diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4a4f49c..7d25edd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 lox = { git = "https://git-crysp.uwaterloo.ca/iang/lox.git", branch = "vvecna/lox_test" }
+ed25519-dalek = { version = "1", features = ["serde"] }
 serde = "1"
 serde_json = "1.0"
diff --git a/src/bin/lox_client.rs b/src/bin/lox_client.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9e57cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/lox_client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+use ed25519_dalek::PublicKey;
+use lox::IssuerPubKey;
+use std::fs::File;
+
+fn main() {
+    let bridgedb_pubkey_filename = "bridgedb_pubkey.json";
+    let lox_auth_pubkeys_filename = "lox_auth_pubkeys.json";
+
+    // import bridgedb pubkey
+    let bridgedb_pubkey_infile = File::open(bridgedb_pubkey_filename).unwrap();
+    let bridgedb_pubkey: PublicKey = serde_json::from_reader(bridgedb_pubkey_infile).unwrap();
+
+    // import lox_auth pubkeys
+    let lox_auth_pubkeys_infile = File::open(lox_auth_pubkeys_filename).unwrap();
+    let lox_auth_pubkeys: Vec<IssuerPubKey> = serde_json::from_reader(lox_auth_pubkeys_infile).unwrap();
+    let lox_pub = &lox_auth_pubkeys[0];
+    let migration_pub = &lox_auth_pubkeys[1];
+    let migrationkey_pub = &lox_auth_pubkeys[2];
+    let reachability_pub = &lox_auth_pubkeys[3];
+    let invitation_pub = &lox_auth_pubkeys[4];
+}