.tar.bz2 /install_xCAT_xcat-dep.tar.bz2
-end
 
+# Check host keys supported by the operating system and report new ones, if any.
+cmd:echo -e "dsa\necdsa\ned25519\nrsa\nrsa1" > /tmp/known_host_keys
+check:rc==0
+cmd:ssh-keygen --help 2>&1 | grep "\[-t" | cut -d "[" -f4 | cut -d "]" -f1 | sed 's/-t//' | sed 's/|//g' | xargs -n 1 > /tmp/current_os_host_keys
+check:rc==0
+cmd:diff /tmp/known_host_keys /tmp/current_os_host_keys
+check:output!~>
+cmd:rm -f /tmp/known_host_keys /tmp/current_os_host_keys
+check:rc==0
+end
 
 start:install_xCAT_on_ubuntu
 description:install xCAT with go-xcat tool in a fresh environment for ubuntu
@@ -57,6 +66,14 @@ cmd:service conserver stop
 cmd:sleep 5
 cmd:service goconserver status
 cmd:service conserver status
+
+# Check host keys supported by the operating system and report new ones, if any.
+cmd:echo -e "dsa\necdsa\ned25519\nrsa\nrsa1" > /tmp/known_host_keys
+check:rc==0
+cmd:ssh-keygen --help 2>&1 | grep "\[-t" | cut -d "[" -f4 | cut -d "]" -f1 | sed 's/-t//' | sed 's/|//g' | xargs -n 1 > /tmp/current_os_host_keys
+check:rc==0
+cmd:diff /tmp/known_host_keys /tmp/current_os_host_keys
+check:output!~>
+cmd:rm -f /tmp/known_host_keys /tmp/current_os_host_keys
+check:rc==0
 end
-
-