diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a76cad71..a101d6c9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fiat-crypto",
  "packed_simd_2",
  "platforms",
+ "serde",
  "subtle",
  "zeroize",
 ]
diff --git a/nucypher-core-wasm/src/lib.rs b/nucypher-core-wasm/src/lib.rs
index c0e16b3f..67d155b0 100644
--- a/nucypher-core-wasm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/nucypher-core-wasm/src/lib.rs
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ impl EncryptedTreasureMap {
 pub struct SharedSecret(x25519_dalek::SharedSecret);
 
 #[wasm_bindgen]
-#[derive(derive_more::From, derive_more::AsRef)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug, derive_more::From, derive_more::AsRef)]
 pub struct RequesterPublicKey(x25519_dalek::PublicKey);
 
 //
@@ -642,8 +642,8 @@ impl EncryptedThresholdDecryptionRequest {
     }
 
     #[wasm_bindgen(getter, js_name = requesterPublicKey)]
-    pub fn requester_public_key(&self) -> Box<[u8]> {
-        self.0.requester_public_key.clone()
+    pub fn requester_public_key(&self) -> RequesterPublicKey {
+        RequesterPublicKey::from(self.0.requester_public_key)
     }
 
     pub fn decrypt(
diff --git a/nucypher-core-wasm/tests/wasm.rs b/nucypher-core-wasm/tests/wasm.rs
index aefa2968..2070642d 100644
--- a/nucypher-core-wasm/tests/wasm.rs
+++ b/nucypher-core-wasm/tests/wasm.rs
@@ -715,10 +715,9 @@ fn threshold_decryption_request() {
 
     assert_eq!(encrypted_request_from_bytes, encrypted_request);
     assert_eq!(encrypted_request_from_bytes.ritual_id(), ritual_id);
-    // TODO clean up storage/use of requester public key
     assert_eq!(
         encrypted_request_from_bytes.requester_public_key(),
-        requester_public_key.to_bytes().to_vec().into_boxed_slice()
+        requester_key
     );
 
     // service decrypts request
diff --git a/nucypher-core/Cargo.toml b/nucypher-core/Cargo.toml
index 2dd88cce..8316f652 100644
--- a/nucypher-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nucypher-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ sha3 = "0.10"
 rmp-serde = "1"
 serde_with = "1.14"
 hex = "0.4"
-x25519-dalek = "2.0.0-rc.2"
+x25519-dalek = { version="2.0.0-rc.2", features = ["serde"] }
 chacha20poly1305 = "0.10.1"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/nucypher-core/src/dkg.rs b/nucypher-core/src/dkg.rs
index 27ab36c3..4fc13792 100644
--- a/nucypher-core/src/dkg.rs
+++ b/nucypher-core/src/dkg.rs
@@ -181,10 +181,8 @@ pub struct EncryptedThresholdDecryptionRequest {
     /// ID of the ritual
     pub ritual_id: u16,
 
-    #[serde(with = "serde_bytes::as_base64")]
     /// Public key of requester
-    /// TODO this should not be Box
-    pub requester_public_key: Box<[u8]>,
+    pub requester_public_key: PublicKey,
 
     #[serde(with = "serde_bytes::as_base64")]
     /// Encrypted request
@@ -201,7 +199,7 @@ impl EncryptedThresholdDecryptionRequest {
             .expect("encryption failed - out of memory?");
         Self {
             ritual_id: request.ritual_id,
-            requester_public_key: requester_public_key.to_bytes().to_vec().into_boxed_slice(),
+            requester_public_key: *requester_public_key,
             ciphertext,
         }
     }
@@ -297,7 +295,6 @@ pub struct EncryptedThresholdDecryptionResponse {
 
 impl EncryptedThresholdDecryptionResponse {
     fn new(response: &ThresholdDecryptionResponse, shared_secret: &SharedSecret) -> Self {
-        // TODO: using Umbral for encryption to avoid introducing more crypto primitives.
         let ciphertext = encrypt_with_shared_secret(shared_secret, &response.to_bytes())
             .expect("encryption failed - out of memory?");
         Self { ciphertext }
@@ -413,7 +410,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(encrypted_request_from_bytes.ritual_id, ritual_id);
         assert_eq!(
             encrypted_request_from_bytes.requester_public_key,
-            requester_public_key.as_bytes().to_vec().into_boxed_slice()
+            requester_public_key
         );
 
         // service decrypts request