diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 07e18957f..e11c4c096 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   masternodeconfig.h \
   memusage.h \
   merkleblock.h \
+  messagesigner.h \
   miner.h \
   net.h \
   netbase.h \
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ libbitcoin_server_a_SOURCES = \
   governance-votedb.cpp \
   main.cpp \
   merkleblock.cpp \
+  messagesigner.cpp \
   miner.cpp \
   net.cpp \
   netfulfilledman.cpp \
diff --git a/src/darksend-relay.cpp b/src/darksend-relay.cpp
index 66535cda3..3847ca743 100644
--- a/src/darksend-relay.cpp
+++ b/src/darksend-relay.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include "darksend.h"
 #include "darksend-relay.h"
-
+#include "messagesigner.h"
 
 CDarkSendRelay::CDarkSendRelay()
 {
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ bool CDarkSendRelay::Sign(std::string strSharedKey)
     CKey key2;
     CPubKey pubkey2;
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.GetKeysFromSecret(strSharedKey, key2, pubkey2)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(strSharedKey, key2, pubkey2)) {
         LogPrintf("CDarkSendRelay::Sign -- GetKeysFromSecret() failed, invalid shared key %s\n", strSharedKey);
         return false;
     }
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig2, key2)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig2, key2)) {
         LogPrintf("CDarkSendRelay::Sign -- SignMessage() failed\n");
         return false;
     }
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubkey2, vchSig2, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubkey2, vchSig2, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CDarkSendRelay::Sign -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ bool CDarkSendRelay::VerifyMessage(std::string strSharedKey)
     CKey key2;
     CPubKey pubkey2;
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.GetKeysFromSecret(strSharedKey, key2, pubkey2)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(strSharedKey, key2, pubkey2)) {
         LogPrintf("CDarkSendRelay::VerifyMessage -- GetKeysFromSecret() failed, invalid shared key %s\n", strSharedKey);
         return false;
     }
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubkey2, vchSig2, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubkey2, vchSig2, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CDarkSendRelay::VerifyMessage -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/darksend.cpp b/src/darksend.cpp
index 9c76df5da..2fd5b86bd 100644
--- a/src/darksend.cpp
+++ b/src/darksend.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "masternode-payments.h"
 #include "masternode-sync.h"
 #include "masternodeman.h"
+#include "messagesigner.h"
 #include "script/sign.h"
 #include "txmempool.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ bool fEnablePrivateSend = false;
 bool fPrivateSendMultiSession = DEFAULT_PRIVATESEND_MULTISESSION;
 
 CDarksendPool darkSendPool;
-CDarkSendSigner darkSendSigner;
 std::map<uint256, CDarksendBroadcastTx> mapDarksendBroadcastTxes;
 std::vector<CAmount> vecPrivateSendDenominations;
 
@@ -2258,64 +2258,6 @@ std::string CDarksendPool::GetMessageByID(PoolMessage nMessageID)
     }
 }
 
-bool CDarkSendSigner::IsVinAssociatedWithPubkey(const CTxIn& txin, const CPubKey& pubkey)
-{
-    CScript payee;
-    payee = GetScriptForDestination(pubkey.GetID());
-
-    CTransaction tx;
-    uint256 hash;
-    if(GetTransaction(txin.prevout.hash, tx, Params().GetConsensus(), hash, true)) {
-        BOOST_FOREACH(CTxOut out, tx.vout)
-            if(out.nValue == 1000*COIN && out.scriptPubKey == payee) return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-bool CDarkSendSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(std::string strSecret, CKey& keyRet, CPubKey& pubkeyRet)
-{
-    CBitcoinSecret vchSecret;
-
-    if(!vchSecret.SetString(strSecret)) return false;
-
-    keyRet = vchSecret.GetKey();
-    pubkeyRet = keyRet.GetPubKey();
-
-    return true;
-}
-
-bool CDarkSendSigner::SignMessage(std::string strMessage, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSigRet, CKey key)
-{
-    CHashWriter ss(SER_GETHASH, 0);
-    ss << strMessageMagic;
-    ss << strMessage;
-
-    return key.SignCompact(ss.GetHash(), vchSigRet);
-}
-
-bool CDarkSendSigner::VerifyMessage(CPubKey pubkey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, std::string strMessage, std::string& strErrorRet)
-{
-    CHashWriter ss(SER_GETHASH, 0);
-    ss << strMessageMagic;
-    ss << strMessage;
-
-    CPubKey pubkeyFromSig;
-    if(!pubkeyFromSig.RecoverCompact(ss.GetHash(), vchSig)) {
-        strErrorRet = "Error recovering public key.";
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if(pubkeyFromSig.GetID() != pubkey.GetID()) {
-        strErrorRet = strprintf("Keys don't match: pubkey=%s, pubkeyFromSig=%s, strMessage=%s, vchSig=%s",
-                    pubkey.GetID().ToString(), pubkeyFromSig.GetID().ToString(), strMessage,
-                    EncodeBase64(&vchSig[0], vchSig.size()));
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 bool CDarkSendEntry::AddScriptSig(const CTxIn& txin)
 {
     BOOST_FOREACH(CTxDSIn& txdsin, vecTxDSIn) {
@@ -2339,7 +2281,7 @@ bool CDarksendQueue::Sign()
 
     std::string strMessage = vin.ToString() + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nDenom) + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nTime) + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(fReady);
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, activeMasternode.keyMasternode)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, activeMasternode.keyMasternode)) {
         LogPrintf("CDarksendQueue::Sign -- SignMessage() failed, %s\n", ToString());
         return false;
     }
@@ -2352,7 +2294,7 @@ bool CDarksendQueue::CheckSignature(const CPubKey& pubKeyMasternode)
     std::string strMessage = vin.ToString() + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nDenom) + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nTime) + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(fReady);
     std::string strError = "";
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CDarksendQueue::CheckSignature -- Got bad Masternode queue signature: %s; error: %s\n", ToString(), strError);
         return false;
     }
@@ -2377,7 +2319,7 @@ bool CDarksendBroadcastTx::Sign()
 
     std::string strMessage = tx.GetHash().ToString() + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(sigTime);
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, activeMasternode.keyMasternode)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, activeMasternode.keyMasternode)) {
         LogPrintf("CDarksendBroadcastTx::Sign -- SignMessage() failed\n");
         return false;
     }
@@ -2390,7 +2332,7 @@ bool CDarksendBroadcastTx::CheckSignature(const CPubKey& pubKeyMasternode)
     std::string strMessage = tx.GetHash().ToString() + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(sigTime);
     std::string strError = "";
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CDarksendBroadcastTx::CheckSignature -- Got bad dstx signature, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/darksend.h b/src/darksend.h
index 8444a760c..04e7cbdb4 100644
--- a/src/darksend.h
+++ b/src/darksend.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "wallet/wallet.h"
 
 class CDarksendPool;
-class CDarkSendSigner;
 class CDarksendBroadcastTx;
 
 // timeouts
@@ -44,8 +43,6 @@ extern bool fPrivateSendMultiSession;
 
 // The main object for accessing mixing
 extern CDarksendPool darkSendPool;
-// A helper object for signing messages from Masternodes
-extern CDarkSendSigner darkSendSigner;
 
 extern std::map<uint256, CDarksendBroadcastTx> mapDarksendBroadcastTxes;
 extern std::vector<CAmount> vecPrivateSendDenominations;
@@ -234,21 +231,6 @@ public:
     bool CheckSignature(const CPubKey& pubKeyMasternode);
 };
 
-/** Helper object for signing and checking signatures
- */
-class CDarkSendSigner
-{
-public:
-    /// Is the input associated with this public key? (and there is 1000 DASH - checking if valid masternode)
-    bool IsVinAssociatedWithPubkey(const CTxIn& vin, const CPubKey& pubkey);
-    /// Set the private/public key values, returns true if successful
-    bool GetKeysFromSecret(std::string strSecret, CKey& keyRet, CPubKey& pubkeyRet);
-    /// Sign the message, returns true if successful
-    bool SignMessage(std::string strMessage, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSigRet, CKey key);
-    /// Verify the message, returns true if succcessful
-    bool VerifyMessage(CPubKey pubkey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, std::string strMessage, std::string& strErrorRet);
-};
-
 /** Used to keep track of current status of mixing pool
  */
 class CDarksendPool
diff --git a/src/governance-object.cpp b/src/governance-object.cpp
index 1b9c63160..62b90a9f3 100644
--- a/src/governance-object.cpp
+++ b/src/governance-object.cpp
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "core_io.h"
-#include "darksend.h"
 #include "governance.h"
 #include "governance-classes.h"
 #include "governance-object.h"
 #include "governance-vote.h"
 #include "masternodeman.h"
+#include "messagesigner.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 #include <univalue.h>
@@ -260,12 +260,12 @@ bool CGovernanceObject::Sign(CKey& keyMasternode, CPubKey& pubKeyMasternode)
 
     LOCK(cs);
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, keyMasternode)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, keyMasternode)) {
         LogPrintf("CGovernanceObject::Sign -- SignMessage() failed\n");
         return false;
     }
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CGovernanceObject::Sign -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ bool CGovernanceObject::CheckSignature(CPubKey& pubKeyMasternode)
     std::string strMessage = GetSignatureMessage();
 
     LOCK(cs);
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CGovernance::CheckSignature -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/governance-vote.cpp b/src/governance-vote.cpp
index 7bacedc69..d6fab26cb 100644
--- a/src/governance-vote.cpp
+++ b/src/governance-vote.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include "darksend.h"
 #include "governance-vote.h"
 #include "masternodeman.h"
+#include "messagesigner.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ bool CGovernanceVote::Sign(CKey& keyMasternode, CPubKey& pubKeyMasternode)
     std::string strMessage = vinMasternode.prevout.ToStringShort() + "|" + nParentHash.ToString() + "|" +
         boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nVoteSignal) + "|" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nVoteOutcome) + "|" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nTime);
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, keyMasternode)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, keyMasternode)) {
         LogPrintf("CGovernanceVote::Sign -- SignMessage() failed\n");
         return false;
     }
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CGovernanceVote::Sign -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ bool CGovernanceVote::IsValid(bool fSignatureCheck) const
     std::string strMessage = vinMasternode.prevout.ToStringShort() + "|" + nParentHash.ToString() + "|" +
         boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nVoteSignal) + "|" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nVoteOutcome) + "|" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nTime);
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(infoMn.pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(infoMn.pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CGovernanceVote::IsValid -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/governance.cpp b/src/governance.cpp
index ace46ef17..5c640518a 100644
--- a/src/governance.cpp
+++ b/src/governance.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include "darksend.h"
 #include "governance.h"
 #include "governance-object.h"
 #include "governance-vote.h"
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "masternode.h"
 #include "masternode-sync.h"
 #include "masternodeman.h"
+#include "messagesigner.h"
 #include "netfulfilledman.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index bbc917603..c847ddca7 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "masternode-sync.h"
 #include "masternodeman.h"
 #include "masternodeconfig.h"
+#include "messagesigner.h"
 #include "netfulfilledman.h"
 #include "spork.h"
 
@@ -1807,7 +1808,7 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
 
         std::string strMasterNodePrivKey = GetArg("-masternodeprivkey", "");
         if(!strMasterNodePrivKey.empty()) {
-            if(!darkSendSigner.GetKeysFromSecret(strMasterNodePrivKey, activeMasternode.keyMasternode, activeMasternode.pubKeyMasternode))
+            if(!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(strMasterNodePrivKey, activeMasternode.keyMasternode, activeMasternode.pubKeyMasternode))
                 return InitError(_("Invalid masternodeprivkey. Please see documenation."));
 
             LogPrintf("  pubKeyMasternode: %s\n", CBitcoinAddress(activeMasternode.pubKeyMasternode.GetID()).ToString());
diff --git a/src/instantx.cpp b/src/instantx.cpp
index 94799ff31..7c4694de7 100644
--- a/src/instantx.cpp
+++ b/src/instantx.cpp
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "activemasternode.h"
-#include "darksend.h"
 #include "instantx.h"
 #include "key.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "masternode-sync.h"
 #include "masternodeman.h"
+#include "messagesigner.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "protocol.h"
 #include "spork.h"
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ bool CTxLockVote::CheckSignature() const
         return false;
     }
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(infoMn.pubKeyMasternode, vchMasternodeSignature, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(infoMn.pubKeyMasternode, vchMasternodeSignature, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CTxLockVote::CheckSignature -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }
@@ -1044,12 +1044,12 @@ bool CTxLockVote::Sign()
     std::string strError;
     std::string strMessage = txHash.ToString() + outpoint.ToStringShort();
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.SignMessage(strMessage, vchMasternodeSignature, activeMasternode.keyMasternode)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::SignMessage(strMessage, vchMasternodeSignature, activeMasternode.keyMasternode)) {
         LogPrintf("CTxLockVote::Sign -- SignMessage() failed\n");
         return false;
     }
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(activeMasternode.pubKeyMasternode, vchMasternodeSignature, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(activeMasternode.pubKeyMasternode, vchMasternodeSignature, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CTxLockVote::Sign -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/masternode-payments.cpp b/src/masternode-payments.cpp
index 6b6c1b6a3..743c7c397 100644
--- a/src/masternode-payments.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode-payments.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "activemasternode.h"
-#include "darksend.h"
 #include "governance-classes.h"
 #include "masternode-payments.h"
 #include "masternode-sync.h"
 #include "masternodeman.h"
+#include "messagesigner.h"
 #include "netfulfilledman.h"
 #include "spork.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -421,12 +421,12 @@ bool CMasternodePaymentVote::Sign()
                 boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nBlockHeight) +
                 ScriptToAsmStr(payee);
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, activeMasternode.keyMasternode)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, activeMasternode.keyMasternode)) {
         LogPrintf("CMasternodePaymentVote::Sign -- SignMessage() failed\n");
         return false;
     }
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(activeMasternode.pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(activeMasternode.pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CMasternodePaymentVote::Sign -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ bool CMasternodePaymentVote::CheckSignature(const CPubKey& pubKeyMasternode, int
                 ScriptToAsmStr(payee);
 
     std::string strError = "";
-    if (!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if (!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
         // Only ban for future block vote when we are already synced.
         // Otherwise it could be the case when MN which signed this vote is using another key now
         // and we have no idea about the old one.
diff --git a/src/masternode.cpp b/src/masternode.cpp
index 365e603d3..c2a9ef661 100644
--- a/src/masternode.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode.cpp
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 #include "activemasternode.h"
 #include "consensus/validation.h"
-#include "darksend.h"
 #include "init.h"
 #include "governance.h"
 #include "masternode.h"
 #include "masternode-payments.h"
 #include "masternode-sync.h"
 #include "masternodeman.h"
+#include "messagesigner.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
@@ -282,6 +282,21 @@ void CMasternode::Check(bool fForce)
     }
 }
 
+bool CMasternode::IsInputAssociatedWithPubkey()
+{
+    CScript payee;
+    payee = GetScriptForDestination(pubKeyCollateralAddress.GetID());
+
+    CTransaction tx;
+    uint256 hash;
+    if(GetTransaction(vin.prevout.hash, tx, Params().GetConsensus(), hash, true)) {
+        BOOST_FOREACH(CTxOut out, tx.vout)
+            if(out.nValue == 1000*COIN && out.scriptPubKey == payee) return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 bool CMasternode::IsValidNetAddr()
 {
     return IsValidNetAddr(addr);
@@ -415,7 +430,7 @@ bool CMasternodeBroadcast::Create(std::string strService, std::string strKeyMast
         return false;
     }
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.GetKeysFromSecret(strKeyMasternode, keyMasternodeNew, pubKeyMasternodeNew)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(strKeyMasternode, keyMasternodeNew, pubKeyMasternodeNew)) {
         strErrorRet = strprintf("Invalid masternode key %s", strKeyMasternode);
         LogPrintf("CMasternodeBroadcast::Create -- %s\n", strErrorRet);
         return false;
@@ -639,9 +654,9 @@ bool CMasternodeBroadcast::CheckOutpoint(int& nDos)
 
     LogPrint("masternode", "CMasternodeBroadcast::CheckOutpoint -- Masternode UTXO verified\n");
 
-    // make sure the vout that was signed is related to the transaction that spawned the Masternode
-    //  - this is expensive, so it's only done once per Masternode
-    if(!darkSendSigner.IsVinAssociatedWithPubkey(vin, pubKeyCollateralAddress)) {
+    // make sure the input that was signed in masternode broadcast message is related to the transaction
+    // that spawned the Masternode - this is expensive, so it's only done once per Masternode
+    if(!IsInputAssociatedWithPubkey()) {
         LogPrintf("CMasternodeMan::CheckOutpoint -- Got mismatched pubKeyCollateralAddress and vin\n");
         nDos = 33;
         return false;
@@ -680,12 +695,12 @@ bool CMasternodeBroadcast::Sign(CKey& keyCollateralAddress)
                     pubKeyCollateralAddress.GetID().ToString() + pubKeyMasternode.GetID().ToString() +
                     boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nProtocolVersion);
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, keyCollateralAddress)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, keyCollateralAddress)) {
         LogPrintf("CMasternodeBroadcast::Sign -- SignMessage() failed\n");
         return false;
     }
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubKeyCollateralAddress, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubKeyCollateralAddress, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CMasternodeBroadcast::Sign -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }
@@ -705,7 +720,7 @@ bool CMasternodeBroadcast::CheckSignature(int& nDos)
 
     LogPrint("masternode", "CMasternodeBroadcast::CheckSignature -- strMessage: %s  pubKeyCollateralAddress address: %s  sig: %s\n", strMessage, CBitcoinAddress(pubKeyCollateralAddress.GetID()).ToString(), EncodeBase64(&vchSig[0], vchSig.size()));
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubKeyCollateralAddress, vchSig, strMessage, strError)){
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubKeyCollateralAddress, vchSig, strMessage, strError)){
         LogPrintf("CMasternodeBroadcast::CheckSignature -- Got bad Masternode announce signature, error: %s\n", strError);
         nDos = 100;
         return false;
@@ -739,12 +754,12 @@ bool CMasternodePing::Sign(CKey& keyMasternode, CPubKey& pubKeyMasternode)
     sigTime = GetAdjustedTime();
     std::string strMessage = vin.ToString() + blockHash.ToString() + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(sigTime);
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, keyMasternode)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, keyMasternode)) {
         LogPrintf("CMasternodePing::Sign -- SignMessage() failed\n");
         return false;
     }
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CMasternodePing::Sign -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }
@@ -758,7 +773,7 @@ bool CMasternodePing::CheckSignature(CPubKey& pubKeyMasternode, int &nDos)
     std::string strError = "";
     nDos = 0;
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubKeyMasternode, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CMasternodePing::CheckSignature -- Got bad Masternode ping signature, masternode=%s, error: %s\n", vin.prevout.ToStringShort(), strError);
         nDos = 33;
         return false;
diff --git a/src/masternode.h b/src/masternode.h
index 92edc9fcf..bd7cbde6f 100644
--- a/src/masternode.h
+++ b/src/masternode.h
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ public:
         return false;
     }
 
+    /// Is the input associated with collateral public key? (and there is 1000 DASH - checking if valid masternode)
+    bool IsInputAssociatedWithPubkey();
+
     bool IsValidNetAddr();
     static bool IsValidNetAddr(CService addrIn);
 
diff --git a/src/masternodeman.cpp b/src/masternodeman.cpp
index a67b06965..3da3ddb68 100644
--- a/src/masternodeman.cpp
+++ b/src/masternodeman.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "masternode-payments.h"
 #include "masternode-sync.h"
 #include "masternodeman.h"
+#include "messagesigner.h"
 #include "netfulfilledman.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
@@ -1134,14 +1135,14 @@ void CMasternodeMan::SendVerifyReply(CNode* pnode, CMasternodeVerification& mnv)
 
     std::string strMessage = strprintf("%s%d%s", activeMasternode.service.ToString(false), mnv.nonce, blockHash.ToString());
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.SignMessage(strMessage, mnv.vchSig1, activeMasternode.keyMasternode)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::SignMessage(strMessage, mnv.vchSig1, activeMasternode.keyMasternode)) {
         LogPrintf("MasternodeMan::SendVerifyReply -- SignMessage() failed\n");
         return;
     }
 
     std::string strError;
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(activeMasternode.pubKeyMasternode, mnv.vchSig1, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(activeMasternode.pubKeyMasternode, mnv.vchSig1, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("MasternodeMan::SendVerifyReply -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return;
     }
@@ -1200,7 +1201,7 @@ void CMasternodeMan::ProcessVerifyReply(CNode* pnode, CMasternodeVerification& m
         std::string strMessage1 = strprintf("%s%d%s", pnode->addr.ToString(false), mnv.nonce, blockHash.ToString());
         while(it != vMasternodes.end()) {
             if((CAddress)it->addr == pnode->addr) {
-                if(darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(it->pubKeyMasternode, mnv.vchSig1, strMessage1, strError)) {
+                if(CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(it->pubKeyMasternode, mnv.vchSig1, strMessage1, strError)) {
                     // found it!
                     prealMasternode = &(*it);
                     if(!it->IsPoSeVerified()) {
@@ -1217,14 +1218,14 @@ void CMasternodeMan::ProcessVerifyReply(CNode* pnode, CMasternodeVerification& m
                     std::string strMessage2 = strprintf("%s%d%s%s%s", mnv.addr.ToString(false), mnv.nonce, blockHash.ToString(),
                                             mnv.vin1.prevout.ToStringShort(), mnv.vin2.prevout.ToStringShort());
                     // ... and sign it
-                    if(!darkSendSigner.SignMessage(strMessage2, mnv.vchSig2, activeMasternode.keyMasternode)) {
+                    if(!CMessageSigner::SignMessage(strMessage2, mnv.vchSig2, activeMasternode.keyMasternode)) {
                         LogPrintf("MasternodeMan::ProcessVerifyReply -- SignMessage() failed\n");
                         return;
                     }
 
                     std::string strError;
 
-                    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(activeMasternode.pubKeyMasternode, mnv.vchSig2, strMessage2, strError)) {
+                    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(activeMasternode.pubKeyMasternode, mnv.vchSig2, strMessage2, strError)) {
                         LogPrintf("MasternodeMan::ProcessVerifyReply -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
                         return;
                     }
@@ -1330,12 +1331,12 @@ void CMasternodeMan::ProcessVerifyBroadcast(CNode* pnode, const CMasternodeVerif
             return;
         }
 
-        if(darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pmn1->pubKeyMasternode, mnv.vchSig1, strMessage1, strError)) {
+        if(CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pmn1->pubKeyMasternode, mnv.vchSig1, strMessage1, strError)) {
             LogPrintf("MasternodeMan::ProcessVerifyBroadcast -- VerifyMessage() for masternode1 failed, error: %s\n", strError);
             return;
         }
 
-        if(darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pmn2->pubKeyMasternode, mnv.vchSig2, strMessage2, strError)) {
+        if(CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pmn2->pubKeyMasternode, mnv.vchSig2, strMessage2, strError)) {
             LogPrintf("MasternodeMan::ProcessVerifyBroadcast -- VerifyMessage() for masternode2 failed, error: %s\n", strError);
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/messagesigner.cpp b/src/messagesigner.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb390e91f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/messagesigner.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2014-2017 The Dash Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include "base58.h"
+#include "hash.h"
+#include "main.h" // For strMessageMagic
+#include "messagesigner.h"
+#include "tinyformat.h"
+#include "utilstrencodings.h"
+
+bool CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(const std::string strSecret, CKey& keyRet, CPubKey& pubkeyRet)
+{
+    CBitcoinSecret vchSecret;
+
+    if(!vchSecret.SetString(strSecret)) return false;
+
+    keyRet = vchSecret.GetKey();
+    pubkeyRet = keyRet.GetPubKey();
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool CMessageSigner::SignMessage(const std::string strMessage, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSigRet, const CKey key)
+{
+    CHashWriter ss(SER_GETHASH, 0);
+    ss << strMessageMagic;
+    ss << strMessage;
+
+    return CHashSigner::SignHash(ss.GetHash(), key, vchSigRet);
+}
+
+bool CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(const CPubKey pubkey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, const std::string strMessage, std::string& strErrorRet)
+{
+    CHashWriter ss(SER_GETHASH, 0);
+    ss << strMessageMagic;
+    ss << strMessage;
+
+    return CHashSigner::VerifyHash(ss.GetHash(), pubkey, vchSig, strErrorRet);
+}
+
+bool CHashSigner::SignHash(const uint256& hash, const CKey key, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSigRet)
+{
+    return key.SignCompact(hash, vchSigRet);
+}
+
+bool CHashSigner::VerifyHash(const uint256& hash, const CPubKey pubkey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, std::string& strErrorRet)
+{
+    CPubKey pubkeyFromSig;
+    if(!pubkeyFromSig.RecoverCompact(hash, vchSig)) {
+        strErrorRet = "Error recovering public key.";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if(pubkeyFromSig.GetID() != pubkey.GetID()) {
+        strErrorRet = strprintf("Keys don't match: pubkey=%s, pubkeyFromSig=%s, hash=%s, vchSig=%s",
+                    pubkey.GetID().ToString(), pubkeyFromSig.GetID().ToString(), hash.ToString(),
+                    EncodeBase64(&vchSig[0], vchSig.size()));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/messagesigner.h b/src/messagesigner.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e445e5a7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/messagesigner.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2014-2017 The Dash Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT/X11 software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef MESSAGESIGNER_H
+#define MESSAGESIGNER_H
+
+#include "key.h"
+
+/** Helper class for signing messages and checking their signatures
+ */
+class CMessageSigner
+{
+public:
+    /// Set the private/public key values, returns true if successful
+    static bool GetKeysFromSecret(const std::string strSecret, CKey& keyRet, CPubKey& pubkeyRet);
+    /// Sign the message, returns true if successful
+    static bool SignMessage(const std::string strMessage, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSigRet, const CKey key);
+    /// Verify the message signature, returns true if succcessful
+    static bool VerifyMessage(const CPubKey pubkey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, const std::string strMessage, std::string& strErrorRet);
+};
+
+/** Helper class for signing hashes and checking their signatures
+ */
+class CHashSigner
+{
+public:
+    /// Sign the hash, returns true if successful
+    static bool SignHash(const uint256& hash, const CKey key, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSigRet);
+    /// Verify the hash signature, returns true if succcessful
+    static bool VerifyHash(const uint256& hash, const CPubKey pubkey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig, std::string& strErrorRet);
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/rpcgovernance.cpp b/src/rpcgovernance.cpp
index a5ebda63c..77ccedea0 100644
--- a/src/rpcgovernance.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcgovernance.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 //#define ENABLE_DASH_DEBUG
 
 #include "activemasternode.h"
-#include "darksend.h"
 #include "governance.h"
 #include "governance-vote.h"
 #include "governance-classes.h"
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "masternode-sync.h"
 #include "masternodeconfig.h"
 #include "masternodeman.h"
+#include "messagesigner.h"
 #include "rpcserver.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "utilmoneystr.h"
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ UniValue gobject(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 
             UniValue statusObj(UniValue::VOBJ);
 
-            if(!darkSendSigner.GetKeysFromSecret(mne.getPrivKey(), keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode)){
+            if(!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(mne.getPrivKey(), keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode)){
                 nFailed++;
                 statusObj.push_back(Pair("result", "failed"));
                 statusObj.push_back(Pair("errorMessage", "Masternode signing error, could not set key correctly"));
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ UniValue gobject(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 
             UniValue statusObj(UniValue::VOBJ);
 
-            if(!darkSendSigner.GetKeysFromSecret(mne.getPrivKey(), keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode)) {
+            if(!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(mne.getPrivKey(), keyMasternode, pubKeyMasternode)) {
                 nFailed++;
                 statusObj.push_back(Pair("result", "failed"));
                 statusObj.push_back(Pair("errorMessage", strprintf("Invalid masternode key %s.", mne.getPrivKey())));
diff --git a/src/spork.cpp b/src/spork.cpp
index b16152702..ec90a167e 100644
--- a/src/spork.cpp
+++ b/src/spork.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include "darksend.h"
+#include "chainparams.h"
 #include "main.h"
+#include "messagesigner.h"
 #include "spork.h"
 
 #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
@@ -223,17 +224,17 @@ bool CSporkMessage::Sign(std::string strSignKey)
     std::string strError = "";
     std::string strMessage = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nSporkID) + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nValue) + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nTimeSigned);
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.GetKeysFromSecret(strSignKey, key, pubkey)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::GetKeysFromSecret(strSignKey, key, pubkey)) {
         LogPrintf("CSporkMessage::Sign -- GetKeysFromSecret() failed, invalid spork key %s\n", strSignKey);
         return false;
     }
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, key)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::SignMessage(strMessage, vchSig, key)) {
         LogPrintf("CSporkMessage::Sign -- SignMessage() failed\n");
         return false;
     }
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubkey, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubkey, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CSporkMessage::Sign -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ bool CSporkMessage::CheckSignature()
     std::string strMessage = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nSporkID) + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nValue) + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(nTimeSigned);
     CPubKey pubkey(ParseHex(Params().SporkPubKey()));
 
-    if(!darkSendSigner.VerifyMessage(pubkey, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
+    if(!CMessageSigner::VerifyMessage(pubkey, vchSig, strMessage, strError)) {
         LogPrintf("CSporkMessage::CheckSignature -- VerifyMessage() failed, error: %s\n", strError);
         return false;
     }