diff --git a/src/DeterministicKeys.cpp b/src/DeterministicKeys.cpp
index e9bb109f0f..e6717540bc 100644
--- a/src/DeterministicKeys.cpp
+++ b/src/DeterministicKeys.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 #include <openssl/ec.h>
 #include <openssl/bn.h>
 #include <openssl/ecdsa.h>
@@ -285,4 +286,5 @@ EC_KEY* CKey::GeneratePrivateDeterministicKey(const NewcoinAddress& family, cons
 
 	return pkey;
 }
+
 // vim:ts=4
diff --git a/src/ECIES.cpp b/src/ECIES.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed6d5e5c96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ECIES.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+
+#include <openssl/ec.h>
+#include <openssl/bn.h>
+#include <openssl/ecdsa.h>
+#include <openssl/pem.h>
+#include <openssl/hmac.h>
+#include <openssl/rand.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <cassert>
+
+#include "key.h"
+
+static void* ecies_key_derivation(const void *input, size_t ilen, void *output, size_t *olen)
+{ // This function must not be changed as it must be what ECDH_compute_key expects
+	if (*olen < SHA512_DIGEST_LENGTH)
+		return NULL;
+	*olen = SHA512_DIGEST_LENGTH;
+	return SHA512(static_cast<const unsigned char *>(input), ilen, static_cast<unsigned char *>(output));
+}
+
+std::vector<unsigned char> CKey::getECIESSecret(CKey& otherKey)
+{ // Retrieve a secret generated from an EC key pair. At least one private key must be known.
+	if(!pkey || !otherKey.pkey)
+		throw std::runtime_error("missing key");
+
+	EC_KEY *pubkey, *privkey;
+	if(EC_KEY_get0_private_key(pkey))
+	{
+		privkey=pkey;
+		pubkey=otherKey.pkey;
+	}
+	else if(EC_KEY_get0_private_key(otherKey.pkey))
+	{
+		privkey=otherKey.pkey;
+		pubkey=pkey;
+	}
+	else throw std::runtime_error("no private key");
+
+	std::vector<unsigned char> ret(SHA512_DIGEST_LENGTH);
+	if (ECDH_compute_key(&(ret.front()), SHA512_DIGEST_LENGTH, EC_KEY_get0_public_key(pubkey),
+			privkey, ecies_key_derivation) != SHA512_DIGEST_LENGTH)
+		throw std::runtime_error("ecdh key failed");
+	return ret;
+}
+
+// Our ciphertext is all encrypted except the IV. The encrypted data decodes as follows:
+// 1) 256-bits of SHA-512 HMAC of original plaintext
+// 2) Original plaintext
+
+static uint256 makeHMAC(const std::vector<unsigned char>& secret, const std::vector<unsigned char> data)
+{
+	HMAC_CTX ctx;
+	HMAC_CTX_init(&ctx);
+	
+	if(HMAC_Init_ex(&ctx, &(secret.front()), secret.size(), EVP_sha512(), NULL) != 1)
+	{
+		HMAC_CTX_cleanup(&ctx);
+		throw std::runtime_error("init hmac");
+	}
+
+	if(HMAC_Update(&ctx, &(data.front()), data.size()) != 1)
+	{
+		HMAC_CTX_cleanup(&ctx);
+		throw std::runtime_error("update hmac");
+	}
+
+	unsigned int ml=EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE;
+	std::vector<unsigned char> hmac(ml);
+	if(!HMAC_Final(&ctx, &(hmac.front()), &ml) != 1)
+	{
+		HMAC_CTX_cleanup(&ctx);
+		throw std::runtime_error("finalize hmac");
+	}
+	assert((ml>=32) && (ml<=EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE));
+
+	uint256 ret;
+	memcpy(ret.begin(), &(hmac.front()), 32);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+std::vector<unsigned char> CKey::encryptECIES(CKey& otherKey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& plaintext)
+{
+	std::vector<unsigned char> secret=getECIESSecret(otherKey);
+
+	uint256 hmac=makeHMAC(secret, plaintext);
+
+	uint128 iv;
+	if(RAND_bytes(static_cast<unsigned char *>(iv.begin()), 128/8) != 1)
+		throw std::runtime_error("insufficient entropy");
+
+	EVP_CIPHER_CTX ctx;
+	EVP_CIPHER_CTX_init(&ctx);
+
+	if (EVP_EncryptInit_ex(&ctx, EVP_aes_128_cbc(), NULL,
+		&(secret.front()), static_cast<unsigned char *>(iv.begin())) != 1)
+	{
+		EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup(&ctx);
+		throw std::runtime_error("init cipher ctx");
+	}
+
+	std::vector<unsigned char> out(plaintext.size() + (256/8) + (512/8) + 48, 0);
+	int len=0, bytesWritten;
+
+	// output 256-bit IV
+	memcpy(&(out.front()), iv.begin(), 32);
+	len=32;
+
+	// Encrypt/output 512-bit HMAC
+	bytesWritten=out.capacity()-len;
+	assert(bytesWritten>0);
+	if(EVP_EncryptUpdate(&ctx, &(out.front())+len, &bytesWritten, hmac.begin(), 64) < 0)
+	{
+		EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup(&ctx);
+		throw std::runtime_error("");
+	}
+	len+=bytesWritten;
+
+	// encrypt/output plaintext
+	bytesWritten=out.capacity()-len;
+	assert(bytesWritten>0);
+	if(EVP_EncryptUpdate(&ctx, &(out.front())+len, &bytesWritten, &(plaintext.front()), plaintext.size()) < 0)
+	{
+		EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup(&ctx);
+		throw std::runtime_error("");
+	}
+	len+=bytesWritten;
+
+	// finalize
+	bytesWritten=out.capacity()-len;
+	if(EVP_EncryptFinal_ex(&ctx, &(out.front())+len, &bytesWritten) < 0)
+	{
+		EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup(&ctx);
+		throw std::runtime_error("");
+	}
+	len+=bytesWritten;
+
+	out.resize(len);
+	EVP_CIPHER_CTX_cleanup(&ctx);
+	return out;
+}
+
+std::vector<unsigned char> CKey::decryptECIES(CKey& otherKey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& ciphertext)
+{
+	std::vector<unsigned char> secret=getECIESSecret(otherKey);
+
+	// 1) Decrypt
+
+	// 2) Extract length and plaintext
+	
+	// 3) Compute HMAC
+	
+	// 4) Verify
+
+}
+
+// vim:ts=4
diff --git a/src/UniqueNodeList.h b/src/UniqueNodeList.h
index d0ce94f259..e52925f5b2 100644
--- a/src/UniqueNodeList.h
+++ b/src/UniqueNodeList.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef __UNIQUE_NODE_LIST__
 #define __UNIQUE_NODE_LIST__
 
+#include <deque>
+
 #include "../json/value.h"
 
 #include "NewcoinAddress.h"
@@ -9,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "ParseSection.h"
 
 #include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
-#include <boost/container/deque.hpp>
 
 #define SYSTEM_NAME	"newcoin"
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ private:
 
 	boost::mutex							mFetchLock;
 	int										mFetchActive;	// count of active fetches
-	boost::container::deque<std::string>	mFetchPending;
+	std::deque<std::string>					mFetchPending;
 
 	std::string								mStrIpsUrl;
 	std::string								mStrValidatorsUrl;
diff --git a/src/key.h b/src/key.h
index 7eb4d0aeae..f61892801e 100644
--- a/src/key.h
+++ b/src/key.h
@@ -273,6 +273,16 @@ public:
 			return false;
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	// ECIES functions. These throw on failure
+
+	// returns a 64-byte secret unique to these two keys. At least one private key must be known.
+	std::vector<unsigned char> getECIESSecret(CKey& otherKey);
+
+	// encrypt/decrypt functions with integrity checking.
+	// Note that the other side must somehow know what keys to use
+	std::vector<unsigned char> encryptECIES(CKey& otherKey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& plaintext);
+	std::vector<unsigned char> decryptECIES(CKey& otherKey, const std::vector<unsigned char>& ciphertext);
 };
 
 #endif