diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 42f6b54515..7d5658fc4f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1382,6 +1382,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
  "rand_core 0.6.3",
  "serde",
+ "serde_bytes",
  "serde_derive",
  "sha2",
  "thiserror",
diff --git a/common/crypto/dkg/Cargo.toml b/common/crypto/dkg/Cargo.toml
index 610e41be19..31d431e469 100644
--- a/common/crypto/dkg/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/crypto/dkg/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ rand_chacha = "0.3"
 rand_core = "0.6.3"
 sha2 = "0.9"
 serde = "1.0"
+serde_bytes = { version = "0.11.6" }
 serde_derive = "1.0"
 thiserror = "1.0"
 zeroize = { version = "1.4", features = ["zeroize_derive"] }
diff --git a/common/crypto/dkg/src/bte/keys.rs b/common/crypto/dkg/src/bte/keys.rs
index 64ef47b010..cca086adb2 100644
--- a/common/crypto/dkg/src/bte/keys.rs
+++ b/common/crypto/dkg/src/bte/keys.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ use bls12_381::{G1Projective, G2Projective, Scalar};
 use ff::Field;
 use group::GroupEncoding;
 use rand_core::RngCore;
+use serde::de::Error as SerdeError;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
+use serde_bytes::{ByteBuf as SerdeByteBuf, Bytes as SerdeBytes};
 use zeroize::Zeroize;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Zeroize)]
@@ -410,6 +413,25 @@ impl PublicKeyWithProof {
     }
 }
 
+impl Serialize for PublicKeyWithProof {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        SerdeBytes::new(&self.to_bytes()).serialize(serializer)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'d> Deserialize<'d> for PublicKeyWithProof {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'d>,
+    {
+        let bytes = <SerdeByteBuf>::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        PublicKeyWithProof::try_from_bytes(bytes.as_ref()).map_err(SerdeError::custom)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Zeroize)]
 #[zeroize(drop)]
 #[cfg_attr(test, derive(PartialEq))]
@@ -642,6 +664,25 @@ impl DecryptionKey {
     }
 }
 
+impl Serialize for DecryptionKey {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        SerdeBytes::new(&self.to_bytes()).serialize(serializer)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'d> Deserialize<'d> for DecryptionKey {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'d>,
+    {
+        let bytes = <SerdeByteBuf>::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        DecryptionKey::try_from_bytes(bytes.as_ref()).map_err(SerdeError::custom)
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/common/crypto/dkg/src/dealing.rs b/common/crypto/dkg/src/dealing.rs
index 33333ee404..f00cbae59b 100644
--- a/common/crypto/dkg/src/dealing.rs
+++ b/common/crypto/dkg/src/dealing.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ use crate::interpolation::{
 use crate::{NodeIndex, Share, Threshold};
 use bls12_381::{G2Projective, Scalar};
 use rand_core::RngCore;
+use serde::de::Error as SerdeError;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
+use serde_bytes::{ByteBuf as SerdeByteBuf, Bytes as SerdeBytes};
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use zeroize::Zeroize;
 
@@ -245,6 +248,25 @@ impl Dealing {
     }
 }
 
+impl Serialize for Dealing {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        SerdeBytes::new(&self.to_bytes()).serialize(serializer)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'d> Deserialize<'d> for Dealing {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'d>,
+    {
+        let bytes = <SerdeByteBuf>::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        Dealing::try_from_bytes(bytes.as_ref()).map_err(SerdeError::custom)
+    }
+}
+
 // this assumes all dealings have been verified
 pub fn try_recover_verification_keys(
     dealings: &[Dealing],