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GA4GH cryptographic tools
http://crypt4gh.readthedocs.io
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FileZilla does not recognize Crypt4GH private key #43

Closed SuhasSrinivasan closed 2 months ago

SuhasSrinivasan commented 2 months ago

Dear EGA Team,

When trying to follow the EGA Live Outbox guidelines, FileZilla does not recognize the Crypt4GH private key (.sec). The file could not be loaded or does not contain a private key.

This issue also occurs when using the ed25519 SSH key pair.

There does not appear to be any FileZilla documentation about which types of keys are supported.

Your input would be helpful.

silverdaz commented 2 months ago

Hi, FileZilla only uses SSH keys to login. There is no Crypt4GH going on in FileZilla.

On the other hand, this Crypt4GH implementation can use the SSH-ed25519 keys (along with its own key format), to handle the encryption/decryption.

As for the ssh-ed25519 key in FileZilla, maybe you can check if your version supports it. If I remember correctly, FileZilla converts all keys to its own .ppk format anyway.

Also note that this repo is about the python implementation for Crypt4GH, not about the EGA Live Outbox. Please contact the EGA helpdesk for further inqueries regarding the EGA Live Outbox. I'm therefore closing this issue.