diff --git a/src/keygen.rs b/src/keygen.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b691fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/keygen.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+use core::str;
+
+use crate::utils::*;
+
+struct EllipticCurve {
+    a: i128,
+    b: i128,
+    r#mod: i128,
+}
+impl EllipticCurve {
+    pub fn new(a: i128, b: i128, r#mod: i128) -> Self {
+        EllipticCurve {
+            a: a,
+            b: b,
+            r#mod: r#mod,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn y(&self, x: i128) -> i128 {
+        (x.pow(3) + self.b * x + self.a) % self.r#mod
+    }
+    pub fn random(&self) -> (i128, i128) {
+        let mut start = rand::random::<i128>() % self.r#mod;
+        let i_count = rand::random::<i8>();
+
+        for _ in 0..i_count {
+            start = self.y(start);
+        }
+
+        (start, self.y(start))
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Person {
+    pub name: String,
+    private_key: Option<u32>,
+    pub public_key: Option<u32>,
+    pub shared_key: Option<u32>,
+}
+impl Person {
+    pub fn new(name: &str) -> Self {
+        Person {
+            name: name.to_string(),
+            private_key: None,
+            public_key: None,
+            shared_key: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn gen_keys(&mut self, start: u32, r#mod: u32) {
+        let private = rand::random::<u32>();
+        self.private_key = Some(private.into());
+        let public = mod_pow(start, private.into(), r#mod);
+        self.public_key = Some(public);
+        eprintln!(
+            "{}: private: {} -> public: {}",
+            self.name,
+            self.private_key.unwrap(),
+            self.public_key.unwrap()
+        );
+    }
+
+    pub fn gen_shared(&mut self, public: u32, r#mod: u32) {
+        self.shared_key = Some(mod_pow(public, self.private_key.unwrap(), r#mod))
+    }
+
+    pub fn diffie_hellman(p1: &mut Self, p2: &mut Self) {
+        let r = rand::random::<u32>();
+        let mut m: u32 = 4;
+        while m < r || !is_prime(m) {
+            m = rand::random::<u32>();
+        }
+        p1.gen_keys(r.into(), m.into());
+        p2.gen_keys(r.into(), m.into());
+        p1.gen_shared(p2.public_key.unwrap(), m.into());
+        p2.gen_shared(p1.public_key.unwrap(), m.into());
+        assert_eq!(p1.shared_key, p2.shared_key);
+    }
+
+    fn xor_cipher(msg: &[u8], key: u32) -> Vec<u8> {
+        let key_bytes = key.to_le_bytes();
+        let key_len = key_bytes.len();
+
+        msg.iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .map(|(i, &byte)| byte ^ key_bytes[i % key_len])
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    pub fn send(&self, msg_raw: &[u8], target: &Self) {
+        let encrypted_raw = Self::xor_cipher(msg_raw, self.shared_key.unwrap());
+        let encrypted = str::from_utf8(&encrypted_raw).unwrap_or("not displayable");
+        let msg = str::from_utf8(&msg_raw).unwrap_or("not displayable");
+        eprintln!(
+            "[{}] Sending message '{}' ({}) to {}",
+            self.name, msg, encrypted, target.name
+        );
+        target.recv(&encrypted_raw, self);
+    }
+    fn recv(&self, msg_raw: &[u8], source: &Self) {
+        let decrypted_raw = Self::xor_cipher(msg_raw, self.shared_key.unwrap());
+        let decrypted = str::from_utf8(&decrypted_raw).unwrap_or("not displayable");
+        let msg = str::from_utf8(&msg_raw).unwrap_or("not displayable");
+        eprintln!(
+            "[{}] Received message '{}' ({}) from {}",
+            self.name, decrypted, msg, source.name
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 831a179..a6aff1a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
+use keygen::Person;
+
+mod keygen;
 mod pollard_rho;
+mod utils;
 
 fn main() {
+    let mut alice = Person::new("alice");
+    let mut bob = Person::new("bob");
+    Person::diffie_hellman(&mut alice, &mut bob);
+    alice.send(b"Hello World", &bob);
+    /*
     let mut n = 0;
     while n % 2 == 0 {
         n = rand::random::<u16>();
@@ -10,4 +19,5 @@ fn main() {
         "Generated random number {}, got prime divisor {}",
         n, n_primediv
     );
+    */
 }
diff --git a/src/pollard_rho.rs b/src/pollard_rho.rs
index 3dff6f9..203fb7e 100644
--- a/src/pollard_rho.rs
+++ b/src/pollard_rho.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use crate::utils::{is_prime, mod_pow};
 use gcd::Gcd;
 
 /**
@@ -40,32 +41,3 @@ pub fn pollard_rho(n: u32) -> u32 {
 
     div
 }
-
-/**
- * Discrete/Modular exponentiation
- *
- * Highly memory efficient because the full result is never stored, but shortened by defined modulo instead.
- * We can use that because the prime divisor required for our algorithm is guarenteed to be smaller
- * than n.
- *
- * Counterpart function to the discrete logarithm.
- */
-fn mod_pow(base: u32, exp: u32, r#mod: u32) -> u32 {
-    let mut result = 1;
-    for _ in 0..exp - 1 {
-        result = (result * base) % r#mod;
-    }
-    result
-}
-
-/**
- * very primitive prime checker
- */
-fn is_prime(n: u32) -> bool {
-    for i in (3..=(n as f32).sqrt() as u32).step_by(2) {
-        if n % i == 0 {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-    true
-}
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59dea37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+ * Discrete/Modular exponentiation
+ *
+ * Highly memory efficient because the full result is never stored, but shortened by defined modulo instead.
+ * We can use that because the prime divisor required for our algorithm is guarenteed to be smaller
+ * than n.
+ *
+ * Counterpart function to the discrete logarithm.
+ */
+pub fn mod_pow(base: u32, exp: u32, r#mod: u32) -> u32 {
+    let mut result: u64 = 1;
+    for _ in 0..exp - 1 {
+        result = (result * u64::from(base)) % u64::from(r#mod);
+    }
+    u32::try_from(result).unwrap()
+}
+
+/**
+ * very primitive prime checker
+ */
+pub fn is_prime(n: u32) -> bool {
+    for i in (3..=(n as f32).sqrt() as u32).step_by(2) {
+        if n % i == 0 {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+    true
+}