diff --git a/crates/radicle-crypto/src/ssh/agent.rs b/crates/radicle-crypto/src/ssh/agent.rs
index 05a6f956..ab73fa37 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-crypto/src/ssh/agent.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-crypto/src/ssh/agent.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ impl signature::Signer<ExtendedSignature> for AgentSigner {
     }
 }
 
+impl AsRef<PublicKey> for AgentSigner {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &PublicKey {
+        &self.public
+    }
+}
+
+impl signature::KeypairRef for AgentSigner {
+    type VerifyingKey = PublicKey;
+}
+
 impl AgentSigner {
     pub fn new(agent: Agent, public: PublicKey) -> Self {
         let agent = RefCell::new(agent);
diff --git a/crates/radicle-crypto/src/ssh/keystore.rs b/crates/radicle-crypto/src/ssh/keystore.rs
index 49d241ec..84ab0d6f 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-crypto/src/ssh/keystore.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-crypto/src/ssh/keystore.rs
@@ -265,6 +265,16 @@ impl signature::Signer<ExtendedSignature> for MemorySigner {
     }
 }
 
+impl AsRef<PublicKey> for MemorySigner {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &PublicKey {
+        &self.public
+    }
+}
+
+impl signature::KeypairRef for MemorySigner {
+    type VerifyingKey = PublicKey;
+}
+
 impl Signer for MemorySigner {
     fn public_key(&self) -> &PublicKey {
         &self.public
diff --git a/crates/radicle-crypto/src/test/signer.rs b/crates/radicle-crypto/src/test/signer.rs
index 76c1fb2b..6881699a 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-crypto/src/test/signer.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-crypto/src/test/signer.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ impl signature::Signer<Signature> for MockSigner {
     }
 }
 
+impl AsRef<PublicKey> for MockSigner {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &PublicKey {
+        &self.pk
+    }
+}
+
+impl signature::KeypairRef for MockSigner {
+    type VerifyingKey = PublicKey;
+}
+
 impl MockSigner {
     pub fn new(rng: &mut fastrand::Rng) -> Self {
         let mut seed: [u8; 32] = [0; 32];