Citra Aes Keys.txt [better] ✮

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only. Always dump your own games and keys from hardware you own. The author does not condone piracy or the downloading of copyrighted ROMs from the internet.

if it doesn't exist: %APPDATA%\Citra\sysdata\ Citra Aes Keys.txt

For many users, this file is the missing link between launching a game and actually playing it. But what exactly is this file? Where do you get it? And most importantly, how do you use it without falling into the traps of malware or copyright infringement? Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only

Power off your 3DS, insert the SD card into your computer, and navigate to the /gm9/ folder. Copy the aes_keys.txt file to your Citra user directory (or wherever you launch Citra from). And most importantly, how do you use it

This creates a "grey area" where the emulator is legal, but the BIOS files or keys required to run it are copyrighted. The burden of sourcing these files falls on the end-user.