diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 606eb0c..7f90b10 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ gem "rake", "~> 13.0"
 
 gem "rspec", "~> 3.0"
 
+gem "securerandom"
+
 gem "standard", "~> 1.3"
 
 gem "simplecov", require: false, group: :test
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 77e2030..34965c1 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
     linzer (0.6.1)
-      ed25519 (~> 1.3, >= 1.3.0)
       openssl (~> 3.0, >= 3.0.0)
       rack (>= 2.2, < 4.0)
       starry (~> 0.2)
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ GEM
     base64 (0.2.0)
     diff-lcs (1.5.1)
     docile (1.4.0)
-    ed25519 (1.3.0)
     json (2.7.2)
     language_server-protocol (3.17.0.3)
     lint_roller (1.1.0)
@@ -60,6 +58,7 @@ GEM
       rubocop (>= 1.48.1, < 2.0)
       rubocop-ast (>= 1.30.0, < 2.0)
     ruby-progressbar (1.13.0)
+    securerandom (0.4.0)
     simplecov (0.22.0)
       docile (~> 1.1)
       simplecov-html (~> 0.11)
@@ -92,6 +91,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   linzer!
   rake (~> 13.0)
   rspec (~> 3.0)
+  securerandom
   simplecov
   standard (~> 1.3)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e21fc3c..59bab7f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,13 +97,10 @@ response = http.post("/some_uri", "data", headers.merge(signature.to_h))
 ### To verify a valid signature:
 
 ```ruby
-test_ed25519_key_pub = Base64.strict_encode64(key.material.verify_key.to_bytes)
-# => "EUra7KsJ8B/lSZJVhDaopMycmZ6T7KtJqKVNJTHKIw0="
+test_ed25519_key_pub = key.material.public_to_pem
+# => "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----\nMCowBQYDK2VwAyEAK1ZrC4JqC356pRsUiLVJdFZ3dAjo909VfWs1li33MCQ=\n-----END PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
 
-raw_pubkey = Base64.strict_decode64(test_ed25519_key_pub)
-# => "\xB1rM\xFFR\x1F\xDDw\x00\x89\..."
-
-pubkey = Linzer.new_ed25519_public_key(raw_pubkey, "some-key-ed25519")
+pubkey = Linzer.new_ed25519_public_key(test_ed25519_key_pub, "some-key-ed25519")
 # => #<Linzer::Ed25519::Key:0x00000fe19b9384b0
 
 # if you have to, there is a helper method to build a request object on the server side
diff --git a/lib/linzer/ed25519.rb b/lib/linzer/ed25519.rb
index ec839c5..b60571b 100644
--- a/lib/linzer/ed25519.rb
+++ b/lib/linzer/ed25519.rb
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require "ed25519"
-
 module Linzer
   module Ed25519
     class Key < Linzer::Key
       def sign(data)
-        material.sign(data)
+        material.sign(nil, data)
       end
 
       def verify(signature, data)
-        verify_key = material.is_a?(::Ed25519::SigningKey) ? material.verify_key : material
-        verify_key.verify(signature, data)
-      rescue ::Ed25519::VerifyError
-        false
+        material.verify(nil, signature, data)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/linzer/key/helper.rb b/lib/linzer/key/helper.rb
index 4e00a70..ce601c9 100644
--- a/lib/linzer/key/helper.rb
+++ b/lib/linzer/key/helper.rb
@@ -33,18 +33,17 @@ def new_hmac_sha256_key(material, key_id = nil)
       end
 
       def generate_ed25519_key(key_id = nil)
-        material = ::Ed25519::SigningKey.generate
+        material = OpenSSL::PKey.generate_key("ed25519")
         Linzer::Ed25519::Key.new(material, id: key_id)
       end
 
       def new_ed25519_key(material, key_id = nil)
-        key = ::Ed25519::SigningKey.new(material)
+        key = OpenSSL::PKey.read(material)
         Linzer::Ed25519::Key.new(key, id: key_id)
       end
 
       def new_ed25519_public_key(material, key_id = nil)
-        key = ::Ed25519::VerifyKey.new(material)
-        Linzer::Ed25519::Key.new(key, id: key_id)
+        new_ed25519_key(material, key_id)
       end
 
       # https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4492.html#appendix-A
diff --git a/linzer.gemspec b/linzer.gemspec
index 1528e99..8f0b78c 100644
--- a/linzer.gemspec
+++ b/linzer.gemspec
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths = ["lib"]
 
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "openssl", "~> 3.0", ">= 3.0.0"
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency "ed25519", "~> 1.3", ">= 1.3.0"
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "starry", "~> 0.2"
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "rack", ">= 2.2", "< 4.0"
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "uri", "~> 1.0", ">= 1.0.2"
diff --git a/spec/ed25519_spec.rb b/spec/ed25519_spec.rb
index 371edae..00795ed 100644
--- a/spec/ed25519_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ed25519_spec.rb
@@ -1,26 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-def decode_asn1_blob_from_rfc_examples(key)
-  Linzer::RFC9421::Examples
-    .public_send(key)
-    .lines
-    .reject { |l| l.start_with?("-----") }
-    .shift
-    .chomp
-    .yield_self { |str| Base64.strict_decode64(str) }
-    .yield_self { |str| OpenSSL::ASN1.decode(str)   }
-end
-
-def load_ed25519_pubkey_from_rfc_examples
-  asn_seq = decode_asn1_blob_from_rfc_examples(:test_key_ed25519_pub)
-  asn_seq.value[1].value
-end
-
-def load_ed25519_private_key_from_rfc_examples
-  asn_seq = decode_asn1_blob_from_rfc_examples(:test_key_ed25519)
-  asn_seq.value[2].value[2..]
-end
-
 RSpec.describe Linzer::Signer do
   context "with Ed25519" do
     let(:request) do
@@ -29,31 +8,8 @@ def load_ed25519_private_key_from_rfc_examples
       Linzer.new_request(:post, path, {}, request_data[:headers])
     end
 
-    # B.1.4. Example Ed25519 Test Key
-    #
-    # -----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----
-    # MCowBQYDK2VwAyEAJrQLj5P/89iXES9+vFgrIy29clF9CC/oPPsw3c5D0bs=
-    # -----END PUBLIC KEY-----
-    #
-    # -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
-    # MC4CAQAwBQYDK2VwBCIEIJ+DYvh6SEqVTm50DFtMDoQikTmiCqirVv9mWG9qfSnF
-    # -----END PRIVATE KEY-----
-    #
-    # ed25519 ruby library works with raw byte strings, so you have
-    # to extract them from the PKCS #8 encoded file PEM format.
-    #
-    # XXX: should I write a helper method for that?
-    # XXX: if such a helper is needed, the helper method above
-    # XXX: decode_asn1_blob_from_rfc_examples can be used as starting point.
-    #
-    # $ openssl asn1parse -in private.pem -offset 14
-    #     0:d=0  hl=2 l=  32 prim: OCTET STRING      [HEX DUMP]:9F8362F87A484A954E6E740C5B4C0E84229139A20AA8AB56FF66586F6A7D29C5
-    #
-    # %w[9F8362F87A484A954E6E740C5B4C0E84229139A20AA8AB56FF66586F6A7D29C5].pack("H*")
-    # => "\x9F\x83b\xF8zHJ\x95Nnt\f[L\x0E\x84\"\x919\xA2\n\xA8\xABV\xFFfXoj})\xC5"
-    #
     let(:test_key_ed25519) do
-      load_ed25519_private_key_from_rfc_examples
+      Linzer::RFC9421::Examples.test_key_ed25519
     end
 
     let(:key_id) { "test-key-ed25519" }
@@ -77,8 +33,8 @@ def load_ed25519_private_key_from_rfc_examples
     end
 
     it "derives public key from private key" do
-      pubkey = key.material.verify_key.to_bytes
-      expect(pubkey).to eq(load_ed25519_pubkey_from_rfc_examples)
+      pubkey = key.material.public_to_pem
+      expect(pubkey).to eq(Linzer::RFC9421::Examples.test_key_ed25519_pub)
     end
   end
 end
@@ -91,22 +47,7 @@ def load_ed25519_private_key_from_rfc_examples
       Linzer.new_request(:post, path, {}, request_data[:headers])
     end
 
-    # $ openssl pkey -pubin -inform pem -in public.pem -noout -text
-    # ED25519 Public-Key:
-    # pub:
-    #     26:b4:0b:8f:93:ff:f3:d8:97:11:2f:7e:bc:58:2b:
-    #     23:2d:bd:72:51:7d:08:2f:e8:3c:fb:30:dd:ce:43:
-    #     d1:bb
-    #
-    # %w[26B40B8F93FFF3D897112F7EBC582B232DBD72517D082FE83CFB30DDCE43D1BB].pack("H*")
-    # => "&\xB4\v\x8F\x93\xFF\xF3\xD8\x97\x11/~\xBCX+#-\xBDrQ}\b/\xE8<\xFB0\xDD\xCEC\xD1\xBB"
-    #
-    # public key can also be derived from private key object,
-    # as is shown above in the examples:
-    # key.material.verify_key.to_bytes
-    # => "&\xB4\v\x8F\x93\xFF\xF3\xD8\x97\x11/~\xBCX+#-\xBDrQ}\b/\xE8<\xFB0\xDD\xCEC\xD1\xBB"
-
-    let(:test_key_ed25519_pub) { load_ed25519_pubkey_from_rfc_examples }
+    let(:test_key_ed25519_pub) { Linzer::RFC9421::Examples.test_key_ed25519_pub }
 
     let(:key_id) { "test-key-ed25519" }
 
diff --git a/spec/readme_spec.rb b/spec/readme_spec.rb
index 56891a9..9f897b4 100644
--- a/spec/readme_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/readme_spec.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ def build_random_signature(label)
   let(:key) { Linzer.generate_ed25519_key }
 
   let(:pubkey) do
-    exported_pubkey = Base64.strict_encode64(key.material.verify_key.to_bytes)
-    raw_pubkey      = Base64.strict_decode64(exported_pubkey)
-    Linzer.new_ed25519_public_key(raw_pubkey, "some-key-ed25519")
+    exported_pubkey = key.material.public_to_pem
+    Linzer.new_ed25519_public_key(exported_pubkey, "some-key-ed25519")
   end
 
   describe "HTTP request examples" do
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 346d46f..6b97dfd 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 require "simplecov"
 SimpleCov.start
 
+require "securerandom"
+
 require "linzer"
 require_relative "rfc9421_examples"