diff --git a/.github/integration/scripts/charts/dependencies.sh b/.github/integration/scripts/charts/dependencies.sh
index d0d752e35..d38df7c00 100644
--- a/.github/integration/scripts/charts/dependencies.sh
+++ b/.github/integration/scripts/charts/dependencies.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ C4GHPASSPHRASE="$(random-string)"
 export C4GHPASSPHRASE
 crypt4gh generate -n c4gh -p "$C4GHPASSPHRASE"
 kubectl create secret generic c4gh --from-file="c4gh.sec.pem" --from-file="c4gh.pub.pem" --from-literal=passphrase="${C4GHPASSPHRASE}"
-
 # secret for the OIDC keypair
 openssl ecparam -name prime256v1 -genkey -noout -out "jwt.key"
 openssl ec -in "jwt.key" -pubout -out "jwt.pub"
diff --git a/.github/integration/scripts/charts/values.yaml b/.github/integration/scripts/charts/values.yaml
index a33446f24..96639f753 100644
--- a/.github/integration/scripts/charts/values.yaml
+++ b/.github/integration/scripts/charts/values.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ global:
     secretName: c4gh
     keyFile: c4gh.sec.pem
     publicFile: c4gh.pub.pem
-    passphrase:  PLACEHOLDER_VALUE
+    passphrase: PLACEHOLDER_VALUE
   db:
     host: "postgres-sda-db"
     user: "postgres"
diff --git a/charts/sda-svc/README.md b/charts/sda-svc/README.md
index 75d4ef41f..77f8c45ac 100644
--- a/charts/sda-svc/README.md
+++ b/charts/sda-svc/README.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 `global.cega.password` | Password for the EGA user authentication service. |`""`
 `global.c4gh.keyFile` | Private C4GH key. |`c4gh.key`
 `global.c4gh.passphrase` | Passphrase for the private C4GH key. |`""`
-`global.c4gh.publicFile` | Public key corresponding to the private key, provided in /info endpoint and neeeded for tests. |`""`
+`global.c4gh.publicFile` | Public key corresponding to the private key, provided in /info endpoint. |`""`
 `global.db.host` | Hostname for the database. |`""`
 `global.db.name` | Database to connect to. |`lega`
 `global.db.passIngest` | Password used for `data in` services. |`""`
diff --git a/charts/sda-svc/templates/auth-deploy.yaml b/charts/sda-svc/templates/auth-deploy.yaml
index 32009041a..f6011c88e 100644
--- a/charts/sda-svc/templates/auth-deploy.yaml
+++ b/charts/sda-svc/templates/auth-deploy.yaml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ spec:
         - name: RESIGNJWT
           value: {{ .Values.global.auth.resignJwt | quote }}
         - name: PUBLICFILE
-          value: {{ .Values.global.c4gh.publicFile | quote }}
+          value: "{{ template "c4ghPath" . }}/{{ .Values.global.c4gh.publicFile }}"
         {{- if .Values.global.tls.enabled}}
         - name: SERVER_CERT
           value: {{ template "tlsPath" . }}/tls.crt
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ spec:
         - name: jwt
           mountPath: {{ template "jwtPath" . }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if not .Values.global.vaultSecrets }}
+        - name: c4gh
+          mountPath: {{ template "c4ghPath" . }}
+      {{- end }}
       volumes:
       {{- if and (.Values.global.auth.resignJwt) (not .Values.global.vaultSecrets) }}
         - name: jwt
@@ -198,6 +202,15 @@ spec:
                   - key: {{ required "The name of the JWT signing key is needed" .Values.global.auth.jwtKey }}
                     path: {{ .Values.global.auth.jwtKey }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if not .Values.global.vaultSecrets }}
+        - name: c4gh
+          secret:
+            defaultMode: 0440
+            secretName: {{ required "A secret for the C4GH public key is needed" .Values.global.c4gh.secretName }}
+            items:
+              - key: {{ required "The C4GH public key is needed" .Values.global.c4gh.publicFile }}
+                path: {{ .Values.global.c4gh.publicFile }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if and (not .Values.global.pkiService) .Values.global.tls.enabled }}
         - name: tls
           projected:
diff --git a/charts/sda-svc/values.yaml b/charts/sda-svc/values.yaml
index ed277c533..8b7f39df8 100644
--- a/charts/sda-svc/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/sda-svc/values.yaml
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ global:
     passphrase: ""
     backupPubKey: ""
 
-
   db:
     host: ""
     name: "sda"
diff --git a/sda-auth/config.go b/sda-auth/config.go
index d18ead7ea..c582e094b 100644
--- a/sda-auth/config.go
+++ b/sda-auth/config.go
@@ -174,12 +174,18 @@ func (c *Config) readConfig() error {
 		log.Printf("Setting log level to '%s'", stringLevel)
 	}
 
+	for _, s := range []string{"s3Inbox", "publicFile"} {
+		if viper.GetString(s) == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s not set", s)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// no need to check the variables for JWT generation if we won't use it
 	if (cega.ID == "" && cega.Secret == "") && !c.ResignJwt {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	for _, s := range []string{"jwtIssuer", "JwtPrivateKey", "JwtSignatureAlg", "s3Inbox", "publicFile"} {
+	for _, s := range []string{"jwtIssuer", "JwtPrivateKey", "JwtSignatureAlg"} {
 		if viper.GetString(s) == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s not set", s)
 		}
diff --git a/sda-auth/config_test.go b/sda-auth/config_test.go
index 4162578a9..ac5f36547 100644
--- a/sda-auth/config_test.go
+++ b/sda-auth/config_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ type ConfigTests struct {
 	ResignJwt         bool
 	InfoURL           string
 	InfoText          string
-	C4ghPubKeyFile    string
 	PublicFile        string
 }
 
diff --git a/sda-auth/dev-server/docker-compose.yml b/sda-auth/dev-server/docker-compose.yml
index 63280c6f5..de51dbd48 100644
--- a/sda-auth/dev-server/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/sda-auth/dev-server/docker-compose.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ services:
       - if [ ! -f "/out/c4gh.sec.pem" ]; then wget -qO- "https://github.com/neicnordic/crypt4gh/releases/latest/download/crypt4gh_linux_x86_64.tar.gz" | tar zxf -;
         ./crypt4gh generate -n c4gh -p privatekeypass && mv *.pem /out/; fi
     volumes:
-      - ../keys:/out
+      - /tmp:/out
   auth:
     container_name: auth
     build:
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ services:
       - JWTSIGNATUREALG=ES256
       - INFOTEXT=About Federated EGA
       - INFOURL=https://ega-archive.org/about/projects-and-funders/federated-ega/
-      - PUBLICFILE=keys/c4gh.pub.pem
+      - PUBLICFILE=/c4gh.pub.pem
     volumes:
       - ../keys:/keys
       - ../:/sda-auth
-      - ./keys/c4gh.pub.pem:/c4gh.pub.pem
+      - /tmp/c4gh.pub.pem:/c4gh.pub.pem
     image: sda-auth
     ports:
       - 8080:8080
diff --git a/sda-auth/go.sum b/sda-auth/go.sum
index c49afc053..608c1908c 100644
--- a/sda-auth/go.sum
+++ b/sda-auth/go.sum
@@ -1,44 +1,5 @@
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-github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
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@@ -64,12 +25,6 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1
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-github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.1.0/go.mod h1:iSmxcyjqTsJpI2R4NaDN7+kN2VEUnK/pcBlmesArF7c=
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@@ -253,8 +208,7 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBc
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+golang.org/x/term v0.15.0 h1:y/Oo/a/q3IXu26lQgl04j/gjuBDOBlx7X6Om1j2CPW4=
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diff --git a/sda-auth/info.go b/sda-auth/info.go
index 1a46bc134..375bad2fe 100644
--- a/sda-auth/info.go
+++ b/sda-auth/info.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ func readPublicKeyFile(filename string) (key *[32]byte, err error) {
 	defer file.Close()
 	publicKey, err := keys.ReadPublicKey(file)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error while reading public key file %s: %v", filename, err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return &publicKey, err
diff --git a/sda-auth/main.go b/sda-auth/main.go
index ad3282b98..a6cd508fd 100644
--- a/sda-auth/main.go
+++ b/sda-auth/main.go
@@ -422,15 +422,13 @@ func main() {
 
 	publicKey, err := readPublicKeyFile(authHandler.Config.PublicFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Info("Failure to get public key: ", err)
-	} else {
-		authHandler.pubKey = hex.EncodeToString(publicKey[:])
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to get public key: %s", err.Error())
 	}
+	authHandler.pubKey = hex.EncodeToString(publicKey[:])
 
 	// Endpoint for client login info
-	if publicKey != nil {
-		app.Get("/info", authHandler.getInfo)
-	}
+	app.Get("/info", authHandler.getInfo)
+
 	app.UseGlobal(globalHeaders)
 
 	if config.Server.Cert != "" && config.Server.Key != "" {