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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def sign(self, blob, identity):
 """Sign a given blob using the specified identity on the device."""

        conn = self.conn_factory()
        return conn.sign_ssh_challenge(blob=blob, identity=identity)