diff --git a/common/crypto/src/encryption/x25519.rs b/common/crypto/src/encryption/x25519.rs
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+use crate::encryption::{
+    MixnetEncryptionKeyPair, MixnetEncryptionPrivateKey, MixnetEncryptionPublicKey,
+};
+use curve25519_dalek::montgomery::MontgomeryPoint;
+use curve25519_dalek::scalar::Scalar;
+
+// TODO: ensure this is a proper name for this considering we are not implementing entire DH here
+
+pub const CURVE_GENERATOR: MontgomeryPoint = curve25519_dalek::constants::X25519_BASEPOINT;
+
+pub struct KeyPair {
+    pub(crate) private_key: PrivateKey,
+    pub(crate) public_key: PublicKey,
+}
+
+impl MixnetEncryptionKeyPair<PrivateKey, PublicKey> for KeyPair {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        let mut rng = rand_os::OsRng::new().unwrap();
+        let private_key_value = Scalar::random(&mut rng);
+        let public_key_value = CURVE_GENERATOR * private_key_value;
+
+        KeyPair {
+            private_key: PrivateKey(private_key_value),
+            public_key: PublicKey(public_key_value),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn private_key(&self) -> &PrivateKey {
+        &self.private_key
+    }
+
+    fn public_key(&self) -> &PublicKey {
+        &self.public_key
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct PrivateKey(pub Scalar);
+
+impl MixnetEncryptionPrivateKey for PrivateKey {
+    type PublicKeyMaterial = PublicKey;
+
+    fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.0.to_bytes().to_vec()
+    }
+
+    fn from_bytes(b: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        let mut bytes = [0; 32];
+        bytes.copy_from_slice(&b[..]);
+        let key = Scalar::from_canonical_bytes(bytes).unwrap();
+        Self(key)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct PublicKey(pub MontgomeryPoint);
+
+impl<'a> From<&'a PrivateKey> for PublicKey {
+    fn from(pk: &'a PrivateKey) -> Self {
+        PublicKey(CURVE_GENERATOR * pk.0)
+    }
+}
+
+impl MixnetEncryptionPublicKey for PublicKey {
+    type PrivateKeyMaterial = PrivateKey;
+
+    fn to_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        self.0.to_bytes().to_vec()
+    }
+
+    fn from_bytes(b: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        let mut bytes = [0; 32];
+        bytes.copy_from_slice(&b[..]);
+        let key = MontgomeryPoint(bytes);
+        Self(key)
+    }
+}