diff --git a/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.cpp b/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.cpp
index 1f7b6a3a..1ce09aeb 100644
--- a/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.cpp
@@ -342,10 +342,11 @@ namespace client
 		return infos;
 	}
 
-	std::shared_ptr<ClientDestination> ClientContext::CreateNewLocalDestination (bool isPublic, i2p::data::SigningKeyType sigType,
-     const std::map<std::string, std::string> * params)
+	std::shared_ptr<ClientDestination> ClientContext::CreateNewLocalDestination (bool isPublic,
+ 		i2p::data::SigningKeyType sigType, i2p::data::CryptoKeyType cryptoType,
+		const std::map<std::string, std::string> * params)
 	{
-		i2p::data::PrivateKeys keys = i2p::data::PrivateKeys::CreateRandomKeys (sigType);
+		i2p::data::PrivateKeys keys = i2p::data::PrivateKeys::CreateRandomKeys (sigType, cryptoType);
 		auto localDestination = std::make_shared<ClientDestination> (keys, isPublic, params);
 		std::unique_lock<std::mutex> l(m_DestinationsMutex);
 		m_Destinations[localDestination->GetIdentHash ()] = localDestination;
diff --git a/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.h b/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.h
index afb3d4d5..4e7cacf1 100644
--- a/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.h
+++ b/libi2pd_client/ClientContext.h
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ namespace client
 			void ReloadConfig ();
 
 			std::shared_ptr<ClientDestination> GetSharedLocalDestination () const { return m_SharedLocalDestination; };
-			std::shared_ptr<ClientDestination> CreateNewLocalDestination (bool isPublic = false, i2p::data::SigningKeyType sigType = i2p::data::SIGNING_KEY_TYPE_DSA_SHA1,
-			    const std::map<std::string, std::string> * params = nullptr); // transient
+			std::shared_ptr<ClientDestination> CreateNewLocalDestination (bool isPublic = false, // transient
+ 				i2p::data::SigningKeyType sigType = i2p::data::SIGNING_KEY_TYPE_DSA_SHA1,
+				i2p::data::CryptoKeyType cryptoType = i2p::data::CRYPTO_KEY_TYPE_ELGAMAL,
+			    const std::map<std::string, std::string> * params = nullptr); // used by SAM only
 			std::shared_ptr<ClientDestination> CreateNewLocalDestination (const i2p::data::PrivateKeys& keys, bool isPublic = true,
     																																const std::map<std::string, std::string> * params = nullptr);
 			std::shared_ptr<ClientDestination> CreateNewMatchedTunnelDestination(const i2p::data::PrivateKeys &keys, const std::string & name, const std::map<std::string, std::string> * params = nullptr);
diff --git a/libi2pd_client/SAM.cpp b/libi2pd_client/SAM.cpp
index 25aec108..537b4c15 100644
--- a/libi2pd_client/SAM.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd_client/SAM.cpp
@@ -911,14 +911,18 @@ namespace client
 		{
 			// extract signature type
 			i2p::data::SigningKeyType signatureType = i2p::data::SIGNING_KEY_TYPE_DSA_SHA1;
+			i2p::data::CryptoKeyType cryptoType = i2p::data::CRYPTO_KEY_TYPE_ELGAMAL;	
 			if (params)
 			{
 				auto it = params->find (SAM_PARAM_SIGNATURE_TYPE);
 				if (it != params->end ())
 					// TODO: extract string values
 					signatureType = std::stoi(it->second);
+				it = params->find (SAM_PARAM_CRYPTO_TYPE);
+				if (it != params->end ())
+					cryptoType = std::stoi(it->second);
 			}
-			localDestination = i2p::client::context.CreateNewLocalDestination (true, signatureType, params);
+			localDestination = i2p::client::context.CreateNewLocalDestination (true, signatureType, cryptoType, params);
 		}
 		if (localDestination)
 		{
diff --git a/libi2pd_client/SAM.h b/libi2pd_client/SAM.h
index 499f0da7..f2c84e3c 100644
--- a/libi2pd_client/SAM.h
+++ b/libi2pd_client/SAM.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace client
 	const char SAM_PARAM_DESTINATION[] = "DESTINATION";
 	const char SAM_PARAM_NAME[] = "NAME";
 	const char SAM_PARAM_SIGNATURE_TYPE[] = "SIGNATURE_TYPE";
+	const char SAM_PARAM_CRYPTO_TYPE[] = "CRYPTO_TYPE";
 	const char SAM_PARAM_SIZE[] = "SIZE";
 	const char SAM_VALUE_TRANSIENT[] = "TRANSIENT";
 	const char SAM_VALUE_STREAM[] = "STREAM";