Connector Improvement: SFTP Connector support for binary encrypted PGP files
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As a data consumer, I can't always control what Data Vendors provide me. I ran into a limitation that took some time to understand but the finding was that the vendor was provided binary encrypted PGP files and not base64 text encrypted PGP files.
I am working with large financial institutions and asking them to change the format of their encrypted files is quite difficult.
I am not sure what the material difference is, but could you please add support for binary encrypted pgp files.
Case: 317573
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Official comment
Hi Tim, thanks for the request!
We use and recommend ASCII-armored (Base64) PGP because it’s the most reliable way to move encrypted data through networks and storage that may treat bytes as text; armor keeps the ciphertext byte-accurate end-to-end and adds clear integrity markers for easier validation and support. The encryption strength is identical to binary PGP. If your vendor can adjust, the simplest fix is to encrypt with armor at source. If changing their process isn’t feasible, would you consider a lightweight pre-processing step on your side to re-encode the existing binary ciphertext into standard ASCII armor?
We’ve logged your request for native binary-PGP acceptance and will evaluate it as a potential opt-in.
Best,
Parmeet
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