diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index 0bbee092..f47faefb 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ bool read_connection_config(connection_t *c) {
 	return x;
 }
 
-bool append_connection_config(const connection_t *c, const char *key, const char *value) {
+bool append_config_file(const char *name, const char *key, const char *value) {
 	char *fname;
-	xasprintf(&fname, "%s/hosts/%s", confbase, c->name);
+	xasprintf(&fname, "%s/hosts/%s", confbase, name);
 
 	FILE *fp = fopen(fname, "a");
 
diff --git a/src/conf.h b/src/conf.h
index 20fc95e6..bd3850bf 100644
--- a/src/conf.h
+++ b/src/conf.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ extern bool read_config_file(splay_tree_t *, const char *);
 extern void read_config_options(splay_tree_t *, const char *);
 extern bool read_server_config(void);
 extern bool read_connection_config(struct connection_t *);
-extern bool append_connection_config(const struct connection_t *, const char *, const char *);
+extern bool append_config_file(const char *, const char *, const char *);
 extern FILE *ask_and_open(const char *, const char *, const char *);
 extern bool is_safe_path(const char *);
 extern bool disable_old_keys(FILE *);
diff --git a/src/connection.c b/src/connection.c
index 713a40cb..bae86b90 100644
--- a/src/connection.c
+++ b/src/connection.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ void free_connection(connection_t *c) {
 	cipher_close(&c->outcipher);
 	digest_close(&c->outdigest);
 
+	ecdh_free(&c->ecdh);
 	ecdsa_free(&c->ecdsa);
 	rsa_free(&c->rsa);
 
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index a4ac430d..c511a5fc 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ extern void close_network_connections(void);
 extern int main_loop(void);
 extern void terminate_connection(struct connection_t *, bool);
 extern void flush_queue(struct node_t *);
+extern bool node_read_ecdsa_public_key(struct node_t *);
 extern bool read_ecdsa_public_key(struct connection_t *);
 extern bool read_rsa_public_key(struct connection_t *);
 extern void send_mtu_probe(struct node_t *);
diff --git a/src/net_setup.c b/src/net_setup.c
index f3de53a2..91f7609b 100644
--- a/src/net_setup.c
+++ b/src/net_setup.c
@@ -45,6 +45,53 @@
 char *myport;
 static struct event device_ev;
 
+bool node_read_ecdsa_public_key(node_t *n) {
+	if(ecdsa_active(&n->ecdsa))
+		return true;
+
+	splay_tree_t *config_tree;
+	FILE *fp;
+	char *fname;
+	char *p;
+	bool result = false;
+
+	xasprintf(&fname, "%s/hosts/%s", confbase, n->name);
+
+	init_configuration(&config_tree);
+	if(!read_config_file(config_tree, fname))
+		goto exit;
+
+	/* First, check for simple ECDSAPublicKey statement */
+
+	if(get_config_string(lookup_config(config_tree, "ECDSAPublicKey"), &p)) {
+		result = ecdsa_set_base64_public_key(&n->ecdsa, p);
+		free(p);
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	/* Else, check for ECDSAPublicKeyFile statement and read it */
+
+	free(fname);
+
+	if(!get_config_string(lookup_config(config_tree, "ECDSAPublicKeyFile"), &fname))
+		xasprintf(&fname, "%s/hosts/%s", confbase, n->name);
+
+	fp = fopen(fname, "r");
+
+	if(!fp) {
+		logger(LOG_ERR, "Error reading ECDSA public key file `%s': %s", fname, strerror(errno));
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	result = ecdsa_read_pem_public_key(&n->ecdsa, fp);
+	fclose(fp);
+
+exit:
+	exit_configuration(&config_tree);
+	free(fname);
+	return result;
+}
+
 bool read_ecdsa_public_key(connection_t *c) {
 	FILE *fp;
 	char *fname;
diff --git a/src/node.c b/src/node.c
index 7e6dd8e6..38123e20 100644
--- a/src/node.c
+++ b/src/node.c
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ void free_node(node_t *n) {
 	cipher_close(&n->outcipher);
 	digest_close(&n->outdigest);
 
+	ecdh_free(&n->ecdh);
+	ecdsa_free(&n->ecdsa);
+
 	if(timeout_initialized(&n->mtuevent))
 		event_del(&n->mtuevent);
 	
diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index 05d751cc..0ce75423 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ typedef struct node_t {
 	node_status_t status;
 	time_t last_req_key;
 
+	ecdsa_t ecdsa;				/* His public ECDSA key */
 	ecdh_t ecdh;				/* State for ECDH key exchange */
 
 	cipher_t incipher;                        /* Cipher for UDP packets */
diff --git a/src/openssl/ecdh.c b/src/openssl/ecdh.c
index 84324209..4dd399f8 100644
--- a/src/openssl/ecdh.c
+++ b/src/openssl/ecdh.c
@@ -75,3 +75,10 @@ bool ecdh_compute_shared(ecdh_t *ecdh, const void *pubkey, void *shared) {
 
 	return true;
 }
+
+void ecdh_free(ecdh_t *ecdh) {
+	if(*ecdh) {
+		EC_KEY_free(*ecdh);
+		*ecdh = NULL;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/openssl/ecdh.h b/src/openssl/ecdh.h
index bf322665..ef7de6e9 100644
--- a/src/openssl/ecdh.h
+++ b/src/openssl/ecdh.h
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ typedef EC_KEY *ecdh_t;
 
 extern bool ecdh_generate_public(ecdh_t *ecdh, void *pubkey);
 extern bool ecdh_compute_shared(ecdh_t *ecdh, const void *pubkey, void *shared);
+extern void ecdh_free(ecdh_t *ecdh);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/protocol_auth.c b/src/protocol_auth.c
index 7595c48e..4331e945 100644
--- a/src/protocol_auth.c
+++ b/src/protocol_auth.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static bool upgrade_h(connection_t *c, char *request) {
 	}
 
 	logger(LOG_INFO, "Got ECDSA public key from %s (%s), upgrading!", c->name, c->hostname);
-	append_connection_config(c, "ECDSAPublicKey", pubkey);
+	append_config_file(c->name, "ECDSAPublicKey", pubkey);
 	c->allow_request = TERMREQ;
 	return send_termreq(c);
 }
diff --git a/src/protocol_key.c b/src/protocol_key.c
index 313681bd..5246e7d2 100644
--- a/src/protocol_key.c
+++ b/src/protocol_key.c
@@ -145,18 +145,31 @@ bool req_key_h(connection_t *c, char *request) {
 }
 
 bool send_ans_key_ecdh(node_t *to) {
-	char key[ECDH_SIZE * 2 + 1];
+	int siglen = ecdsa_size(&myself->connection->ecdsa);
+	char key[(ECDH_SIZE + siglen) * 2 + 1];
 
-	ecdh_generate_public(&to->ecdh, key);
+	if(!ecdh_generate_public(&to->ecdh, key))
+		return false;
 
-	b64encode(key, key, ECDH_SIZE);
+	if(!ecdsa_sign(&myself->connection->ecdsa, key, ECDH_SIZE, key + ECDH_SIZE))
+		return false;
 
-	return send_request(to->nexthop->connection, "%d %s %s ECDH:%s %d %d %zu %d", ANS_KEY,
-						myself->name, to->name, key,
+	b64encode(key, key, ECDH_SIZE + siglen);
+
+	char *pubkey = ecdsa_get_base64_public_key(&myself->connection->ecdsa);
+
+	if(!pubkey)
+		return false;
+
+	int result = send_request(to->nexthop->connection, "%d %s %s ECDH:%s:%s %d %d %zu %d", ANS_KEY,
+						myself->name, to->name, key, pubkey,
 						cipher_get_nid(&myself->incipher),
 						digest_get_nid(&myself->indigest),
 						digest_length(&myself->indigest),
 						myself->incompression);
+
+	free(pubkey);
+	return result;
 }
 
 bool send_ans_key(node_t *to) {
@@ -279,28 +292,53 @@ bool ans_key_h(connection_t *c, char *request) {
 	/* ECDH or old-style key exchange? */
 	
 	if(experimental && !strncmp(key, "ECDH:", 5)) {
+		char *pubkey = strchr(key + 5, ':');
+		if(pubkey)
+			*pubkey++ = 0;
+			
+		/* Check if we already have an ECDSA public key for this node.
+		 * If not, use the one from the key exchange, and store it. */
+
+		if(!node_read_ecdsa_public_key(from)) {
+			if(!pubkey) {
+				logger(LOG_ERR, "No ECDSA public key known for %s (%s), cannot verify ECDH key exchange!", from->name, from->hostname);
+				return true;
+			}
+
+			if(!ecdsa_set_base64_public_key(&from->ecdsa, pubkey))
+				return true;
+
+			append_config_file(from->name, "ECDSAPublicKey", pubkey);
+		}
+
+		int siglen = ecdsa_size(&from->ecdsa);
 		int keylen = b64decode(key + 5, key + 5, sizeof key - 5);
 
-		if(keylen != ECDH_SIZE) {
-			logger(LOG_ERR, "Node %s (%s) uses wrong keylength!", from->name, from->hostname);
-			return false;
+		if(keylen != ECDH_SIZE + siglen) {
+			logger(LOG_ERR, "Node %s (%s) uses wrong keylength! %d != %d", from->name, from->hostname, keylen, ECDH_SIZE + siglen);
+			return true;
 		}
 
 		if(ECDH_SHARED_SIZE < cipher_keylength(&from->outcipher)) {
 			logger(LOG_ERR, "ECDH key too short for cipher of %s!", from->name);
-			return false;
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		if(!ecdsa_verify(&from->ecdsa, key + 5, ECDH_SIZE, key + 5 + ECDH_SIZE)) {
+			logger(LOG_ERR, "Possible intruder %s (%s): %s", from->name, from->hostname, "invalid ECDSA signature");
+			return true;
 		}
 
 		if(!from->ecdh) {
 			from->status.ecdh = true;
 			if(!send_ans_key(from))
-				return false;
+				return true;
 		}
 
 		char shared[ECDH_SHARED_SIZE * 2 + 1];
 
 		if(!ecdh_compute_shared(&from->ecdh, key + 5, shared))
-			return false;
+			return true;
 
 		/* Update our crypto end */
 
@@ -322,7 +360,7 @@ bool ans_key_h(connection_t *c, char *request) {
 		}
 
 		if(!prf(shared, ECDH_SHARED_SIZE, seed, strlen(seed), key, hiskeylen * 2 + mykeylen * 2))
-			return false;
+			return true;
 
 		free(seed);
 
@@ -349,7 +387,7 @@ bool ans_key_h(connection_t *c, char *request) {
 
 		if(keylen != cipher_keylength(&from->outcipher)) {
 			logger(LOG_ERR, "Node %s (%s) uses wrong keylength!", from->name, from->hostname);
-			return false;
+			return true;
 		}
 
 		/* Update our copy of the origin's packet key */