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diff --git a/ecdsa.go b/ecdsa.go
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+package pkilib
+
+import (
+  "crypto"
+  "crypto/ecdsa"
+  "crypto/elliptic"
+  "crypto/rand"
+  "crypto/x509"
+  "encoding/pem"
+  "errors"
+)
+
+const (
+  PemLabelEcdsa = "EC PRIVATE KEY"
+)
+
+type (
+  // This type handles the function calls to the ecdsa private key by
+  // implementing the interface.
+  EcdsaPrivateKey struct {
+    private_key *ecdsa.PrivateKey
+  }
+
+  EcdsaPublicKey struct {
+    public_key *ecdsa.PublicKey
+  }
+)
+
+// generate a new ecdsa private key
+func NewPrivateKeyEcdsa(curve elliptic.Curve) (*EcdsaPrivateKey, error) {
+  key, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(curve, rand.Reader)
+  if err != nil { return nil, err }
+  return &EcdsaPrivateKey{key}, nil
+}
+
+// load the private key from the raw data
+func LoadPrivateKeyEcdsa(raw []byte) (*EcdsaPrivateKey, error) {
+  key, err := x509.ParseECPrivateKey(raw)
+  if err != nil { return nil, err }
+  return &EcdsaPrivateKey{key}, nil
+}
+
+// derive a public key from the private key
+func (pr EcdsaPrivateKey) Public() PublicKey {
+  return &EcdsaPublicKey{pr.private_key.Public().(*ecdsa.PublicKey)}
+}
+
+// sign a message with the private key
+func (pr EcdsaPrivateKey) Sign(message []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+  return make([]byte, 0), errors.New("not implemented yet!")
+}
+
+// get the private key
+func (pr EcdsaPrivateKey) privateKey() crypto.PrivateKey {
+  return pr.private_key
+}
+
+// implement Pemmer interface
+func (pr EcdsaPrivateKey) MarshalPem() (marshalledPemBlock, error) {
+  asn1, err := x509.MarshalECPrivateKey(pr.private_key)
+  if err != nil { return nil, err }
+  pem_block := pem.Block{Type: PemLabelEcdsa, Bytes: asn1}
+  return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem_block), nil
+}
+
+// verify a message using the ecdsa public key
+func (pu *EcdsaPublicKey) Verify(message []byte, signature []byte) (bool, error) {
+  return false, errors.New("not implemented yet!")
+}