diff --git a/dependencies.lock b/dependencies.lock
index 35191b3..4d0aa9e 100644
--- a/dependencies.lock
+++ b/dependencies.lock
@@ -9,22 +9,22 @@ dependencies:
       path: .
       type: git
     version: d9792119ebaec0c54839e6605acd3f11dd937205
-  esp-idf-ssh-client:
-    component_hash: d6f7b468c951d78e17e7a9b6911768c807729776338aad447f5c5dcd23642ee4
-    dependencies: []
-    source:
-      git: https://gitlab.com/ch405labs/ch405labs_esp_libssh2.git
-      path: .
-      type: git
-    version: 8b136ec9ee4ff26f19fad36e23062a0a79a32619
   idf:
     source:
       type: idf
     version: 5.5.2
+  libssh2_esp:
+    component_hash: 75612f8fe15b7793de2d9d2eba920e66a7aab7424963012282a419cdb86399ad
+    dependencies: []
+    source:
+      git: https://github.com/skuodi/libssh2_esp.git
+      path: .
+      type: git
+    version: 378f0bd47900bffacbf29cac328c6e9b5391c886
 direct_dependencies:
 - esp-cryptoauthlib
-- esp-idf-ssh-client
 - idf
-manifest_hash: c0dd2805d23d2f57e818e665712d10a21c7d820835cc0b907c812de71ec4daa7
+- libssh2_esp
+manifest_hash: a6766e71931c845fac37dab1b735cded43d414aa83e5ce0443ba4285e1980180
 target: esp32c6
 version: 2.0.0
diff --git a/main/idf_component.yml b/main/idf_component.yml
index 9c06eb4..5fb942f 100644
--- a/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ dependencies:
     version: ">=4.1.0"
   esp-cryptoauthlib:
     git: https://github.com/espressif/esp-cryptoauthlib.git
-  esp-idf-ssh-client:
-    git: https://gitlab.com/ch405labs/ch405labs_esp_libssh2.git
+  libssh2_esp:
+    git: https://github.com/skuodi/libssh2_esp.git
diff --git a/main/zk_auth.h b/main/zk_auth.h
index 85bd2da..9821065 100644
--- a/main/zk_auth.h
+++ b/main/zk_auth.h
@@ -125,62 +125,26 @@ public:
     uint8_t digest[32];
     uint8_t raw_sig[64];
 
-    printf("\n--- SSH SIGNATURE DIAGNOSTICS ---\n");
+    // 1. Hash the fully assembled challenge buffer provided by libssh2
+    mbedtls_sha256(data, data_len, digest, 0);
 
-    // 1. Hash the challenge and strictly check for failure
-    int hash_err = mbedtls_sha256(data, data_len, digest, 0);
-    if (hash_err != 0) {
-      printf("CRITICAL: mbedtls_sha256 failed with code %d\n", hash_err);
-      return -1;
-    }
-
-    printf("SHA-256 Digest: ");
-    for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++)
-      printf("%02x", digest[i]);
-    printf("\n");
-
-    // 2. Request the signature from the secure element
-    if (atcab_sign(0, digest, raw_sig) != ATCA_SUCCESS) {
+    // 2. Request signature from the ATECC608B
+    if (atcab_sign(0x0, digest, raw_sig) != ATCA_SUCCESS) {
       printf("CRITICAL: ATECC608B Signing Failed!\n");
       return -1;
     }
 
-    printf("Raw Sig R: ");
-    for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++)
-      printf("%02x", raw_sig[i]);
-    printf("\nRaw Sig S: ");
-    for (int i = 32; i < 64; i++)
-      printf("%02x", raw_sig[i]);
-    printf("\n---------------------------------\n");
-
-    // 3. Allocate and format (Identical to previous step)
-    unsigned char *buf = (unsigned char *)malloc(150);
+    // 3. Allocate memory JUST for the two mathematical integers (max ~74 bytes)
+    unsigned char *buf = (unsigned char *)malloc(80);
     if (!buf)
       return -1;
 
+    // 4. Format strictly as [mpint R] [mpint S]. NO outer strings!
     uint32_t offset = 0;
-    const char *type = "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256";
-    uint32_t type_len = 19;
-
-    buf[offset++] = (type_len >> 24) & 0xFF;
-    buf[offset++] = (type_len >> 16) & 0xFF;
-    buf[offset++] = (type_len >> 8) & 0xFF;
-    buf[offset++] = type_len & 0xFF;
-    memcpy(&buf[offset], type, type_len);
-    offset += type_len;
-
-    uint32_t inner_len_idx = offset;
-    offset += 4;
-
-    offset += write_mpint(&buf[offset], &raw_sig[0], 32);  // R
-    offset += write_mpint(&buf[offset], &raw_sig[32], 32); // S
-
-    uint32_t inner_len = offset - inner_len_idx - 4;
-    buf[inner_len_idx] = (inner_len >> 24) & 0xFF;
-    buf[inner_len_idx + 1] = (inner_len >> 16) & 0xFF;
-    buf[inner_len_idx + 2] = (inner_len >> 8) & 0xFF;
-    buf[inner_len_idx + 3] = inner_len & 0xFF;
+    offset += write_mpint(&buf[offset], &raw_sig[0], 32);  // Format R
+    offset += write_mpint(&buf[offset], &raw_sig[32], 32); // Format S
 
+    // Hand ownership to libssh2
     *sig = buf;
     *sig_len = offset;
 
diff --git a/partitions.csv b/partitions.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e90ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/partitions.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Name,   Type, SubType, Offset,  Size, Flags
+nvs,      data, nvs,     0x9000,  0x6000,
+phy_init, data, phy,     0xf000,  0x1000,
+factory,  app,  factory, 0x10000, 2M,
\ No newline at end of file