diff --git a/cmd/cashier/client/client.go b/cmd/cashier/client/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d8def27ce8e6c85f4b61ef224e44059e318b5f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/cashier/client/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"path"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/nsheridan/cashier/lib"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent"
+)
+
+// InstallCert adds the private key and signed certificate to the ssh agent.
+func InstallCert(a agent.Agent, cert *ssh.Certificate, key Key) error {
+	t := time.Unix(int64(cert.ValidBefore), 0)
+	lifetime := t.Sub(time.Now()).Seconds()
+	comment := fmt.Sprintf("%s [Expires %s]", cert.KeyId, t)
+	pubcert := agent.AddedKey{
+		PrivateKey:   key,
+		Certificate:  cert,
+		Comment:      comment,
+		LifetimeSecs: uint32(lifetime),
+	}
+	if err := a.Add(pubcert); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error importing certificate: %s", err)
+	}
+	privkey := agent.AddedKey{
+		PrivateKey:   key,
+		Comment:      comment,
+		LifetimeSecs: uint32(lifetime),
+	}
+	if err := a.Add(privkey); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error importing key: %s", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// send the signing request to the CA.
+func send(s []byte, token, ca string, ValidateTLSCertificate bool) (*lib.SignResponse, error) {
+	transport := &http.Transport{
+		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: !ValidateTLSCertificate},
+	}
+	client := &http.Client{Transport: transport}
+	u, err := url.Parse(ca)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	u.Path = path.Join(u.Path, "/sign")
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", u.String(), bytes.NewReader(s))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", token))
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Bad response from server: %s", resp.Status)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	c := &lib.SignResponse{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, c); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+func Sign(pub ssh.PublicKey, token string, conf *Config) (*ssh.Certificate, error) {
+	validity, err := time.ParseDuration(conf.Validity)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	marshaled := ssh.MarshalAuthorizedKey(pub)
+	marshaled = marshaled[:len(marshaled)-1]
+	s, err := json.Marshal(&lib.SignRequest{
+		Key:        string(marshaled),
+		ValidUntil: time.Now().Add(validity),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	resp, err := send(s, token, conf.CA, conf.ValidateTLSCertificate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resp.Status != "ok" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error: %s", resp.Response)
+	}
+	k, _, _, _, err := ssh.ParseAuthorizedKey([]byte(resp.Response))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	cert, ok := k.(*ssh.Certificate)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("did not receive a certificate from server")
+	}
+	return cert, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/cashier/client_test.go b/cmd/cashier/client/client_test.go
similarity index 93%
rename from cmd/cashier/client_test.go
rename to cmd/cashier/client/client_test.go
index e03b7122967e2829b9f6f6675f59853d169bff37..b7df3fdd8955c53dece6770139b8171e352e83bd 100644
--- a/cmd/cashier/client_test.go
+++ b/cmd/cashier/client/client_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package client
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestLoadCert(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	c.SignCert(rand.Reader, signer)
 	a := agent.NewKeyring()
-	if err := installCert(a, c, key); err != nil {
+	if err := InstallCert(a, c, key); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 	listedKeys, err := a.List()
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ func TestSignGood(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	c := &config{
+	c := &Config{
 		CA:       ts.URL,
 		Validity: "24h",
 	}
-	cert, err := sign(k, "token", c)
+	cert, err := Sign(k, "token", c)
 	if cert == nil && err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ func TestSignBad(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	c := &config{
+	c := &Config{
 		CA:       ts.URL,
 		Validity: "24h",
 	}
-	cert, err := sign(k, "token", c)
+	cert, err := Sign(k, "token", c)
 	if cert != nil && err == nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/cashier/config.go b/cmd/cashier/client/config.go
similarity index 89%
rename from cmd/cashier/config.go
rename to cmd/cashier/client/config.go
index eed98e1af1e83197c231c2d36cd3da5e5f1a26b2..d4defef71145d1f0c8f98da7af81cba3823edd37 100644
--- a/cmd/cashier/config.go
+++ b/cmd/cashier/client/config.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-package main
+package client
 
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-type config struct {
+type Config struct {
 	CA                     string `mapstructure:"ca"`
 	Keytype                string `mapstructure:"key_type"`
 	Keysize                int    `mapstructure:"key_size"`
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ func setDefaults() {
 	viper.SetDefault("validateTLSCertificate", true)
 }
 
-func readConfig(path string) (*config, error) {
+func ReadConfig(path string) (*Config, error) {
 	setDefaults()
 	viper.SetConfigFile(path)
 	viper.SetConfigType("hcl")
 	if err := viper.ReadInConfig(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	c := &config{}
+	c := &Config{}
 	if err := viper.Unmarshal(c); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/cashier/keys.go b/cmd/cashier/client/keys.go
similarity index 80%
rename from cmd/cashier/keys.go
rename to cmd/cashier/client/keys.go
index ac0a9f7e70d048f183af57058d022199569df488..877ff42924df243080f92847880959d3c2f4a0bb 100644
--- a/cmd/cashier/keys.go
+++ b/cmd/cashier/client/keys.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package client
 
 import (
 	"crypto/ecdsa"
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 )
 
-type key interface{}
-type keyfunc func(int) (key, ssh.PublicKey, error)
+type Key interface{}
+type keyfunc func(int) (Key, ssh.PublicKey, error)
 
 var (
 	keytypes = map[string]keyfunc{
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
-func generateED25519Key(bits int) (key, ssh.PublicKey, error) {
+func generateED25519Key(bits int) (Key, ssh.PublicKey, error) {
 	p, k, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(rand.Reader)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func generateED25519Key(bits int) (key, ssh.PublicKey, error) {
 	return &k, pub, nil
 }
 
-func generateRSAKey(bits int) (key, ssh.PublicKey, error) {
+func generateRSAKey(bits int) (Key, ssh.PublicKey, error) {
 	k, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, bits)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func generateRSAKey(bits int) (key, ssh.PublicKey, error) {
 	return k, pub, nil
 }
 
-func generateECDSAKey(bits int) (key, ssh.PublicKey, error) {
+func generateECDSAKey(bits int) (Key, ssh.PublicKey, error) {
 	var curve elliptic.Curve
 	switch bits {
 	case 256:
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func generateECDSAKey(bits int) (key, ssh.PublicKey, error) {
 	return k, pub, nil
 }
 
-func generateKey(keytype string, bits int) (key, ssh.PublicKey, error) {
+func GenerateKey(keytype string, bits int) (Key, ssh.PublicKey, error) {
 	f, ok := keytypes[keytype]
 	if !ok {
 		var valid []string
diff --git a/cmd/cashier/client/keys_test.go b/cmd/cashier/client/keys_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9e930d5b339032c93e96bf999add67ed0def42db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/cashier/client/keys_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGenerateKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	var tests = []struct {
+		key  string
+		size int
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"ecdsa", 256, "*ecdsa.PrivateKey"},
+		{"rsa", 1024, "*rsa.PrivateKey"},
+		{"ed25519", 256, "*ed25519.PrivateKey"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tst := range tests {
+		k, _, err := GenerateKey(tst.key, tst.size)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+		if reflect.TypeOf(k).String() != tst.want {
+			t.Errorf("Wrong key type returned. Got %s, wanted %s", reflect.TypeOf(k).String(), tst.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/cashier/main.go b/cmd/cashier/main.go
index 72355e321b2610ac8257199501981c3546d8098f..4ceaa80c5d6fffdf64a4d6921ae2961e27d9b9c4 100644
--- a/cmd/cashier/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cashier/main.go
@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-	"crypto/tls"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net"
-	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/nsheridan/cashier/lib"
+	"github.com/nsheridan/cashier/cmd/cashier/client"
 	"github.com/pkg/browser"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent"
 )
 
@@ -31,102 +24,10 @@ var (
 	keytype  = pflag.String("key_type", "rsa", "Type of private key to generate - rsa, ecdsa or ed25519")
 )
 
-func installCert(a agent.Agent, cert *ssh.Certificate, key key) error {
-	t := time.Unix(int64(cert.ValidBefore), 0)
-	lifetime := t.Sub(time.Now()).Seconds()
-	comment := fmt.Sprintf("%s [Expires %s]", cert.KeyId, t)
-	pubcert := agent.AddedKey{
-		PrivateKey:   key,
-		Certificate:  cert,
-		Comment:      comment,
-		LifetimeSecs: uint32(lifetime),
-	}
-	if err := a.Add(pubcert); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error importing certificate: %s", err)
-	}
-	privkey := agent.AddedKey{
-		PrivateKey:   key,
-		Comment:      comment,
-		LifetimeSecs: uint32(lifetime),
-	}
-	if err := a.Add(privkey); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error importing key: %s", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func send(s []byte, token, ca string, ValidateTLSCertificate bool) (*lib.SignResponse, error) {
-	transport := &http.Transport{
-		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: !ValidateTLSCertificate},
-	}
-	client := &http.Client{Transport: transport}
-	u, err := url.Parse(ca)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	u.Path = path.Join(u.Path, "/sign")
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", u.String(), bytes.NewReader(s))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", token))
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Bad response from server: %s", resp.Status)
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	c := &lib.SignResponse{}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, c); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return c, nil
-}
-
-func sign(pub ssh.PublicKey, token string, conf *config) (*ssh.Certificate, error) {
-	validity, err := time.ParseDuration(conf.Validity)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	marshaled := ssh.MarshalAuthorizedKey(pub)
-	marshaled = marshaled[:len(marshaled)-1]
-	s, err := json.Marshal(&lib.SignRequest{
-		Key:        string(marshaled),
-		ValidUntil: time.Now().Add(validity),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	resp, err := send(s, token, conf.CA, conf.ValidateTLSCertificate)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if resp.Status != "ok" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error: %s", resp.Response)
-	}
-	k, _, _, _, err := ssh.ParseAuthorizedKey([]byte(resp.Response))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	cert, ok := k.(*ssh.Certificate)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("did not receive a certificate from server")
-	}
-	return cert, nil
-}
-
 func main() {
 	pflag.Parse()
 
-	c, err := readConfig(*cfg)
+	c, err := client.ReadConfig(*cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Error parsing config file: %v\n", err)
 	}
@@ -135,7 +36,7 @@ func main() {
 		fmt.Println("Error launching web browser. Go to the link in your web browser")
 	}
 	fmt.Println("Generating new key pair")
-	priv, pub, err := generateKey(c.Keytype, c.Keysize)
+	priv, pub, err := client.GenerateKey(c.Keytype, c.Keysize)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("Error generating key pair: ", err)
 	}
@@ -144,7 +45,7 @@ func main() {
 	var token string
 	fmt.Scanln(&token)
 
-	cert, err := sign(pub, token, c)
+	cert, err := client.Sign(pub, token, c)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln(err)
 	}
@@ -154,7 +55,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer sock.Close()
 	a := agent.NewClient(sock)
-	if err := installCert(a, cert, priv); err != nil {
+	if err := client.InstallCert(a, cert, priv); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln(err)
 	}
 	fmt.Println("Credentials added.")