diff --git a/cryptography/build.gradle.kts b/cryptography/build.gradle.kts
index 30692ee5a..388dacebd 100644
--- a/cryptography/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/cryptography/build.gradle.kts
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ kotlin {
                 implementation(project(":utils"))
                 implementation(project(":secure-random"))
                 implementation(project(":hashing"))
-                implementation("com.ionspin.kotlin:bignum:0.3.7")
                 implementation(project(":base64"))
+                implementation("com.ionspin.kotlin:bignum:0.3.7")
                 implementation("org.kotlincrypto.macs:hmac-sha2:0.3.0")
             }
         }
@@ -134,9 +134,7 @@ kotlin {
         }
         val jvmMain by getting {
             dependencies {
-                dependencies {
-                    api("fr.acinq.secp256k1:secp256k1-kmp:0.9.0")
-                }
+                api("fr.acinq.secp256k1:secp256k1-kmp:0.9.0")
                 implementation("fr.acinq.secp256k1:secp256k1-kmp-jni-jvm:0.9.0")
                 implementation("com.google.guava:guava:30.1-jre")
                 implementation("org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:1.68")
diff --git a/cryptography/src/androidMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Lib.kt b/cryptography/src/androidMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Lib.kt
index bbeb7829b..c3ec24a43 100644
--- a/cryptography/src/androidMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Lib.kt
+++ b/cryptography/src/androidMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Lib.kt
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ import io.iohk.atala.prism.apollo.hashing.SHA256
 actual class Secp256k1Lib {
     actual fun createPublicKey(privateKey: ByteArray, compressed: Boolean): ByteArray {
         val pubKey = Secp256k1.pubkeyCreate(privateKey)
-        if (compressed) {
-            return Secp256k1.pubKeyCompress(pubKey)
+        if (Secp256k1Helper.validatePublicKey(pubKey)) {
+            if (compressed) {
+                return Secp256k1.pubKeyCompress(pubKey)
+            }
+            return pubKey
+        } else {
+            throw Secp256k1Exception("invalid public key")
         }
-        return pubKey
     }
 
     actual fun derivePrivateKey(
diff --git a/cryptography/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Helper.kt b/cryptography/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Helper.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93a9cb646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cryptography/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Helper.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package io.iohk.atala.prism.apollo.secp256k1
+
+import com.ionspin.kotlin.bignum.integer.BigInteger
+import com.ionspin.kotlin.bignum.integer.Sign
+
+class Secp256k1Helper {
+    companion object {
+        fun validatePublicKey(pubKey: ByteArray): Boolean {
+            val x = BigInteger.fromByteArray(pubKey.sliceArray(1..32), Sign.POSITIVE)
+            val y = BigInteger.fromByteArray(pubKey.sliceArray(33..64), Sign.POSITIVE)
+            val b = BigInteger(7)
+            val p = BigInteger.parseString("115792089237316195423570985008687907853269984665640564039457584007908834671663", 10)
+            return ((y * y - x * x * x - b) mod p) == BigInteger.ZERO
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+public class Secp256k1Exception : RuntimeException {
+    public constructor() : super()
+    public constructor(message: String?) : super(message)
+}
diff --git a/cryptography/src/iosMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Lib.kt b/cryptography/src/iosMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Lib.kt
index 4757e0fe4..df9c5fb9f 100644
--- a/cryptography/src/iosMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Lib.kt
+++ b/cryptography/src/iosMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Lib.kt
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 package io.iohk.atala.prism.apollo.secp256k1
 
+import fr.acinq.secp256k1.Secp256k1Exception
 import fr.acinq.secp256k1.Secp256k1Native
 import io.iohk.atala.prism.apollo.hashing.SHA256
 
 actual class Secp256k1Lib {
     actual fun createPublicKey(privateKey: ByteArray, compressed: Boolean): ByteArray {
-        val publicKey = Secp256k1Native.pubkeyCreate(privateKey)
-        if (compressed) {
-            return Secp256k1().publicKeyCompress(publicKey)
+        val pubKey = Secp256k1Native.pubkeyCreate(privateKey)
+        if (Secp256k1Helper.validatePublicKey(pubKey)) {
+            if (compressed) {
+                return Secp256k1Native.pubKeyCompress(pubKey)
+            }
+            return pubKey
+        } else {
+            throw Secp256k1Exception("invalid public key")
         }
-        return publicKey
     }
 
     actual fun derivePrivateKey(
diff --git a/cryptography/src/jvmMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Lib.kt b/cryptography/src/jvmMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Lib.kt
index bbeb7829b..c3ec24a43 100644
--- a/cryptography/src/jvmMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Lib.kt
+++ b/cryptography/src/jvmMain/kotlin/io/iohk/atala/prism/apollo/secp256k1/Secp256k1Lib.kt
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ import io.iohk.atala.prism.apollo.hashing.SHA256
 actual class Secp256k1Lib {
     actual fun createPublicKey(privateKey: ByteArray, compressed: Boolean): ByteArray {
         val pubKey = Secp256k1.pubkeyCreate(privateKey)
-        if (compressed) {
-            return Secp256k1.pubKeyCompress(pubKey)
+        if (Secp256k1Helper.validatePublicKey(pubKey)) {
+            if (compressed) {
+                return Secp256k1.pubKeyCompress(pubKey)
+            }
+            return pubKey
+        } else {
+            throw Secp256k1Exception("invalid public key")
         }
-        return pubKey
     }
 
     actual fun derivePrivateKey(
diff --git a/secp256k1-kmp/build.gradle.kts b/secp256k1-kmp/build.gradle.kts
index 701449d9a..2adec75aa 100644
--- a/secp256k1-kmp/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/secp256k1-kmp/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ plugins {
 kotlin {
     explicitApi()
 
-    val commonMain by sourceSets.getting
+    val commonMain by sourceSets.getting {
+        dependencies {
+            api("com.ionspin.kotlin:bignum:0.3.7")
+        }
+    }
 
     jvm {
         compilations.all {
diff --git a/secp256k1-kmp/src/commonMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/secp256k1/Secp256k1.kt b/secp256k1-kmp/src/commonMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/secp256k1/Secp256k1.kt
index 99018ce35..df629313f 100644
--- a/secp256k1-kmp/src/commonMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/secp256k1/Secp256k1.kt
+++ b/secp256k1-kmp/src/commonMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/secp256k1/Secp256k1.kt
@@ -141,15 +141,17 @@ public interface Secp256k1 {
      * Serialize a public key to compact form (33 bytes).
      */
     public fun pubKeyCompress(pubkey: ByteArray): ByteArray {
-        return when {
-            pubkey.size == 33 && (pubkey[0] == 2.toByte() || pubkey[0] == 3.toByte()) -> pubkey
-            pubkey.size == 65 && pubkey[0] == 4.toByte() -> {
-                val compressed = pubkey.copyOf(33)
-                compressed[0] = if (pubkey.last() % 2 == 0) 2.toByte() else 3.toByte()
-                compressed
+        val pubKey =
+            when {
+                pubkey.size == 33 && (pubkey[0] == 2.toByte() || pubkey[0] == 3.toByte()) -> pubkey
+                pubkey.size == 65 && pubkey[0] == 4.toByte() -> {
+                    val compressed = pubkey.copyOf(33)
+                    compressed[0] = if (pubkey.last() % 2 == 0) 2.toByte() else 3.toByte()
+                    compressed
+                }
+                else -> throw Secp256k1Exception("invalid public key")
             }
-            else -> throw Secp256k1Exception("invalid public key")
-        }
+        return pubKey
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/secp256k1-kmp/src/nativeMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/secp256k1/Secp256k1Native.kt b/secp256k1-kmp/src/nativeMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/secp256k1/Secp256k1Native.kt
index 65292da45..e91afb378 100644
--- a/secp256k1-kmp/src/nativeMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/secp256k1/Secp256k1Native.kt
+++ b/secp256k1-kmp/src/nativeMain/kotlin/fr/acinq/secp256k1/Secp256k1Native.kt
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public object Secp256k1Native : Secp256k1 {
             secp256k1_xonly_pubkey_parse(ctx, pubkey.ptr, nPub).requireSuccess("secp256k1_xonly_pubkey_parse() failed")
             val nData = toNat(data)
             val nSig = toNat(signature)
-            return secp256k1_schnorrsig_verify(ctx, nSig, nData, 32, pubkey.ptr) == 1
+            return secp256k1_schnorrsig_verify(ctx, nSig, nData, 32u, pubkey.ptr) == 1
         }
     }
 
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public object Secp256k1Native : Secp256k1 {
             return nSig.readBytes(64)
         }
     }
-    
+
     public override fun cleanup() {
         secp256k1_context_destroy(ctx)
     }