+ fp = fopen(fname, "r");
+
+ if(!fp) {
+ logger(LOG_ERR, "Error reading ECDSA private key file `%s': %s", fname, strerror(errno));
+ free(fname);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+#if !defined(HAVE_MINGW) && !defined(HAVE_CYGWIN)
+ struct stat s;
+
+ if(fstat(fileno(fp), &s)) {
+ logger(LOG_ERR, "Could not stat ECDSA private key file `%s': %s'", fname, strerror(errno));
+ free(fname);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ if(s.st_mode & ~0100700)
+ logger(LOG_WARNING, "Warning: insecure file permissions for ECDSA private key file `%s'!", fname);
+#endif
+
+ result = ecdsa_read_pem_private_key(&myself->connection->ecdsa, fp);
+ fclose(fp);
+
+ if(!result)
+ logger(LOG_ERR, "Reading ECDSA private key file `%s' failed: %s", fname, strerror(errno));
+ free(fname);
+ return result;