diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3e44825198..023def4b50 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6247,6 +6247,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "nym-exit-policy",
  "nym-http-api-client",
  "nym-wireguard-types",
+ "rand_chacha 0.2.2",
  "schemars",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/nym-node/nym-node-requests/Cargo.toml b/nym-node/nym-node-requests/Cargo.toml
index e8fc8c089b..1708e12293 100644
--- a/nym-node/nym-node-requests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nym-node/nym-node-requests/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ nym-bin-common = { path = "../../common/bin-common", features = ["bin_info_schem
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
+rand_chacha = "0.2"
+nym-crypto = { path = "../../common/crypto", features = ["rand"] }
+
 
 [features]
 default = ["client"]
diff --git a/nym-node/nym-node-requests/src/api/mod.rs b/nym-node/nym-node-requests/src/api/mod.rs
index 180685e284..3c57d9d75a 100644
--- a/nym-node/nym-node-requests/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-node/nym-node-requests/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2023 - Nym Technologies SA <contact@nymtech.net>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-use crate::api::v1::node::models::HostInformation;
+use crate::api::v1::node::models::{HostInformation, LegacyHostInformation};
 use crate::error::Error;
 use nym_crypto::asymmetric::identity;
 use schemars::JsonSchema;
@@ -61,7 +61,16 @@ impl SignedHostInformation {
             return false;
         };
 
-        self.verify(&pub_key)
+        if self.verify(&pub_key) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // attempt to verify legacy signature
+        SignedData {
+            data: LegacyHostInformation::from(self.data.clone()),
+            signature: self.signature.clone(),
+        }
+        .verify(&pub_key)
     }
 }
 
@@ -84,3 +93,85 @@ impl Display for ErrorResponse {
         self.message.fmt(f)
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use nym_crypto::asymmetric::{ed25519, x25519};
+    use rand_chacha::rand_core::SeedableRng;
+    use std::net::IpAddr;
+
+    #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+    struct LegacyHostInformation {
+        pub ip_address: Vec<IpAddr>,
+        pub hostname: Option<String>,
+        pub keys: LegacyKeys,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+    struct LegacyKeys {
+        pub ed25519: String,
+        pub x25519: String,
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dummy_signed_host_verification() {
+        let mut rng = rand_chacha::ChaCha20Rng::from_seed([0u8; 32]);
+        let ed22519 = ed25519::KeyPair::new(&mut rng);
+        let x25519_sphinx = x25519::KeyPair::new(&mut rng);
+
+        let host_info = crate::api::v1::node::models::HostInformation {
+            ip_address: vec!["1.1.1.1".parse().unwrap()],
+            hostname: Some("foomp.com".to_string()),
+            keys: crate::api::v1::node::models::HostKeys {
+                ed25519_identity: ed22519.public_key().to_base58_string(),
+                x25519_sphinx: x25519_sphinx.public_key().to_base58_string(),
+                x25519_noise: "".to_string(),
+            },
+        };
+
+        let signed_info = SignedHostInformation::new(host_info, ed22519.private_key()).unwrap();
+        assert!(signed_info.verify(ed22519.public_key()));
+        assert!(signed_info.verify_host_information())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn dummy_legacy_signed_host_verification() {
+        let mut rng = rand_chacha::ChaCha20Rng::from_seed([0u8; 32]);
+        let ed22519 = ed25519::KeyPair::new(&mut rng);
+        let x25519_sphinx = x25519::KeyPair::new(&mut rng);
+
+        let legacy_info = crate::api::v1::node::models::LegacyHostInformation {
+            ip_address: vec!["1.1.1.1".parse().unwrap()],
+            hostname: Some("foomp.com".to_string()),
+            keys: crate::api::v1::node::models::LegacyHostKeys {
+                ed25519: ed22519.public_key().to_base58_string(),
+                x25519: x25519_sphinx.public_key().to_base58_string(),
+            },
+        };
+
+        let host_info = crate::api::v1::node::models::HostInformation {
+            ip_address: legacy_info.ip_address.clone(),
+            hostname: legacy_info.hostname.clone(),
+            keys: crate::api::v1::node::models::HostKeys {
+                ed25519_identity: legacy_info.keys.ed25519.clone(),
+                x25519_sphinx: legacy_info.keys.x25519.clone(),
+                x25519_noise: "".to_string(),
+            },
+        };
+
+        // signature on legacy data
+        let signature = SignedData::new(legacy_info, ed22519.private_key())
+            .unwrap()
+            .signature;
+
+        // signed blob with the 'current' structure
+        let current_struct = SignedData {
+            data: host_info,
+            signature,
+        };
+
+        assert!(!current_struct.verify(ed22519.public_key()));
+        assert!(current_struct.verify_host_information())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nym-node/nym-node-requests/src/api/v1/node/models.rs b/nym-node/nym-node-requests/src/api/v1/node/models.rs
index 66ca13d99d..1101d1fbb1 100644
--- a/nym-node/nym-node-requests/src/api/v1/node/models.rs
+++ b/nym-node/nym-node-requests/src/api/v1/node/models.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,23 @@ pub struct HostInformation {
     pub keys: HostKeys,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct LegacyHostInformation {
+    pub ip_address: Vec<IpAddr>,
+    pub hostname: Option<String>,
+    pub keys: LegacyHostKeys,
+}
+
+impl From<HostInformation> for LegacyHostInformation {
+    fn from(value: HostInformation) -> Self {
+        LegacyHostInformation {
+            ip_address: value.ip_address,
+            hostname: value.hostname,
+            keys: value.keys.into(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Default, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "openapi", derive(utoipa::ToSchema))]
 pub struct HostKeys {
@@ -49,6 +66,21 @@ pub struct HostKeys {
     pub x25519_noise: String,
 }
 
+impl From<HostKeys> for LegacyHostKeys {
+    fn from(value: HostKeys) -> Self {
+        LegacyHostKeys {
+            ed25519: value.ed25519_identity,
+            x25519: value.x25519_sphinx,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+pub struct LegacyHostKeys {
+    pub ed25519: String,
+    pub x25519: String,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Default, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "openapi", derive(utoipa::ToSchema))]
 pub struct HostSystem {