diff --git a/src/alert.cpp b/src/alert.cpp
index 4b029840..44f4d5ee 100644
--- a/src/alert.cpp
+++ b/src/alert.cpp
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ bool CAlert::RelayTo(CNode* pnode) const
 
 bool CAlert::CheckSignature() const
 {
-    CKey key;
-    if (!key.SetPubKey(ParseHex(fTestNet ? pszTestKey : pszMainKey)))
-        return error("CAlert::CheckSignature() : SetPubKey failed");
+    CPubKey key(ParseHex(fTestNet ? pszTestKey : pszMainKey));
     if (!key.Verify(Hash(vchMsg.begin(), vchMsg.end()), vchSig))
         return error("CAlert::CheckSignature() : verify signature failed");
 
diff --git a/src/allocators.h b/src/allocators.h
index eb2aed67..b4490ce2 100644
--- a/src/allocators.h
+++ b/src/allocators.h
@@ -176,6 +176,15 @@ private:
     {}
 };
 
+template<typename T> void LockObject(const T &t) {
+    LockedPageManager::instance.LockRange((void*)(&t), sizeof(T));
+}
+
+template<typename T> void UnlockObject(const T &t) {
+    OPENSSL_cleanse((void*)(&t), sizeof(T));
+    LockedPageManager::instance.UnlockRange((void*)(&t), sizeof(T));
+}
+
 //
 // Allocator that locks its contents from being paged
 // out of memory and clears its contents before deletion.
diff --git a/src/base58.h b/src/base58.h
index be8a541f..efe3a95e 100644
--- a/src/base58.h
+++ b/src/base58.h
@@ -398,21 +398,19 @@ bool inline CBitcoinAddressVisitor::operator()(const CNoDestination &id) const {
 class CBitcoinSecret : public CBase58Data
 {
 public:
-    void SetSecret(const CSecret& vchSecret, bool fCompressed)
+    void SetKey(const CKey& vchSecret)
     {
-        assert(vchSecret.size() == 32);
-        SetData(fTestNet ? 239 : 128, &vchSecret[0], vchSecret.size());
-        if (fCompressed)
+        assert(vchSecret.IsValid());
+        SetData(fTestNet ? 239 : 128, vchSecret.begin(), vchSecret.size());
+        if (vchSecret.IsCompressed())
             vchData.push_back(1);
     }
 
-    CSecret GetSecret(bool &fCompressedOut)
+    CKey GetKey()
     {
-        CSecret vchSecret;
-        vchSecret.resize(32);
-        memcpy(&vchSecret[0], &vchData[0], 32);
-        fCompressedOut = vchData.size() == 33;
-        return vchSecret;
+        CKey ret;
+        ret.Set(&vchData[0], &vchData[32], vchData.size() > 32 && vchData[32] == 1);
+        return ret;
     }
 
     bool IsValid() const
@@ -443,9 +441,9 @@ public:
         return SetString(strSecret.c_str());
     }
 
-    CBitcoinSecret(const CSecret& vchSecret, bool fCompressed)
+    CBitcoinSecret(const CKey& vchSecret)
     {
-        SetSecret(vchSecret, fCompressed);
+        SetKey(vchSecret);
     }
 
     CBitcoinSecret()
diff --git a/src/crypter.cpp b/src/crypter.cpp
index a2b62a87..32baabd6 100644
--- a/src/crypter.cpp
+++ b/src/crypter.cpp
@@ -100,17 +100,17 @@ bool CCrypter::Decrypt(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchCiphertext, CKeyingM
 }
 
 
-bool EncryptSecret(CKeyingMaterial& vMasterKey, const CSecret &vchPlaintext, const uint256& nIV, std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCiphertext)
+bool EncryptSecret(const CKeyingMaterial& vMasterKey, const CKeyingMaterial &vchPlaintext, const uint256& nIV, std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCiphertext)
 {
     CCrypter cKeyCrypter;
     std::vector<unsigned char> chIV(WALLET_CRYPTO_KEY_SIZE);
     memcpy(&chIV[0], &nIV, WALLET_CRYPTO_KEY_SIZE);
     if(!cKeyCrypter.SetKey(vMasterKey, chIV))
         return false;
-    return cKeyCrypter.Encrypt((CKeyingMaterial)vchPlaintext, vchCiphertext);
+    return cKeyCrypter.Encrypt(*((const CKeyingMaterial*)&vchPlaintext), vchCiphertext);
 }
 
-bool DecryptSecret(const CKeyingMaterial& vMasterKey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchCiphertext, const uint256& nIV, CSecret& vchPlaintext)
+bool DecryptSecret(const CKeyingMaterial& vMasterKey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchCiphertext, const uint256& nIV, CKeyingMaterial& vchPlaintext)
 {
     CCrypter cKeyCrypter;
     std::vector<unsigned char> chIV(WALLET_CRYPTO_KEY_SIZE);
diff --git a/src/crypter.h b/src/crypter.h
index 6f75170b..4134c1b4 100644
--- a/src/crypter.h
+++ b/src/crypter.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-bool EncryptSecret(CKeyingMaterial& vMasterKey, const CSecret &vchPlaintext, const uint256& nIV, std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCiphertext);
-bool DecryptSecret(const CKeyingMaterial& vMasterKey, const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCiphertext, const uint256& nIV, CSecret &vchPlaintext);
+bool EncryptSecret(const CKeyingMaterial& vMasterKey, const CKeyingMaterial &vchPlaintext, const uint256& nIV, std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCiphertext);
+bool DecryptSecret(const CKeyingMaterial& vMasterKey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchCiphertext, const uint256& nIV, CKeyingMaterial& vchPlaintext);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/key.cpp b/src/key.cpp
index a99363c1..f7370819 100644
--- a/src/key.cpp
+++ b/src/key.cpp
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include <map>
-
 #include <openssl/ecdsa.h>
+#include <openssl/rand.h>
 #include <openssl/obj_mac.h>
 
 #include "key.h"
 
+
+// anonymous namespace with local implementation code (OpenSSL interaction)
+namespace {
+
 // Generate a private key from just the secret parameter
 int EC_KEY_regenerate_key(EC_KEY *eckey, BIGNUM *priv_key)
 {
@@ -120,293 +123,273 @@ err:
     return ret;
 }
 
-void CKey::SetCompressedPubKey(bool fCompressed)
-{
-    EC_KEY_set_conv_form(pkey, fCompressed ? POINT_CONVERSION_COMPRESSED : POINT_CONVERSION_UNCOMPRESSED);
-    fCompressedPubKey = true;
-}
+// RAII Wrapper around OpenSSL's EC_KEY
+class CECKey {
+private:
+    EC_KEY *pkey;
 
-void CKey::Reset()
-{
-    fCompressedPubKey = false;
-    if (pkey != NULL)
+public:
+    CECKey() {
+        pkey = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(NID_secp256k1);
+        assert(pkey != NULL);
+    }
+
+    ~CECKey() {
         EC_KEY_free(pkey);
-    pkey = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(NID_secp256k1);
-    if (pkey == NULL)
-        throw key_error("CKey::CKey() : EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name failed");
-    fSet = false;
-}
+    }
 
-CKey::CKey()
-{
-    pkey = NULL;
-    Reset();
-}
+    void GetSecretBytes(unsigned char vch[32]) const {
+        const BIGNUM *bn = EC_KEY_get0_private_key(pkey);
+        assert(bn);
+        int nBytes = BN_num_bytes(bn);
+        int n=BN_bn2bin(bn,&vch[32 - nBytes]);
+        assert(n == nBytes);
+        memset(vch, 0, 32 - nBytes);
+    }
 
-CKey::CKey(const CKey& b)
-{
-    pkey = EC_KEY_dup(b.pkey);
-    if (pkey == NULL)
-        throw key_error("CKey::CKey(const CKey&) : EC_KEY_dup failed");
-    fSet = b.fSet;
-}
+    void SetSecretBytes(const unsigned char vch[32]) {
+        BIGNUM bn;
+        BN_init(&bn);
+        assert(BN_bin2bn(vch, 32, &bn));
+        assert(EC_KEY_regenerate_key(pkey, &bn));
+        BN_clear_free(&bn);
+    }
 
-CKey& CKey::operator=(const CKey& b)
-{
-    if (!EC_KEY_copy(pkey, b.pkey))
-        throw key_error("CKey::operator=(const CKey&) : EC_KEY_copy failed");
-    fSet = b.fSet;
-    return (*this);
-}
+    void GetPrivKey(CPrivKey &privkey) {
+        int nSize = i2d_ECPrivateKey(pkey, NULL);
+        assert(nSize);
+        privkey.resize(nSize);
+        unsigned char* pbegin = &privkey[0];
+        int nSize2 = i2d_ECPrivateKey(pkey, &pbegin);
+        assert(nSize == nSize2);
+    }
 
-CKey::~CKey()
-{
-    EC_KEY_free(pkey);
-}
+    bool SetPrivKey(const CPrivKey &privkey) {
+        const unsigned char* pbegin = &privkey[0];
+        if (d2i_ECPrivateKey(&pkey, &pbegin, privkey.size())) {
+            // d2i_ECPrivateKey returns true if parsing succeeds.
+            // This doesn't necessarily mean the key is valid.
+            if (EC_KEY_check_key(pkey))
+                return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 
-bool CKey::IsNull() const
-{
-    return !fSet;
-}
+    void GetPubKey(CPubKey &pubkey, bool fCompressed) {
+        EC_KEY_set_conv_form(pkey, fCompressed ? POINT_CONVERSION_COMPRESSED : POINT_CONVERSION_UNCOMPRESSED);
+        int nSize = i2o_ECPublicKey(pkey, NULL);
+        assert(nSize);
+        assert(nSize <= 65);
+        unsigned char c[65];
+        unsigned char *pbegin = c;
+        int nSize2 = i2o_ECPublicKey(pkey, &pbegin);
+        assert(nSize == nSize2);
+        pubkey.Set(&c[0], &c[nSize]);
+    }
 
-bool CKey::IsCompressed() const
-{
-    return fCompressedPubKey;
-}
+    bool SetPubKey(const CPubKey &pubkey) {
+        const unsigned char* pbegin = pubkey.begin();
+        return o2i_ECPublicKey(&pkey, &pbegin, pubkey.size());
+    }
 
-void CKey::MakeNewKey(bool fCompressed)
-{
-    if (!EC_KEY_generate_key(pkey))
-        throw key_error("CKey::MakeNewKey() : EC_KEY_generate_key failed");
-    if (fCompressed)
-        SetCompressedPubKey();
-    fSet = true;
-}
+    bool Sign(const uint256 &hash, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig) {
+        unsigned int nSize = ECDSA_size(pkey);
+        vchSig.resize(nSize); // Make sure it is big enough
+        assert(ECDSA_sign(0, (unsigned char*)&hash, sizeof(hash), &vchSig[0], &nSize, pkey));
+        vchSig.resize(nSize); // Shrink to fit actual size
+        return true;
+    }
 
-bool CKey::SetPrivKey(const CPrivKey& vchPrivKey)
-{
-    const unsigned char* pbegin = &vchPrivKey[0];
-    if (d2i_ECPrivateKey(&pkey, &pbegin, vchPrivKey.size()))
-    {
-        // In testing, d2i_ECPrivateKey can return true
-        // but fill in pkey with a key that fails
-        // EC_KEY_check_key, so:
-        if (EC_KEY_check_key(pkey))
-        {
-            fSet = true;
-            return true;
+    bool Verify(const uint256 &hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig) {
+        // -1 = error, 0 = bad sig, 1 = good
+        if (ECDSA_verify(0, (unsigned char*)&hash, sizeof(hash), &vchSig[0], vchSig.size(), pkey) != 1)
+            return false;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool SignCompact(const uint256 &hash, unsigned char *p64, int &rec) {
+        bool fOk = false;
+        ECDSA_SIG *sig = ECDSA_do_sign((unsigned char*)&hash, sizeof(hash), pkey);
+        if (sig==NULL)
+            return false;
+        memset(p64, 0, 64);
+        int nBitsR = BN_num_bits(sig->r);
+        int nBitsS = BN_num_bits(sig->s);
+        if (nBitsR <= 256 && nBitsS <= 256) {
+            CPubKey pubkey;
+            GetPubKey(pubkey, true);
+            for (int i=0; i<4; i++) {
+                CECKey keyRec;
+                if (ECDSA_SIG_recover_key_GFp(keyRec.pkey, sig, (unsigned char*)&hash, sizeof(hash), i, 1) == 1) {
+                    CPubKey pubkeyRec;
+                    keyRec.GetPubKey(pubkeyRec, true);
+                    if (pubkeyRec == pubkey) {
+                        rec = i;
+                        fOk = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            assert(fOk);
+            BN_bn2bin(sig->r,&p64[32-(nBitsR+7)/8]);
+            BN_bn2bin(sig->s,&p64[64-(nBitsS+7)/8]);
         }
+        ECDSA_SIG_free(sig);
+        return fOk;
     }
-    // If vchPrivKey data is bad d2i_ECPrivateKey() can
-    // leave pkey in a state where calling EC_KEY_free()
-    // crashes. To avoid that, set pkey to NULL and
-    // leak the memory (a leak is better than a crash)
-    pkey = NULL;
-    Reset();
-    return false;
-}
 
-bool CKey::SetSecret(const CSecret& vchSecret, bool fCompressed)
-{
-    EC_KEY_free(pkey);
-    pkey = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(NID_secp256k1);
-    if (pkey == NULL)
-        throw key_error("CKey::SetSecret() : EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name failed");
-    if (vchSecret.size() != 32)
-        throw key_error("CKey::SetSecret() : secret must be 32 bytes");
-    BIGNUM *bn = BN_bin2bn(&vchSecret[0],32,BN_new());
-    if (bn == NULL)
-        throw key_error("CKey::SetSecret() : BN_bin2bn failed");
-    if (!EC_KEY_regenerate_key(pkey,bn))
+    // reconstruct public key from a compact signature
+    // This is only slightly more CPU intensive than just verifying it.
+    // If this function succeeds, the recovered public key is guaranteed to be valid
+    // (the signature is a valid signature of the given data for that key)
+    bool Recover(const uint256 &hash, const unsigned char *p64, int rec)
     {
-        BN_clear_free(bn);
-        throw key_error("CKey::SetSecret() : EC_KEY_regenerate_key failed");
+        if (rec<0 || rec>=3)
+            return false;
+        ECDSA_SIG *sig = ECDSA_SIG_new();
+        BN_bin2bn(&p64[0],  32, sig->r);
+        BN_bin2bn(&p64[32], 32, sig->s);
+        bool ret = ECDSA_SIG_recover_key_GFp(pkey, sig, (unsigned char*)&hash, sizeof(hash), rec, 0) == 1;
+        ECDSA_SIG_free(sig);
+        return ret;
+    }
+};
+
+}; // end of anonymous namespace
+
+bool CKey::Check(const unsigned char *vch) {
+    // Do not convert to OpenSSL's data structures for range-checking keys,
+    // it's easy enough to do directly.
+    static const unsigned char vchMax[32] = {
+        0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,
+        0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0xFE,
+        0xBA,0xAE,0xDC,0xE6,0xAF,0x48,0xA0,0x3B,
+        0xBF,0xD2,0x5E,0x8C,0xD0,0x36,0x41,0x40
+    };
+    bool fIsZero = true;
+    for (int i=0; i<32 && fIsZero; i++)
+        if (vch[i] != 0)
+            fIsZero = false;
+    if (fIsZero)
+        return false;
+    for (int i=0; i<32; i++) {
+        if (vch[i] < vchMax[i])
+            return true;
+        if (vch[i] > vchMax[i])
+            return false;
     }
-    BN_clear_free(bn);
-    fSet = true;
-    if (fCompressed || fCompressedPubKey)
-        SetCompressedPubKey();
     return true;
 }
 
-CSecret CKey::GetSecret(bool &fCompressed) const
-{
-    CSecret vchRet;
-    vchRet.resize(32);
-    const BIGNUM *bn = EC_KEY_get0_private_key(pkey);
-    int nBytes = BN_num_bytes(bn);
-    if (bn == NULL)
-        throw key_error("CKey::GetSecret() : EC_KEY_get0_private_key failed");
-    int n=BN_bn2bin(bn,&vchRet[32 - nBytes]);
-    if (n != nBytes)
-        throw key_error("CKey::GetSecret(): BN_bn2bin failed");
-    fCompressed = fCompressedPubKey;
-    return vchRet;
+void CKey::MakeNewKey(bool fCompressedIn) {
+    do {
+        RAND_bytes(vch, sizeof(vch));
+    } while (!Check(vch));
+    fValid = true;
+    fCompressed = fCompressedIn;
 }
 
-CPrivKey CKey::GetPrivKey() const
-{
-    int nSize = i2d_ECPrivateKey(pkey, NULL);
-    if (!nSize)
-        throw key_error("CKey::GetPrivKey() : i2d_ECPrivateKey failed");
-    CPrivKey vchPrivKey(nSize, 0);
-    unsigned char* pbegin = &vchPrivKey[0];
-    if (i2d_ECPrivateKey(pkey, &pbegin) != nSize)
-        throw key_error("CKey::GetPrivKey() : i2d_ECPrivateKey returned unexpected size");
-    return vchPrivKey;
+bool CKey::SetPrivKey(const CPrivKey &privkey, bool fCompressedIn) {
+    CECKey key;
+    if (!key.SetPrivKey(privkey))
+        return false;
+    key.GetSecretBytes(vch);
+    fCompressed = fCompressedIn;
+    fValid = true;
+    return true;
 }
 
-bool CKey::SetPubKey(const CPubKey& vchPubKey)
-{
-    const unsigned char* pbegin = vchPubKey.begin();
-    if (o2i_ECPublicKey(&pkey, &pbegin, vchPubKey.size()))
-    {
-        fSet = true;
-        if (vchPubKey.size() == 33)
-            SetCompressedPubKey();
-        return true;
-    }
-    pkey = NULL;
-    Reset();
-    return false;
+CPrivKey CKey::GetPrivKey() const {
+    assert(fValid);
+    CECKey key;
+    key.SetSecretBytes(vch);
+    CPrivKey privkey;
+    key.GetPrivKey(privkey);
+    return privkey;
 }
 
-CPubKey CKey::GetPubKey() const
-{
-    int nSize = i2o_ECPublicKey(pkey, NULL);
-    if (!nSize)
-        throw key_error("CKey::GetPubKey() : i2o_ECPublicKey failed");
-    assert(nSize <= 65);
-    CPubKey ret;
-    unsigned char *pbegin = ret.begin();
-    if (i2o_ECPublicKey(pkey, &pbegin) != nSize)
-        throw key_error("CKey::GetPubKey() : i2o_ECPublicKey returned unexpected size");
-    assert((int)ret.size() == nSize);
-    return ret;
+CPubKey CKey::GetPubKey() const {
+    assert(fValid);
+    CECKey key;
+    key.SetSecretBytes(vch);
+    CPubKey pubkey;
+    key.GetPubKey(pubkey, fCompressed);
+    return pubkey;
 }
 
-bool CKey::Sign(uint256 hash, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig)
-{
-    unsigned int nSize = ECDSA_size(pkey);
-    vchSig.resize(nSize); // Make sure it is big enough
-    if (!ECDSA_sign(0, (unsigned char*)&hash, sizeof(hash), &vchSig[0], &nSize, pkey))
-    {
-        vchSig.clear();
+bool CKey::Sign(const uint256 &hash, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig) const {
+    if (!fValid)
         return false;
-    }
-    vchSig.resize(nSize); // Shrink to fit actual size
-    return true;
+    CECKey key;
+    key.SetSecretBytes(vch);
+    return key.Sign(hash, vchSig);
 }
 
-// create a compact signature (65 bytes), which allows reconstructing the used public key
-// The format is one header byte, followed by two times 32 bytes for the serialized r and s values.
-// The header byte: 0x1B = first key with even y, 0x1C = first key with odd y,
-//                  0x1D = second key with even y, 0x1E = second key with odd y
-bool CKey::SignCompact(uint256 hash, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig)
-{
-    bool fOk = false;
-    ECDSA_SIG *sig = ECDSA_do_sign((unsigned char*)&hash, sizeof(hash), pkey);
-    if (sig==NULL)
+bool CKey::SignCompact(const uint256 &hash, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig) const {
+    if (!fValid)
         return false;
-    vchSig.clear();
-    vchSig.resize(65,0);
-    int nBitsR = BN_num_bits(sig->r);
-    int nBitsS = BN_num_bits(sig->s);
-    if (nBitsR <= 256 && nBitsS <= 256)
-    {
-        int nRecId = -1;
-        for (int i=0; i<4; i++)
-        {
-            CKey keyRec;
-            keyRec.fSet = true;
-            if (fCompressedPubKey)
-                keyRec.SetCompressedPubKey();
-            if (ECDSA_SIG_recover_key_GFp(keyRec.pkey, sig, (unsigned char*)&hash, sizeof(hash), i, 1) == 1)
-                if (keyRec.GetPubKey() == this->GetPubKey())
-                {
-                    nRecId = i;
-                    break;
-                }
-        }
-
-        if (nRecId == -1)
-        {
-            ECDSA_SIG_free(sig);
-            throw key_error("CKey::SignCompact() : unable to construct recoverable key");
-        }
+    CECKey key;
+    key.SetSecretBytes(vch);
+    vchSig.resize(65);
+    int rec = -1;
+    if (!key.SignCompact(hash, &vchSig[1], rec))
+        return false;
+    assert(rec != -1);
+    vchSig[0] = 27 + rec + (fCompressed ? 4 : 0);
+    return true;
+}
 
-        vchSig[0] = nRecId+27+(fCompressedPubKey ? 4 : 0);
-        BN_bn2bin(sig->r,&vchSig[33-(nBitsR+7)/8]);
-        BN_bn2bin(sig->s,&vchSig[65-(nBitsS+7)/8]);
-        fOk = true;
-    }
-    ECDSA_SIG_free(sig);
-    return fOk;
+bool CPubKey::Verify(const uint256 &hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig) const {
+    if (!IsValid())
+        return false;
+    CECKey key;
+    if (!key.SetPubKey(*this))
+        return false;
+    if (!key.Verify(hash, vchSig))
+        return false;
+    return true;
 }
 
-// reconstruct public key from a compact signature
-// This is only slightly more CPU intensive than just verifying it.
-// If this function succeeds, the recovered public key is guaranteed to be valid
-// (the signature is a valid signature of the given data for that key)
-bool CKey::SetCompactSignature(uint256 hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig)
-{
+bool CPubKey::RecoverCompact(const uint256 &hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig) {
     if (vchSig.size() != 65)
         return false;
-    int nV = vchSig[0];
-    if (nV<27 || nV>=35)
+    CECKey key;
+    if (!key.Recover(hash, &vchSig[1], (vchSig[0] - 27) & ~4))
         return false;
-    ECDSA_SIG *sig = ECDSA_SIG_new();
-    BN_bin2bn(&vchSig[1],32,sig->r);
-    BN_bin2bn(&vchSig[33],32,sig->s);
-
-    EC_KEY_free(pkey);
-    pkey = EC_KEY_new_by_curve_name(NID_secp256k1);
-    if (nV >= 31)
-    {
-        SetCompressedPubKey();
-        nV -= 4;
-    }
-    if (ECDSA_SIG_recover_key_GFp(pkey, sig, (unsigned char*)&hash, sizeof(hash), nV - 27, 0) == 1)
-    {
-        fSet = true;
-        ECDSA_SIG_free(sig);
-        return true;
-    }
-    ECDSA_SIG_free(sig);
-    return false;
+    key.GetPubKey(*this, (vchSig[0] - 27) & 4);
+    return true;
 }
 
-bool CKey::Verify(uint256 hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig)
-{
-    // -1 = error, 0 = bad sig, 1 = good
-    if (ECDSA_verify(0, (unsigned char*)&hash, sizeof(hash), &vchSig[0], vchSig.size(), pkey) != 1)
+bool CPubKey::VerifyCompact(const uint256 &hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig) const {
+    if (!IsValid())
+        return false;
+    if (vchSig.size() != 65)
+        return false;
+    CECKey key;
+    if (!key.Recover(hash, &vchSig[1], (vchSig[0] - 27) & ~4))
+        return false;
+    CPubKey pubkeyRec;
+    key.GetPubKey(pubkeyRec, IsCompressed());
+    if (*this != pubkeyRec)
         return false;
-
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CKey::VerifyCompact(uint256 hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig)
-{
-    CKey key;
-    if (!key.SetCompactSignature(hash, vchSig))
+bool CPubKey::IsFullyValid() const {
+    if (!IsValid())
         return false;
-    if (GetPubKey() != key.GetPubKey())
+    CECKey key;
+    if (!key.SetPubKey(*this))
         return false;
-
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CKey::IsValid()
-{
-    if (!fSet)
+bool CPubKey::Decompress() {
+    if (!IsValid())
         return false;
-
-    if (!EC_KEY_check_key(pkey))
+    CECKey key;
+    if (!key.SetPubKey(*this))
         return false;
-
-    bool fCompr;
-    CSecret secret = GetSecret(fCompr);
-    CKey key2;
-    key2.SetSecret(secret, fCompr);
-    return GetPubKey() == key2.GetPubKey();
+    key.GetPubKey(*this, false);
+    return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/key.h b/src/key.h
index 1b122112..b9ecd485 100644
--- a/src/key.h
+++ b/src/key.h
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
-// Copyright (c) 2009-2012 The Bitcoin developers
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2013 The Bitcoin developers
 // Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 #ifndef BITCOIN_KEY_H
 #define BITCOIN_KEY_H
 
-#include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "allocators.h"
@@ -13,23 +12,6 @@
 #include "uint256.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 
-#include <openssl/ec.h> // for EC_KEY definition
-
-// secp160k1
-// const unsigned int PRIVATE_KEY_SIZE = 192;
-// const unsigned int PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE  = 41;
-// const unsigned int SIGNATURE_SIZE   = 48;
-//
-// secp192k1
-// const unsigned int PRIVATE_KEY_SIZE = 222;
-// const unsigned int PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE  = 49;
-// const unsigned int SIGNATURE_SIZE   = 57;
-//
-// secp224k1
-// const unsigned int PRIVATE_KEY_SIZE = 250;
-// const unsigned int PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE  = 57;
-// const unsigned int SIGNATURE_SIZE   = 66;
-//
 // secp256k1:
 // const unsigned int PRIVATE_KEY_SIZE = 279;
 // const unsigned int PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE  = 65;
@@ -38,12 +20,6 @@
 // see www.keylength.com
 // script supports up to 75 for single byte push
 
-class key_error : public std::runtime_error
-{
-public:
-    explicit key_error(const std::string& str) : std::runtime_error(str) {}
-};
-
 /** A reference to a CKey: the Hash160 of its serialized public key */
 class CKeyID : public uint160
 {
@@ -63,8 +39,11 @@ public:
 /** An encapsulated public key. */
 class CPubKey {
 private:
+    // Just store the serialized data.
+    // Its length can very cheaply be computed from the first byte.
     unsigned char vch[65];
 
+    // Compute the length of a pubkey with a given first byte.
     unsigned int static GetLen(unsigned char chHeader) {
         if (chHeader == 2 || chHeader == 3)
             return 33;
@@ -73,146 +52,206 @@ private:
         return 0;
     }
 
-    unsigned char *begin() {
-        return vch;
+    // Set this key data to be invalid
+    void Invalidate() {
+        vch[0] = 0xFF;
     }
 
-    friend class CKey;
-
 public:
-    CPubKey() { vch[0] = 0xFF; }
-
-    CPubKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKeyIn) {
-        int len = vchPubKeyIn.empty() ? 0 : GetLen(vchPubKeyIn[0]);
-        if (len) {
-            memcpy(vch, &vchPubKeyIn[0], len);
-        } else {
-            vch[0] = 0xFF;
-        }
+    // Construct an invalid public key.
+    CPubKey() {
+        Invalidate();
     }
 
-    unsigned int size() const {
-        return GetLen(vch[0]);
+    // Initialize a public key using begin/end iterators to byte data.
+    template<typename T>
+    void Set(const T pbegin, const T pend) {
+        int len = pend == pbegin ? 0 : GetLen(pbegin[0]);
+        if (len && len == (pend-pbegin))
+            memcpy(vch, (unsigned char*)&pbegin[0], len);
+        else
+            Invalidate();
     }
 
-    const unsigned char *begin() const {
-        return vch;
+    // Construct a public key using begin/end iterators to byte data.
+    template<typename T>
+    CPubKey(const T pbegin, const T pend) {
+        Set(pbegin, pend);
     }
 
-    const unsigned char *end() const {
-        return vch+size();
+    // Construct a public key from a byte vector.
+    CPubKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vch) {
+        Set(vch.begin(), vch.end());
     }
 
-    friend bool operator==(const CPubKey &a, const CPubKey &b) { return memcmp(a.vch, b.vch, a.size()) == 0; }
-    friend bool operator!=(const CPubKey &a, const CPubKey &b) { return memcmp(a.vch, b.vch, a.size()) != 0; }
+    // Simply read-only vector-like interface to the pubkey data.
+    unsigned int size() const { return GetLen(vch[0]); }
+    const unsigned char *begin() const { return vch; }
+    const unsigned char *end() const { return vch+size(); }
+    const unsigned char &operator[](unsigned int pos) const { return vch[pos]; }
+
+    // Comparator implementation.
+    friend bool operator==(const CPubKey &a, const CPubKey &b) {
+        return a.vch[0] == b.vch[0] &&
+               memcmp(a.vch, b.vch, a.size()) == 0;
+    }
+    friend bool operator!=(const CPubKey &a, const CPubKey &b) {
+        return !(a == b);
+    }
     friend bool operator<(const CPubKey &a, const CPubKey &b) {
         return a.vch[0] < b.vch[0] ||
-               (a.vch[0] == b.vch[0] && memcmp(a.vch+1, b.vch+1, a.size() - 1) < 0);
+               (a.vch[0] == b.vch[0] && memcmp(a.vch, b.vch, a.size()) < 0);
     }
 
+    // Implement serialization, as if this was a byte vector.
     unsigned int GetSerializeSize(int nType, int nVersion) const {
         return size() + 1;
     }
-
     template<typename Stream> void Serialize(Stream &s, int nType, int nVersion) const {
         unsigned int len = size();
         ::Serialize(s, VARINT(len), nType, nVersion);
         s.write((char*)vch, len);
     }
-
     template<typename Stream> void Unserialize(Stream &s, int nType, int nVersion) {
         unsigned int len;
         ::Unserialize(s, VARINT(len), nType, nVersion);
         if (len <= 65) {
             s.read((char*)vch, len);
         } else {
-            // invalid pubkey
-            vch[0] = 0xFF;
+            // invalid pubkey, skip available data
             char dummy;
             while (len--)
                 s.read(&dummy, 1);
+            Invalidate();
         }
     }
 
+    // Get the KeyID of this public key (hash of its serialization)
     CKeyID GetID() const {
         return CKeyID(Hash160(vch, vch+size()));
     }
 
+    // Get the 256-bit hash of this public key.
     uint256 GetHash() const {
         return Hash(vch, vch+size());
     }
 
+    // just check syntactic correctness.
     bool IsValid() const {
         return size() > 0;
     }
 
+    // fully validate whether this is a valid public key (more expensive than IsValid())
+    bool IsFullyValid() const;
+
+    // Check whether this is a compressed public key.
     bool IsCompressed() const {
         return size() == 33;
     }
 
-    std::vector<unsigned char> Raw() const {
-        return std::vector<unsigned char>(vch, vch+size());
-    }
+    // Verify a DER signature (~72 bytes).
+    // If this public key is not fully valid, the return value will be false.
+    bool Verify(const uint256 &hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig) const;
+
+    // Verify a compact signature (~65 bytes).
+    // See CKey::SignCompact.
+    bool VerifyCompact(const uint256 &hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig) const;
+
+    // Recover a public key from a compact signature.
+    bool RecoverCompact(const uint256 &hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig);
+
+    // Turn this public key into an uncompressed public key.
+    bool Decompress();
 };
 
 
 // secure_allocator is defined in allocators.h
 // CPrivKey is a serialized private key, with all parameters included (279 bytes)
 typedef std::vector<unsigned char, secure_allocator<unsigned char> > CPrivKey;
-// CSecret is a serialization of just the secret parameter (32 bytes)
-typedef std::vector<unsigned char, secure_allocator<unsigned char> > CSecret;
 
-/** An encapsulated OpenSSL Elliptic Curve key (public and/or private) */
-class CKey
-{
-protected:
-    EC_KEY* pkey;
-    bool fSet;
-    bool fCompressedPubKey;
+/** An encapsulated private key. */
+class CKey {
+private:
+    // Whether this private key is valid. We check for correctness when modifying the key
+    // data, so fValid should always correspond to the actual state.
+    bool fValid;
 
+    // Whether the public key corresponding to this private key is (to be) compressed.
+    bool fCompressed;
+
+    // The actual byte data
+    unsigned char vch[32];
+
+    // Check whether the 32-byte array pointed to be vch is valid keydata.
+    bool static Check(const unsigned char *vch);
 public:
-    void SetCompressedPubKey(bool fCompressed = true);
 
-    void Reset();
+    // Construct an invalid private key.
+    CKey() : fValid(false) {
+        LockObject(vch);
+    }
 
-    CKey();
-    CKey(const CKey& b);
+    // Copy constructor. This is necessary because of memlocking.
+    CKey(const CKey &secret) : fValid(secret.fValid), fCompressed(secret.fCompressed) {
+        LockObject(vch);
+        memcpy(vch, secret.vch, sizeof(vch));
+    }
 
-    CKey& operator=(const CKey& b);
+    // Destructor (again necessary because of memlocking).
+    ~CKey() {
+        UnlockObject(vch);
+    }
 
-    ~CKey();
+    // Initialize using begin and end iterators to byte data.
+    template<typename T>
+    void Set(const T pbegin, const T pend, bool fCompressedIn) {
+        if (pend - pbegin != 32) {
+            fValid = false;
+            return;
+        }
+        if (Check(&pbegin[0])) {
+            memcpy(vch, (unsigned char*)&pbegin[0], 32);
+            fValid = true;
+            fCompressed = fCompressedIn;
+        } else {
+            fValid = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Simple read-only vector-like interface.
+    unsigned int size() const { return (fValid ? 32 : 0); }
+    const unsigned char *begin() const { return vch; }
+    const unsigned char *end() const { return vch + size(); }
+
+    // Check whether this private key is valid.
+    bool IsValid() const { return fValid; }
 
-    bool IsNull() const;
-    bool IsCompressed() const;
+    // Check whether the public key corresponding to this private key is (to be) compressed.
+    bool IsCompressed() const { return fCompressed; }
 
+    // Initialize from a CPrivKey (serialized OpenSSL private key data).
+    bool SetPrivKey(const CPrivKey &vchPrivKey, bool fCompressed);
+
+    // Generate a new private key using a cryptographic PRNG.
     void MakeNewKey(bool fCompressed);
-    bool SetPrivKey(const CPrivKey& vchPrivKey);
-    bool SetSecret(const CSecret& vchSecret, bool fCompressed = false);
-    CSecret GetSecret(bool &fCompressed) const;
+
+    // Convert the private key to a CPrivKey (serialized OpenSSL private key data).
+    // This is expensive.
     CPrivKey GetPrivKey() const;
-    bool SetPubKey(const CPubKey& vchPubKey);
+
+    // Compute the public key from a private key.
+    // This is expensive.
     CPubKey GetPubKey() const;
 
-    bool Sign(uint256 hash, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig);
+    // Create a DER-serialized signature.
+    bool Sign(const uint256 &hash, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig) const;
 
-    // create a compact signature (65 bytes), which allows reconstructing the used public key
+    // Create a compact signature (65 bytes), which allows reconstructing the used public key.
     // The format is one header byte, followed by two times 32 bytes for the serialized r and s values.
     // The header byte: 0x1B = first key with even y, 0x1C = first key with odd y,
-    //                  0x1D = second key with even y, 0x1E = second key with odd y
-    bool SignCompact(uint256 hash, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig);
-
-    // reconstruct public key from a compact signature
-    // This is only slightly more CPU intensive than just verifying it.
-    // If this function succeeds, the recovered public key is guaranteed to be valid
-    // (the signature is a valid signature of the given data for that key)
-    bool SetCompactSignature(uint256 hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig);
-
-    bool Verify(uint256 hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig);
-
-    // Verify a compact signature
-    bool VerifyCompact(uint256 hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig);
-
-    bool IsValid();
+    //                  0x1D = second key with even y, 0x1E = second key with odd y,
+    //                  add 0x04 for compressed keys.
+    bool SignCompact(const uint256 &hash, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig) const;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/keystore.cpp b/src/keystore.cpp
index e0cf805a..808f8c24 100644
--- a/src/keystore.cpp
+++ b/src/keystore.cpp
@@ -15,61 +15,50 @@ bool CKeyStore::GetPubKey(const CKeyID &address, CPubKey &vchPubKeyOut) const
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CBasicKeyStore::AddKey(const CKey& key)
+bool CKeyStore::AddKey(const CKey &key) {
+    return AddKeyPubKey(key, key.GetPubKey());
+}
+
+bool CBasicKeyStore::AddKeyPubKey(const CKey& key, const CPubKey &pubkey)
 {
-    bool fCompressed = false;
-    CSecret secret = key.GetSecret(fCompressed);
-    {
-        LOCK(cs_KeyStore);
-        mapKeys[key.GetPubKey().GetID()] = make_pair(secret, fCompressed);
-    }
+    LOCK(cs_KeyStore);
+    mapKeys[pubkey.GetID()] = key;
     return true;
 }
 
 bool CBasicKeyStore::AddCScript(const CScript& redeemScript)
 {
-    {
-        LOCK(cs_KeyStore);
-        mapScripts[redeemScript.GetID()] = redeemScript;
-    }
+    LOCK(cs_KeyStore);
+    mapScripts[redeemScript.GetID()] = redeemScript;
     return true;
 }
 
 bool CBasicKeyStore::HaveCScript(const CScriptID& hash) const
 {
-    bool result;
-    {
-        LOCK(cs_KeyStore);
-        result = (mapScripts.count(hash) > 0);
-    }
-    return result;
+    LOCK(cs_KeyStore);
+    return mapScripts.count(hash) > 0;
 }
 
-
 bool CBasicKeyStore::GetCScript(const CScriptID &hash, CScript& redeemScriptOut) const
 {
+    LOCK(cs_KeyStore);
+    ScriptMap::const_iterator mi = mapScripts.find(hash);
+    if (mi != mapScripts.end())
     {
-        LOCK(cs_KeyStore);
-        ScriptMap::const_iterator mi = mapScripts.find(hash);
-        if (mi != mapScripts.end())
-        {
-            redeemScriptOut = (*mi).second;
-            return true;
-        }
+        redeemScriptOut = (*mi).second;
+        return true;
     }
     return false;
 }
 
 bool CCryptoKeyStore::SetCrypted()
 {
-    {
-        LOCK(cs_KeyStore);
-        if (fUseCrypto)
-            return true;
-        if (!mapKeys.empty())
-            return false;
-        fUseCrypto = true;
-    }
+    LOCK(cs_KeyStore);
+    if (fUseCrypto)
+        return true;
+    if (!mapKeys.empty())
+        return false;
+    fUseCrypto = true;
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -99,14 +88,13 @@ bool CCryptoKeyStore::Unlock(const CKeyingMaterial& vMasterKeyIn)
         {
             const CPubKey &vchPubKey = (*mi).second.first;
             const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCryptedSecret = (*mi).second.second;
-            CSecret vchSecret;
+            CKeyingMaterial vchSecret;
             if(!DecryptSecret(vMasterKeyIn, vchCryptedSecret, vchPubKey.GetHash(), vchSecret))
                 return false;
             if (vchSecret.size() != 32)
                 return false;
             CKey key;
-            key.SetPubKey(vchPubKey);
-            key.SetSecret(vchSecret);
+            key.Set(vchSecret.begin(), vchSecret.end(), vchPubKey.IsCompressed());
             if (key.GetPubKey() == vchPubKey)
                 break;
             return false;
@@ -117,23 +105,22 @@ bool CCryptoKeyStore::Unlock(const CKeyingMaterial& vMasterKeyIn)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CCryptoKeyStore::AddKey(const CKey& key)
+bool CCryptoKeyStore::AddKeyPubKey(const CKey& key, const CPubKey &pubkey)
 {
     {
         LOCK(cs_KeyStore);
         if (!IsCrypted())
-            return CBasicKeyStore::AddKey(key);
+            return CBasicKeyStore::AddKeyPubKey(key, pubkey);
 
         if (IsLocked())
             return false;
 
         std::vector<unsigned char> vchCryptedSecret;
-        CPubKey vchPubKey = key.GetPubKey();
-        bool fCompressed;
-        if (!EncryptSecret(vMasterKey, key.GetSecret(fCompressed), vchPubKey.GetHash(), vchCryptedSecret))
+        CKeyingMaterial vchSecret(key.begin(), key.end());
+        if (!EncryptSecret(vMasterKey, vchSecret, pubkey.GetHash(), vchCryptedSecret))
             return false;
 
-        if (!AddCryptedKey(key.GetPubKey(), vchCryptedSecret))
+        if (!AddCryptedKey(pubkey, vchCryptedSecret))
             return false;
     }
     return true;
@@ -164,13 +151,12 @@ bool CCryptoKeyStore::GetKey(const CKeyID &address, CKey& keyOut) const
         {
             const CPubKey &vchPubKey = (*mi).second.first;
             const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCryptedSecret = (*mi).second.second;
-            CSecret vchSecret;
+            CKeyingMaterial vchSecret;
             if (!DecryptSecret(vMasterKey, vchCryptedSecret, vchPubKey.GetHash(), vchSecret))
                 return false;
             if (vchSecret.size() != 32)
                 return false;
-            keyOut.SetPubKey(vchPubKey);
-            keyOut.SetSecret(vchSecret);
+            keyOut.Set(vchSecret.begin(), vchSecret.end(), vchPubKey.IsCompressed());
             return true;
         }
     }
@@ -204,13 +190,11 @@ bool CCryptoKeyStore::EncryptKeys(CKeyingMaterial& vMasterKeyIn)
         fUseCrypto = true;
         BOOST_FOREACH(KeyMap::value_type& mKey, mapKeys)
         {
-            CKey key;
-            if (!key.SetSecret(mKey.second.first, mKey.second.second))
-                return false;
-            const CPubKey vchPubKey = key.GetPubKey();
+            const CKey &key = mKey.second;
+            CPubKey vchPubKey = key.GetPubKey();
+            CKeyingMaterial vchSecret(key.begin(), key.end());
             std::vector<unsigned char> vchCryptedSecret;
-            bool fCompressed;
-            if (!EncryptSecret(vMasterKeyIn, key.GetSecret(fCompressed), vchPubKey.GetHash(), vchCryptedSecret))
+            if (!EncryptSecret(vMasterKeyIn, vchSecret, vchPubKey.GetHash(), vchCryptedSecret))
                 return false;
             if (!AddCryptedKey(vchPubKey, vchCryptedSecret))
                 return false;
diff --git a/src/keystore.h b/src/keystore.h
index ab369bbf..49a7bf56 100644
--- a/src/keystore.h
+++ b/src/keystore.h
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ public:
     virtual ~CKeyStore() {}
 
     // Add a key to the store.
-    virtual bool AddKey(const CKey& key) =0;
+    virtual bool AddKeyPubKey(const CKey &key, const CPubKey &pubkey) =0;
+    virtual bool AddKey(const CKey &key);
 
     // Check whether a key corresponding to a given address is present in the store.
     virtual bool HaveKey(const CKeyID &address) const =0;
@@ -33,18 +34,9 @@ public:
     virtual bool AddCScript(const CScript& redeemScript) =0;
     virtual bool HaveCScript(const CScriptID &hash) const =0;
     virtual bool GetCScript(const CScriptID &hash, CScript& redeemScriptOut) const =0;
-
-    virtual bool GetSecret(const CKeyID &address, CSecret& vchSecret, bool &fCompressed) const
-    {
-        CKey key;
-        if (!GetKey(address, key))
-            return false;
-        vchSecret = key.GetSecret(fCompressed);
-        return true;
-    }
 };
 
-typedef std::map<CKeyID, std::pair<CSecret, bool> > KeyMap;
+typedef std::map<CKeyID, CKey> KeyMap;
 typedef std::map<CScriptID, CScript > ScriptMap;
 
 /** Basic key store, that keeps keys in an address->secret map */
@@ -55,7 +47,7 @@ protected:
     ScriptMap mapScripts;
 
 public:
-    bool AddKey(const CKey& key);
+    bool AddKeyPubKey(const CKey& key, const CPubKey &pubkey);
     bool HaveKey(const CKeyID &address) const
     {
         bool result;
@@ -85,8 +77,7 @@ public:
             KeyMap::const_iterator mi = mapKeys.find(address);
             if (mi != mapKeys.end())
             {
-                keyOut.Reset();
-                keyOut.SetSecret((*mi).second.first, (*mi).second.second);
+                keyOut = mi->second;
                 return true;
             }
         }
@@ -146,7 +137,7 @@ public:
     bool Lock();
 
     virtual bool AddCryptedKey(const CPubKey &vchPubKey, const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCryptedSecret);
-    bool AddKey(const CKey& key);
+    bool AddKeyPubKey(const CKey& key, const CPubKey &pubkey);
     bool HaveKey(const CKeyID &address) const
     {
         {
diff --git a/src/qt/signverifymessagedialog.cpp b/src/qt/signverifymessagedialog.cpp
index 7c43e583..9118770f 100644
--- a/src/qt/signverifymessagedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/signverifymessagedialog.cpp
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ void SignVerifyMessageDialog::on_verifyMessageButton_VM_clicked()
     ss << strMessageMagic;
     ss << ui->messageIn_VM->document()->toPlainText().toStdString();
 
-    CKey key;
-    if (!key.SetCompactSignature(Hash(ss.begin(), ss.end()), vchSig))
+    CPubKey pubkey;
+    if (!pubkey.RecoverCompact(Hash(ss.begin(), ss.end()), vchSig))
     {
         ui->signatureIn_VM->setValid(false);
         ui->statusLabel_VM->setStyleSheet("QLabel { color: red; }");
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ void SignVerifyMessageDialog::on_verifyMessageButton_VM_clicked()
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!(CBitcoinAddress(key.GetPubKey().GetID()) == addr))
+    if (!(CBitcoinAddress(pubkey.GetID()) == addr))
     {
         ui->statusLabel_VM->setStyleSheet("QLabel { color: red; }");
         ui->statusLabel_VM->setText(QString("<nobr>") + tr("Message verification failed.") + QString("</nobr>"));
diff --git a/src/rpcdump.cpp b/src/rpcdump.cpp
index 77cef027..d46309ea 100644
--- a/src/rpcdump.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcdump.cpp
@@ -54,20 +54,18 @@ Value importprivkey(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 
     if (!fGood) throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Invalid private key");
 
-    CKey key;
-    bool fCompressed;
-    CSecret secret = vchSecret.GetSecret(fCompressed);
-    key.SetSecret(secret, fCompressed);
-    CKeyID vchAddress = key.GetPubKey().GetID();
+    CKey key = vchSecret.GetKey();
+    CPubKey pubkey = key.GetPubKey();
+    CKeyID vchAddress = pubkey.GetID();
     {
         LOCK2(cs_main, pwalletMain->cs_wallet);
 
         pwalletMain->MarkDirty();
         pwalletMain->SetAddressBookName(vchAddress, strLabel);
 
-        if (!pwalletMain->AddKey(key))
+        if (!pwalletMain->AddKeyPubKey(key, pubkey))
             throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Error adding key to wallet");
-	
+
         if (fRescan) {
             pwalletMain->ScanForWalletTransactions(pindexGenesisBlock, true);
             pwalletMain->ReacceptWalletTransactions();
@@ -91,9 +89,8 @@ Value dumpprivkey(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
     CKeyID keyID;
     if (!address.GetKeyID(keyID))
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_TYPE_ERROR, "Address does not refer to a key");
-    CSecret vchSecret;
-    bool fCompressed;
-    if (!pwalletMain->GetSecret(keyID, vchSecret, fCompressed))
+    CKey vchSecret;
+    if (!pwalletMain->GetKey(keyID, vchSecret))
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Private key for address " + strAddress + " is not known");
-    return CBitcoinSecret(vchSecret, fCompressed).ToString();
+    return CBitcoinSecret(vchSecret).ToString();
 }
diff --git a/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp
index fb9811b9..c1e05466 100644
--- a/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp
@@ -407,10 +407,7 @@ Value signrawtransaction(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
             bool fGood = vchSecret.SetString(k.get_str());
             if (!fGood)
                 throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Invalid private key");
-            CKey key;
-            bool fCompressed;
-            CSecret secret = vchSecret.GetSecret(fCompressed);
-            key.SetSecret(secret, fCompressed);
+            CKey key = vchSecret.GetKey();
             tempKeystore.AddKey(key);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/rpcwallet.cpp
index 64ee3908..89f094fa 100644
--- a/src/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -374,11 +374,11 @@ Value verifymessage(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
     ss << strMessageMagic;
     ss << strMessage;
 
-    CKey key;
-    if (!key.SetCompactSignature(ss.GetHash(), vchSig))
+    CPubKey pubkey;
+    if (!pubkey.RecoverCompact(ss.GetHash(), vchSig))
         return false;
 
-    return (key.GetPubKey().GetID() == keyID);
+    return (pubkey.GetID() == keyID);
 }
 
 
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ static CScript _createmultisig(const Array& params)
         throw runtime_error(
             strprintf("not enough keys supplied "
                       "(got %"PRIszu" keys, but need at least %d to redeem)", keys.size(), nRequired));
-    std::vector<CKey> pubkeys;
+    std::vector<CPubKey> pubkeys;
     pubkeys.resize(keys.size());
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < keys.size(); i++)
     {
@@ -737,16 +737,18 @@ static CScript _createmultisig(const Array& params)
             if (!pwalletMain->GetPubKey(keyID, vchPubKey))
                 throw runtime_error(
                     strprintf("no full public key for address %s",ks.c_str()));
-            if (!vchPubKey.IsValid() || !pubkeys[i].SetPubKey(vchPubKey))
+            if (!vchPubKey.IsFullyValid())
                 throw runtime_error(" Invalid public key: "+ks);
+            pubkeys[i] = vchPubKey;
         }
 
         // Case 2: hex public key
         else if (IsHex(ks))
         {
             CPubKey vchPubKey(ParseHex(ks));
-            if (!vchPubKey.IsValid() || !pubkeys[i].SetPubKey(vchPubKey))
+            if (!vchPubKey.IsFullyValid())
                 throw runtime_error(" Invalid public key: "+ks);
+            pubkeys[i] = vchPubKey;
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/src/script.cpp b/src/script.cpp
index 7e1d5785..2c7fd598 100644
--- a/src/script.cpp
+++ b/src/script.cpp
@@ -1100,11 +1100,7 @@ bool CheckSig(vector<unsigned char> vchSig, vector<unsigned char> vchPubKey, CSc
     if (signatureCache.Get(sighash, vchSig, vchPubKey))
         return true;
 
-    CKey key;
-    if (!key.SetPubKey(vchPubKey))
-        return false;
-
-    if (!key.Verify(sighash, vchSig))
+    if (!CPubKey(vchPubKey).Verify(sighash, vchSig))
         return false;
 
     if (!(flags & SCRIPT_VERIFY_NOCACHE))
@@ -1770,13 +1766,13 @@ void CScript::SetDestination(const CTxDestination& dest)
     boost::apply_visitor(CScriptVisitor(this), dest);
 }
 
-void CScript::SetMultisig(int nRequired, const std::vector<CKey>& keys)
+void CScript::SetMultisig(int nRequired, const std::vector<CPubKey>& keys)
 {
     this->clear();
 
     *this << EncodeOP_N(nRequired);
-    BOOST_FOREACH(const CKey& key, keys)
-        *this << key.GetPubKey();
+    BOOST_FOREACH(const CPubKey& key, keys)
+        *this << key;
     *this << EncodeOP_N(keys.size()) << OP_CHECKMULTISIG;
 }
 
@@ -1801,20 +1797,17 @@ bool CScriptCompressor::IsToScriptID(CScriptID &hash) const
     return false;
 }
 
-bool CScriptCompressor::IsToPubKey(std::vector<unsigned char> &pubkey) const
+bool CScriptCompressor::IsToPubKey(CPubKey &pubkey) const
 {
     if (script.size() == 35 && script[0] == 33 && script[34] == OP_CHECKSIG
                             && (script[1] == 0x02 || script[1] == 0x03)) {
-        pubkey.resize(33);
-        memcpy(&pubkey[0], &script[1], 33);
+        pubkey.Set(&script[1], &script[34]);
         return true;
     }
     if (script.size() == 67 && script[0] == 65 && script[66] == OP_CHECKSIG
                             && script[1] == 0x04) {
-        pubkey.resize(65);
-        memcpy(&pubkey[0], &script[1], 65);
-        CKey key;
-        return (key.SetPubKey(CPubKey(pubkey))); // SetPubKey fails if this is not a valid public key, a case that would not be compressible
+        pubkey.Set(&script[1], &script[66]);
+        return pubkey.IsFullyValid(); // if not fully valid, a case that would not be compressible
     }
     return false;
 }
@@ -1835,7 +1828,7 @@ bool CScriptCompressor::Compress(std::vector<unsigned char> &out) const
         memcpy(&out[1], &scriptID, 20);
         return true;
     }
-    std::vector<unsigned char> pubkey;
+    CPubKey pubkey;
     if (IsToPubKey(pubkey)) {
         out.resize(33);
         memcpy(&out[1], &pubkey[1], 32);
@@ -1888,14 +1881,12 @@ bool CScriptCompressor::Decompress(unsigned int nSize, const std::vector<unsigne
         return true;
     case 0x04:
     case 0x05:
-        std::vector<unsigned char> vch(33, 0x00);
+        unsigned char vch[33] = {};
         vch[0] = nSize - 2;
         memcpy(&vch[1], &in[0], 32);
-        CKey key;
-        if (!key.SetPubKey(CPubKey(vch)))
+        CPubKey pubkey(&vch[0], &vch[33]);
+        if (!pubkey.Decompress())
             return false;
-        key.SetCompressedPubKey(false); // Decompress public key
-        const CPubKey pubkey = key.GetPubKey();
         assert(pubkey.size() == 65);
         script.resize(67);
         script[0] = 65;
diff --git a/src/script.h b/src/script.h
index e6390035..3cbb2cf3 100644
--- a/src/script.h
+++ b/src/script.h
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ public:
 
 
     void SetDestination(const CTxDestination& address);
-    void SetMultisig(int nRequired, const std::vector<CKey>& keys);
+    void SetMultisig(int nRequired, const std::vector<CPubKey>& keys);
 
 
     void PrintHex() const
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ protected:
     // form).
     bool IsToKeyID(CKeyID &hash) const;
     bool IsToScriptID(CScriptID &hash) const;
-    bool IsToPubKey(std::vector<unsigned char> &pubkey) const;
+    bool IsToPubKey(CPubKey &pubkey) const;
 
     bool Compress(std::vector<unsigned char> &out) const;
     unsigned int GetSpecialSize(unsigned int nSize) const;
diff --git a/src/test/base58_tests.cpp b/src/test/base58_tests.cpp
index 7602fa93..2741672a 100644
--- a/src/test/base58_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/base58_tests.cpp
@@ -133,9 +133,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(base58_keys_valid_parse)
             // Note: CBitcoinSecret::SetString tests isValid, whereas CBitcoinAddress does not!
             BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(secret.SetString(exp_base58string), "!SetString:"+ strTest);
             BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(secret.IsValid(), "!IsValid:" + strTest);
-            bool fCompressedOut = false;
-            CSecret privkey = secret.GetSecret(fCompressedOut);
-            BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(fCompressedOut == isCompressed, "compressed mismatch:" + strTest);
+            CKey privkey = secret.GetKey();
+            BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(privkey.IsCompressed() == isCompressed, "compressed mismatch:" + strTest);
             BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(privkey.size() == exp_payload.size() && std::equal(privkey.begin(), privkey.end(), exp_payload.begin()), "key mismatch:" + strTest);
 
             // Private key must be invalid public key
@@ -187,8 +186,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(base58_keys_valid_gen)
         if(isPrivkey)
         {
             bool isCompressed = find_value(metadata, "isCompressed").get_bool();
+            CKey key;
+            key.Set(exp_payload.begin(), exp_payload.end(), isCompressed);
+            assert(key.IsValid());
             CBitcoinSecret secret;
-            secret.SetSecret(CSecret(exp_payload.begin(), exp_payload.end()), isCompressed);
+            secret.SetKey(key);
             BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(secret.ToString() == exp_base58string, "result mismatch: " + strTest);
         }
         else
diff --git a/src/test/bloom_tests.cpp b/src/test/bloom_tests.cpp
index 4a2851cf..0d349a99 100644
--- a/src/test/bloom_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/bloom_tests.cpp
@@ -73,14 +73,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(bloom_create_insert_key)
     CBitcoinSecret vchSecret;
     BOOST_CHECK(vchSecret.SetString(strSecret));
 
-    CKey key;
-    bool fCompressed;
-    CSecret secret = vchSecret.GetSecret(fCompressed);
-    key.SetSecret(secret, fCompressed);
+    CKey key = vchSecret.GetKey();
+    CPubKey pubkey = key.GetPubKey();
+    vector<unsigned char> vchPubKey(pubkey.begin(), pubkey.end());
 
     CBloomFilter filter(2, 0.001, 0, BLOOM_UPDATE_ALL);
-    filter.insert(key.GetPubKey().Raw());
-    uint160 hash = key.GetPubKey().GetID();
+    filter.insert(vchPubKey);
+    uint160 hash = pubkey.GetID();
     filter.insert(vector<unsigned char>(hash.begin(), hash.end()));
 
     CDataStream stream(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
diff --git a/src/test/key_tests.cpp b/src/test/key_tests.cpp
index 0a6df88f..c004521d 100644
--- a/src/test/key_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/key_tests.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ static const string strAddressBad("1HV9Lc3sNHZxwj4Zk6fB38tEmBryq2cBiF");
 #ifdef KEY_TESTS_DUMPINFO
 void dumpKeyInfo(uint256 privkey)
 {
-    CSecret secret;
-    secret.resize(32);
+    CKey key;
+    key.resize(32);
     memcpy(&secret[0], &privkey, 32);
     vector<unsigned char> sec;
     sec.resize(32);
@@ -62,29 +62,24 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(key_test1)
     BOOST_CHECK( bsecret2C.SetString(strSecret2C));
     BOOST_CHECK(!baddress1.SetString(strAddressBad));
 
-    bool fCompressed;
-    CSecret secret1  = bsecret1.GetSecret (fCompressed);
-    BOOST_CHECK(fCompressed == false);
-    CSecret secret2  = bsecret2.GetSecret (fCompressed);
-    BOOST_CHECK(fCompressed == false);
-    CSecret secret1C = bsecret1C.GetSecret(fCompressed);
-    BOOST_CHECK(fCompressed == true);
-    CSecret secret2C = bsecret2C.GetSecret(fCompressed);
-    BOOST_CHECK(fCompressed == true);
-
-    BOOST_CHECK(secret1 == secret1C);
-    BOOST_CHECK(secret2 == secret2C);
-
-    CKey key1, key2, key1C, key2C;
-    key1.SetSecret(secret1, false);
-    key2.SetSecret(secret2, false);
-    key1C.SetSecret(secret1, true);
-    key2C.SetSecret(secret2, true);
-
-    BOOST_CHECK(addr1.Get()  == CTxDestination(key1.GetPubKey().GetID()));
-    BOOST_CHECK(addr2.Get()  == CTxDestination(key2.GetPubKey().GetID()));
-    BOOST_CHECK(addr1C.Get() == CTxDestination(key1C.GetPubKey().GetID()));
-    BOOST_CHECK(addr2C.Get() == CTxDestination(key2C.GetPubKey().GetID()));
+    CKey key1  = bsecret1.GetKey();
+    BOOST_CHECK(key1.IsCompressed() == false);
+    CKey key2  = bsecret2.GetKey();
+    BOOST_CHECK(key2.IsCompressed() == false);
+    CKey key1C = bsecret1C.GetKey();
+    BOOST_CHECK(key1C.IsCompressed() == true);
+    CKey key2C = bsecret2C.GetKey();
+    BOOST_CHECK(key1C.IsCompressed() == true);
+
+    CPubKey pubkey1  = key1. GetPubKey();
+    CPubKey pubkey2  = key2. GetPubKey();
+    CPubKey pubkey1C = key1C.GetPubKey();
+    CPubKey pubkey2C = key2C.GetPubKey();
+
+    BOOST_CHECK(addr1.Get()  == CTxDestination(pubkey1.GetID()));
+    BOOST_CHECK(addr2.Get()  == CTxDestination(pubkey2.GetID()));
+    BOOST_CHECK(addr1C.Get() == CTxDestination(pubkey1C.GetID()));
+    BOOST_CHECK(addr2C.Get() == CTxDestination(pubkey2C.GetID()));
 
     for (int n=0; n<16; n++)
     {
@@ -100,25 +95,25 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(key_test1)
         BOOST_CHECK(key1C.Sign(hashMsg, sign1C));
         BOOST_CHECK(key2C.Sign(hashMsg, sign2C));
 
-        BOOST_CHECK( key1.Verify(hashMsg, sign1));
-        BOOST_CHECK(!key1.Verify(hashMsg, sign2));
-        BOOST_CHECK( key1.Verify(hashMsg, sign1C));
-        BOOST_CHECK(!key1.Verify(hashMsg, sign2C));
+        BOOST_CHECK( pubkey1.Verify(hashMsg, sign1));
+        BOOST_CHECK(!pubkey1.Verify(hashMsg, sign2));
+        BOOST_CHECK( pubkey1.Verify(hashMsg, sign1C));
+        BOOST_CHECK(!pubkey1.Verify(hashMsg, sign2C));
 
-        BOOST_CHECK(!key2.Verify(hashMsg, sign1));
-        BOOST_CHECK( key2.Verify(hashMsg, sign2));
-        BOOST_CHECK(!key2.Verify(hashMsg, sign1C));
-        BOOST_CHECK( key2.Verify(hashMsg, sign2C));
+        BOOST_CHECK(!pubkey2.Verify(hashMsg, sign1));
+        BOOST_CHECK( pubkey2.Verify(hashMsg, sign2));
+        BOOST_CHECK(!pubkey2.Verify(hashMsg, sign1C));
+        BOOST_CHECK( pubkey2.Verify(hashMsg, sign2C));
 
-        BOOST_CHECK( key1C.Verify(hashMsg, sign1));
-        BOOST_CHECK(!key1C.Verify(hashMsg, sign2));
-        BOOST_CHECK( key1C.Verify(hashMsg, sign1C));
-        BOOST_CHECK(!key1C.Verify(hashMsg, sign2C));
+        BOOST_CHECK( pubkey1C.Verify(hashMsg, sign1));
+        BOOST_CHECK(!pubkey1C.Verify(hashMsg, sign2));
+        BOOST_CHECK( pubkey1C.Verify(hashMsg, sign1C));
+        BOOST_CHECK(!pubkey1C.Verify(hashMsg, sign2C));
 
-        BOOST_CHECK(!key2C.Verify(hashMsg, sign1));
-        BOOST_CHECK( key2C.Verify(hashMsg, sign2));
-        BOOST_CHECK(!key2C.Verify(hashMsg, sign1C));
-        BOOST_CHECK( key2C.Verify(hashMsg, sign2C));
+        BOOST_CHECK(!pubkey2C.Verify(hashMsg, sign1));
+        BOOST_CHECK( pubkey2C.Verify(hashMsg, sign2));
+        BOOST_CHECK(!pubkey2C.Verify(hashMsg, sign1C));
+        BOOST_CHECK( pubkey2C.Verify(hashMsg, sign2C));
 
         // compact signatures (with key recovery)
 
@@ -129,18 +124,17 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(key_test1)
         BOOST_CHECK(key1C.SignCompact(hashMsg, csign1C));
         BOOST_CHECK(key2C.SignCompact(hashMsg, csign2C));
 
-        CKey rkey1, rkey2, rkey1C, rkey2C;
+        CPubKey rkey1, rkey2, rkey1C, rkey2C;
 
-        BOOST_CHECK(rkey1.SetCompactSignature (hashMsg, csign1));
-        BOOST_CHECK(rkey2.SetCompactSignature (hashMsg, csign2));
-        BOOST_CHECK(rkey1C.SetCompactSignature(hashMsg, csign1C));
-        BOOST_CHECK(rkey2C.SetCompactSignature(hashMsg, csign2C));
+        BOOST_CHECK(rkey1.RecoverCompact (hashMsg, csign1));
+        BOOST_CHECK(rkey2.RecoverCompact (hashMsg, csign2));
+        BOOST_CHECK(rkey1C.RecoverCompact(hashMsg, csign1C));
+        BOOST_CHECK(rkey2C.RecoverCompact(hashMsg, csign2C));
 
-
-        BOOST_CHECK(rkey1.GetPubKey()  == key1.GetPubKey());
-        BOOST_CHECK(rkey2.GetPubKey()  == key2.GetPubKey());
-        BOOST_CHECK(rkey1C.GetPubKey() == key1C.GetPubKey());
-        BOOST_CHECK(rkey2C.GetPubKey() == key2C.GetPubKey());
+        BOOST_CHECK(rkey1  == pubkey1);
+        BOOST_CHECK(rkey2  == pubkey2);
+        BOOST_CHECK(rkey1C == pubkey1C);
+        BOOST_CHECK(rkey2C == pubkey2C);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp b/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp
index d6f836d3..9ef932b5 100644
--- a/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/multisig_tests.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ sign_multisig(CScript scriptPubKey, vector<CKey> keys, CTransaction transaction,
 
     CScript result;
     result << OP_0; // CHECKMULTISIG bug workaround
-    BOOST_FOREACH(CKey key, keys)
+    BOOST_FOREACH(const CKey &key, keys)
     {
         vector<unsigned char> vchSig;
         BOOST_CHECK(key.Sign(hash, vchSig));
diff --git a/src/test/script_P2SH_tests.cpp b/src/test/script_P2SH_tests.cpp
index ee0d25a2..65f0ad0c 100644
--- a/src/test/script_P2SH_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/script_P2SH_tests.cpp
@@ -145,19 +145,19 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(set)
     // Test the CScript::Set* methods
     CBasicKeyStore keystore;
     CKey key[4];
-    std::vector<CKey> keys;
+    std::vector<CPubKey> keys;
     for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
     {
         key[i].MakeNewKey(true);
         keystore.AddKey(key[i]);
-        keys.push_back(key[i]);
+        keys.push_back(key[i].GetPubKey());
     }
 
     CScript inner[4];
     inner[0].SetDestination(key[0].GetPubKey().GetID());
-    inner[1].SetMultisig(2, std::vector<CKey>(keys.begin(), keys.begin()+2));
-    inner[2].SetMultisig(1, std::vector<CKey>(keys.begin(), keys.begin()+2));
-    inner[3].SetMultisig(2, std::vector<CKey>(keys.begin(), keys.begin()+3));
+    inner[1].SetMultisig(2, std::vector<CPubKey>(keys.begin(), keys.begin()+2));
+    inner[2].SetMultisig(1, std::vector<CPubKey>(keys.begin(), keys.begin()+2));
+    inner[3].SetMultisig(2, std::vector<CPubKey>(keys.begin(), keys.begin()+3));
 
     CScript outer[4];
     for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
@@ -248,12 +248,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(AreInputsStandard)
     CCoinsViewCache coins(coinsDummy);
     CBasicKeyStore keystore;
     CKey key[3];
-    vector<CKey> keys;
+    vector<CPubKey> keys;
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
     {
         key[i].MakeNewKey(true);
         keystore.AddKey(key[i]);
-        keys.push_back(key[i]);
+        keys.push_back(key[i].GetPubKey());
     }
 
     CTransaction txFrom;
diff --git a/src/test/script_tests.cpp b/src/test/script_tests.cpp
index 5d5a1525..e7ad5262 100644
--- a/src/test/script_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/script_tests.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ sign_multisig(CScript scriptPubKey, std::vector<CKey> keys, CTransaction transac
     // and vice-versa)
     //
     result << OP_0;
-    BOOST_FOREACH(CKey key, keys)
+    BOOST_FOREACH(const CKey &key, keys)
     {
         vector<unsigned char> vchSig;
         BOOST_CHECK(key.Sign(hash, vchSig));
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ sign_multisig(CScript scriptPubKey, std::vector<CKey> keys, CTransaction transac
     return result;
 }
 CScript
-sign_multisig(CScript scriptPubKey, CKey key, CTransaction transaction)
+sign_multisig(CScript scriptPubKey, const CKey &key, CTransaction transaction)
 {
     std::vector<CKey> keys;
     keys.push_back(key);
@@ -333,11 +333,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(script_combineSigs)
     // Test the CombineSignatures function
     CBasicKeyStore keystore;
     vector<CKey> keys;
+    vector<CPubKey> pubkeys;
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
     {
         CKey key;
         key.MakeNewKey(i%2 == 1);
         keys.push_back(key);
+        pubkeys.push_back(key.GetPubKey());
         keystore.AddKey(key);
     }
 
@@ -390,7 +392,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(script_combineSigs)
     BOOST_CHECK(combined == scriptSig);
 
     // Hardest case:  Multisig 2-of-3
-    scriptPubKey.SetMultisig(2, keys);
+    scriptPubKey.SetMultisig(2, pubkeys);
     keystore.AddCScript(scriptPubKey);
     SignSignature(keystore, txFrom, txTo, 0);
     combined = CombineSignatures(scriptPubKey, txTo, 0, scriptSig, empty);
diff --git a/src/test/sigopcount_tests.cpp b/src/test/sigopcount_tests.cpp
index 1762680a..5a87f176 100644
--- a/src/test/sigopcount_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/sigopcount_tests.cpp
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(GetSigOpCount)
     scriptSig << OP_0 << Serialize(s1);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(p2sh.GetSigOpCount(scriptSig), 3U);
 
-    std::vector<CKey> keys;
+    std::vector<CPubKey> keys;
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
     {
         CKey k;
         k.MakeNewKey(true);
-        keys.push_back(k);
+        keys.push_back(k.GetPubKey());
     }
     CScript s2;
     s2.SetMultisig(1, keys);
diff --git a/src/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet.cpp
index c70ea20e..5efc4558 100644
--- a/src/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet.cpp
@@ -32,26 +32,28 @@ CPubKey CWallet::GenerateNewKey()
     bool fCompressed = CanSupportFeature(FEATURE_COMPRPUBKEY); // default to compressed public keys if we want 0.6.0 wallets
 
     RandAddSeedPerfmon();
-    CKey key;
-    key.MakeNewKey(fCompressed);
+    CKey secret;
+    secret.MakeNewKey(fCompressed);
 
     // Compressed public keys were introduced in version 0.6.0
     if (fCompressed)
         SetMinVersion(FEATURE_COMPRPUBKEY);
 
-    if (!AddKey(key))
+    CPubKey pubkey = secret.GetPubKey();
+    if (!AddKeyPubKey(secret, pubkey))
         throw std::runtime_error("CWallet::GenerateNewKey() : AddKey failed");
-    return key.GetPubKey();
+    return pubkey;
 }
 
-bool CWallet::AddKey(const CKey& key)
+bool CWallet::AddKeyPubKey(const CKey& secret, const CPubKey &pubkey)
 {
-    if (!CCryptoKeyStore::AddKey(key))
+    if (!CCryptoKeyStore::AddKeyPubKey(secret, pubkey))
         return false;
     if (!fFileBacked)
         return true;
-    if (!IsCrypted())
-        return CWalletDB(strWalletFile).WriteKey(key.GetPubKey(), key.GetPrivKey());
+    if (!IsCrypted()) {
+        return CWalletDB(strWalletFile).WriteKey(pubkey, secret.GetPrivKey());
+    }
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wallet.h b/src/wallet.h
index dcba4675..7fcb8e13 100644
--- a/src/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet.h
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ public:
     // Generate a new key
     CPubKey GenerateNewKey();
     // Adds a key to the store, and saves it to disk.
-    bool AddKey(const CKey& key);
+    bool AddKeyPubKey(const CKey& key, const CPubKey &pubkey);
     // Adds a key to the store, without saving it to disk (used by LoadWallet)
-    bool LoadKey(const CKey& key) { return CCryptoKeyStore::AddKey(key); }
+    bool LoadKey(const CKey& key, const CPubKey &pubkey) { return CCryptoKeyStore::AddKeyPubKey(key, pubkey); }
 
     bool LoadMinVersion(int nVersion) { nWalletVersion = nVersion; nWalletMaxVersion = std::max(nWalletMaxVersion, nVersion); return true; }
 
diff --git a/src/walletdb.cpp b/src/walletdb.cpp
index 81a21443..4a73413d 100644
--- a/src/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/walletdb.cpp
@@ -262,52 +262,33 @@ ReadKeyValue(CWallet* pwallet, CDataStream& ssKey, CDataStream& ssValue,
         }
         else if (strType == "key" || strType == "wkey")
         {
-            vector<unsigned char> vchPubKey;
+            CPubKey vchPubKey;
             ssKey >> vchPubKey;
+            if (!vchPubKey.IsValid())
+            {
+                strErr = "Error reading wallet database: CPubKey corrupt";
+                return false;
+            }
             CKey key;
+            CPrivKey pkey;
             if (strType == "key")
-            {
-                CPrivKey pkey;
                 ssValue >> pkey;
-                key.SetPubKey(vchPubKey);
-                if (!key.SetPrivKey(pkey))
-                {
-                    strErr = "Error reading wallet database: CPrivKey corrupt";
-                    return false;
-                }
-                if (key.GetPubKey() != vchPubKey)
-                {
-                    strErr = "Error reading wallet database: CPrivKey pubkey inconsistency";
-                    return false;
-                }
-                if (!key.IsValid())
-                {
-                    strErr = "Error reading wallet database: invalid CPrivKey";
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
+            else {
                 CWalletKey wkey;
                 ssValue >> wkey;
-                key.SetPubKey(vchPubKey);
-                if (!key.SetPrivKey(wkey.vchPrivKey))
-                {
-                    strErr = "Error reading wallet database: CPrivKey corrupt";
-                    return false;
-                }
-                if (key.GetPubKey() != vchPubKey)
-                {
-                    strErr = "Error reading wallet database: CWalletKey pubkey inconsistency";
-                    return false;
-                }
-                if (!key.IsValid())
-                {
-                    strErr = "Error reading wallet database: invalid CWalletKey";
-                    return false;
-                }
+                pkey = wkey.vchPrivKey;
+            }
+            if (!key.SetPrivKey(pkey, vchPubKey.IsCompressed()))
+            {
+                strErr = "Error reading wallet database: CPrivKey corrupt";
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (key.GetPubKey() != vchPubKey)
+            {
+                strErr = "Error reading wallet database: CPrivKey pubkey inconsistency";
+                return false;
             }
-            if (!pwallet->LoadKey(key))
+            if (!pwallet->LoadKey(key, vchPubKey))
             {
                 strErr = "Error reading wallet database: LoadKey failed";
                 return false;
diff --git a/src/walletdb.h b/src/walletdb.h
index a3e779ab..8ae6c3ff 100644
--- a/src/walletdb.h
+++ b/src/walletdb.h
@@ -53,18 +53,18 @@ public:
     bool WriteKey(const CPubKey& vchPubKey, const CPrivKey& vchPrivKey)
     {
         nWalletDBUpdated++;
-        return Write(std::make_pair(std::string("key"), vchPubKey.Raw()), vchPrivKey, false);
+        return Write(std::make_pair(std::string("key"), vchPubKey), vchPrivKey, false);
     }
 
     bool WriteCryptedKey(const CPubKey& vchPubKey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchCryptedSecret, bool fEraseUnencryptedKey = true)
     {
         nWalletDBUpdated++;
-        if (!Write(std::make_pair(std::string("ckey"), vchPubKey.Raw()), vchCryptedSecret, false))
+        if (!Write(std::make_pair(std::string("ckey"), vchPubKey), vchCryptedSecret, false))
             return false;
         if (fEraseUnencryptedKey)
         {
-            Erase(std::make_pair(std::string("key"), vchPubKey.Raw()));
-            Erase(std::make_pair(std::string("wkey"), vchPubKey.Raw()));
+            Erase(std::make_pair(std::string("key"), vchPubKey));
+            Erase(std::make_pair(std::string("wkey"), vchPubKey));
         }
         return true;
     }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
     bool WriteDefaultKey(const CPubKey& vchPubKey)
     {
         nWalletDBUpdated++;
-        return Write(std::string("defaultkey"), vchPubKey.Raw());
+        return Write(std::string("defaultkey"), vchPubKey);
     }
 
     bool ReadPool(int64 nPool, CKeyPool& keypool)