diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 86cc4fa..d167f8e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
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+ "rustc-hash 2.1.0",
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+ "syn 2.0.90",
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+ "syn 2.0.90",
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+ "syn 2.0.90",
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+ "syn 2.0.90",
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+ "syn 2.0.90",
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+ "syn 2.0.90",
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+ "syn 2.0.90",
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+ "syn 2.0.90",
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+ "socket2 0.5.8",
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+ "socket2 0.5.8",
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+ "syn 2.0.90",
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+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
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-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#720f59602100664455ac88556606899d7a4836c3"
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+ "syn 2.0.90",
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+ "syn 2.0.90",
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+ "syn 2.0.90",
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+ "socket2 0.5.8",
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+ "socket2 0.5.8",
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@@ -4043,10 +4043,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#720f59602100664455ac88556606899d7a4836c3"
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@@ -5148,11 +5148,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-checksum = "80e04d1dcff3aae0704555fe5fee3bcfaf3d1fdf8a7e521d5b9d2b42acb52cec"
+checksum = "2886843bf800fba2e3377cff24abf6379b4c4d5c6681eaf9ea5b0d15090450bd"
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 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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 [[package]]
 name = "parity-scale-codec"
-version = "3.7.0"
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 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8be4817d39f3272f69c59fe05d0535ae6456c2dc2fa1ba02910296c7e0a5c590"
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- "rustversion",
  "serde",
 ]
 
@@ -5671,7 +5669,7 @@ dependencies = [
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  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
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 checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pkcs1"
+version = "0.7.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c8ffb9f10fa047879315e6625af03c164b16962a5368d724ed16323b68ace47f"
+dependencies = [
+ "der 0.7.9",
+ "pkcs8 0.10.2",
+ "spki 0.7.3",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.9.0"
@@ -5931,7 +5940,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#720f59602100664455ac88556606899d7a4836c3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#c042dc14d74352512b7632e0ee6ec07f1aa26b3a"
 dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "sensitive_url 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable)",
@@ -6051,7 +6060,7 @@ checksum = "440f724eba9f6996b75d63681b0a92b06947f1457076d503a4d2e2c8f56442b8"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6082,7 +6091,7 @@ checksum = "6ff7ff745a347b87471d859a377a9a404361e7efc2a971d73424a6d183c0fc77"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6174,9 +6183,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "pin-project-lite",
  "quinn-proto",
  "quinn-udp",
- "rustc-hash 2.0.0",
+ "rustc-hash 2.1.0",
  "rustls 0.23.19",
- "socket2 0.5.7",
+ "socket2 0.5.8",
  "thiserror 2.0.3",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
@@ -6192,7 +6201,7 @@ dependencies = [
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  "rand",
  "ring 0.17.8",
- "rustc-hash 2.0.0",
+ "rustc-hash 2.1.0",
  "rustls 0.23.19",
  "rustls-pki-types",
  "slab",
@@ -6211,7 +6220,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg_aliases",
  "libc",
  "once_cell",
- "socket2 0.5.7",
+ "socket2 0.5.8",
  "tracing",
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
@@ -6556,6 +6565,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "archery",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rsa"
+version = "0.9.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "47c75d7c5c6b673e58bf54d8544a9f432e3a925b0e80f7cd3602ab5c50c55519"
+dependencies = [
+ "const-oid",
+ "digest 0.10.7",
+ "num-bigint-dig",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+ "pkcs1",
+ "pkcs8 0.10.2",
+ "rand_core",
+ "signature 2.2.0",
+ "spki 0.7.3",
+ "subtle",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rtnetlink"
 version = "0.13.1"
@@ -6588,7 +6617,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "fastrlp",
  "num-bigint",
  "num-traits",
- "parity-scale-codec 3.7.0",
+ "parity-scale-codec 3.6.12",
  "primitive-types 0.12.2",
  "proptest",
  "rand",
@@ -6647,9 +6676,9 @@ checksum = "08d43f7aa6b08d49f382cde6a7982047c3426db949b1424bc4b7ec9ae12c6ce2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc-hash"
-version = "2.0.0"
+version = "2.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "583034fd73374156e66797ed8e5b0d5690409c9226b22d87cb7f19821c05d152"
+checksum = "c7fb8039b3032c191086b10f11f319a6e99e1e82889c5cc6046f515c9db1d497"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc-hex"
@@ -6842,7 +6871,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/agemanning/lighthouse?branch=modularize-vc#75a5
 [[package]]
 name = "safe_arith"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#720f59602100664455ac88556606899d7a4836c3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#c042dc14d74352512b7632e0ee6ec07f1aa26b3a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "salsa20"
@@ -6861,7 +6890,7 @@ checksum = "346a3b32eba2640d17a9cb5927056b08f3de90f65b72fe09402c2ad07d684d0b"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "derive_more 1.0.0",
- "parity-scale-codec 3.7.0",
+ "parity-scale-codec 3.6.12",
  "scale-info-derive",
 ]
 
@@ -6874,7 +6903,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-crate 3.2.0",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7016,7 +7045,7 @@ dependencies = [
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 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#720f59602100664455ac88556606899d7a4836c3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#c042dc14d74352512b7632e0ee6ec07f1aa26b3a"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "url",
@@ -7049,7 +7078,7 @@ checksum = "ad1e866f866923f252f05c889987993144fb74e722403468a4ebd70c3cd756c0"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7082,7 +7111,7 @@ checksum = "6c64451ba24fc7a6a2d60fc75dd9c83c90903b19028d4eff35e88fc1e86564e9"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7441,9 +7470,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "socket2"
-version = "0.5.7"
+version = "0.5.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ce305eb0b4296696835b71df73eb912e0f1ffd2556a501fcede6e0c50349191c"
+checksum = "c970269d99b64e60ec3bd6ad27270092a5394c4e309314b18ae3fe575695fbe8"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
@@ -7485,6 +7514,9 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "ssv_types"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "base64 0.22.1",
+ "derive_more 1.0.0",
+ "rsa",
  "types 0.2.1 (git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable)",
 ]
 
@@ -7634,7 +7666,7 @@ dependencies = [
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 version = "0.2.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#720f59602100664455ac88556606899d7a4836c3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#c042dc14d74352512b7632e0ee6ec07f1aa26b3a"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
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@@ -7654,9 +7686,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "2.0.89"
+version = "2.0.90"
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-checksum = "44d46482f1c1c87acd84dea20c1bf5ebff4c757009ed6bf19cfd36fb10e92c4e"
+checksum = "919d3b74a5dd0ccd15aeb8f93e7006bd9e14c295087c9896a110f490752bcf31"
 dependencies = [
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  "quote",
@@ -7683,7 +7715,7 @@ checksum = "c8af7666ab7b6390ab78131fb5b0fce11d6b7a6951602017c35fa82800708971"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7763,7 +7795,7 @@ dependencies = [
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-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#720f59602100664455ac88556606899d7a4836c3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#c042dc14d74352512b7632e0ee6ec07f1aa26b3a"
 dependencies = [
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  "futures",
@@ -7801,9 +7833,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "terminal_size"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4f599bd7ca042cfdf8f4512b277c02ba102247820f9d9d4a9f521f496751a6ef"
+checksum = "5352447f921fda68cf61b4101566c0bdb5104eff6804d0678e5227580ab6a4e9"
 dependencies = [
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@@ -7821,7 +7853,7 @@ dependencies = [
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-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#720f59602100664455ac88556606899d7a4836c3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#c042dc14d74352512b7632e0ee6ec07f1aa26b3a"
 dependencies = [
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@@ -7853,7 +7885,7 @@ checksum = "4fee6c4efc90059e10f81e6d42c60a18f76588c3d74cb83a0b242a2b6c7504c1"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7864,7 +7896,7 @@ checksum = "f077553d607adc1caf65430528a576c757a71ed73944b66ebb58ef2bbd243568"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -7982,7 +8014,7 @@ dependencies = [
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  "pin-project-lite",
  "signal-hook-registry",
- "socket2 0.5.7",
+ "socket2 0.5.8",
  "tokio-macros",
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
@@ -8005,7 +8037,7 @@ checksum = "693d596312e88961bc67d7f1f97af8a70227d9f90c31bba5806eec004978d752"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8168,7 +8200,7 @@ checksum = "395ae124c09f9e6918a2310af6038fba074bcf474ac352496d5910dd59a2226d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8194,9 +8226,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-subscriber"
-version = "0.3.18"
+version = "0.3.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ad0f048c97dbd9faa9b7df56362b8ebcaa52adb06b498c050d2f4e32f90a7a8b"
+checksum = "e8189decb5ac0fa7bc8b96b7cb9b2701d60d48805aca84a238004d665fcc4008"
 dependencies = [
  "matchers",
  "nu-ansi-term",
@@ -8249,7 +8281,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "darling 0.20.10",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8336,7 +8368,7 @@ dependencies = [
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 version = "0.2.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#720f59602100664455ac88556606899d7a4836c3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#c042dc14d74352512b7632e0ee6ec07f1aa26b3a"
 dependencies = [
  "alloy-primitives",
  "alloy-rlp",
@@ -8520,7 +8552,7 @@ dependencies = [
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-source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#720f59602100664455ac88556606899d7a4836c3"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable#c042dc14d74352512b7632e0ee6ec07f1aa26b3a"
 dependencies = [
  "lru_cache 0.1.0 (git+https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse?branch=unstable)",
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@@ -8705,9 +8737,9 @@ checksum = "9c8d87e72b64a3b4db28d11ce29237c246188f4f51057d65a7eab63b7987e423"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen"
-version = "0.2.95"
+version = "0.2.97"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "128d1e363af62632b8eb57219c8fd7877144af57558fb2ef0368d0087bddeb2e"
+checksum = "d15e63b4482863c109d70a7b8706c1e364eb6ea449b201a76c5b89cedcec2d5c"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "once_cell",
@@ -8716,36 +8748,37 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-backend"
-version = "0.2.95"
+version = "0.2.97"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cb6dd4d3ca0ddffd1dd1c9c04f94b868c37ff5fac97c30b97cff2d74fce3a358"
+checksum = "8d36ef12e3aaca16ddd3f67922bc63e48e953f126de60bd33ccc0101ef9998cd"
 dependencies = [
  "bumpalo",
  "log",
  "once_cell",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-futures"
-version = "0.4.45"
+version = "0.4.47"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cc7ec4f8827a71586374db3e87abdb5a2bb3a15afed140221307c3ec06b1f63b"
+checksum = "9dfaf8f50e5f293737ee323940c7d8b08a66a95a419223d9f41610ca08b0833d"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "js-sys",
+ "once_cell",
  "wasm-bindgen",
  "web-sys",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
-version = "0.2.95"
+version = "0.2.97"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e79384be7f8f5a9dd5d7167216f022090cf1f9ec128e6e6a482a2cb5c5422c56"
+checksum = "705440e08b42d3e4b36de7d66c944be628d579796b8090bfa3471478a2260051"
 dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
@@ -8753,22 +8786,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
-version = "0.2.95"
+version = "0.2.97"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "26c6ab57572f7a24a4985830b120de1594465e5d500f24afe89e16b4e833ef68"
+checksum = "98c9ae5a76e46f4deecd0f0255cc223cfa18dc9b261213b8aa0c7b36f61b3f1d"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
-version = "0.2.95"
+version = "0.2.97"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "65fc09f10666a9f147042251e0dda9c18f166ff7de300607007e96bdebc1068d"
+checksum = "6ee99da9c5ba11bd675621338ef6fa52296b76b83305e9b6e5c77d4c286d6d49"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-streams"
@@ -8785,9 +8818,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "web-sys"
-version = "0.3.72"
+version = "0.3.74"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f6488b90108c040df0fe62fa815cbdee25124641df01814dd7282749234c6112"
+checksum = "a98bc3c33f0fe7e59ad7cd041b89034fa82a7c2d4365ca538dda6cdaf513863c"
 dependencies = [
  "js-sys",
  "wasm-bindgen",
@@ -9266,7 +9299,7 @@ checksum = "2380878cad4ac9aac1e2435f3eb4020e8374b5f13c296cb75b4620ff8e229154"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
@@ -9288,7 +9321,7 @@ checksum = "fa4f8080344d4671fb4e831a13ad1e68092748387dfc4f55e356242fae12ce3e"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9308,7 +9341,7 @@ checksum = "595eed982f7d355beb85837f651fa22e90b3c044842dc7f2c2842c086f295808"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
  "synstructure",
 ]
 
@@ -9329,7 +9362,7 @@ checksum = "ce36e65b0d2999d2aafac989fb249189a141aee1f53c612c1f37d72631959f69"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9351,7 +9384,7 @@ checksum = "6eafa6dfb17584ea3e2bd6e76e0cc15ad7af12b09abdd1ca55961bed9b1063c6"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.89",
+ "syn 2.0.90",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 68a0629..dd01915 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ tokio = { version = "1.39.2", features = [
 ] }
 tracing = "0.1.40"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.18", features = ["fmt", "env-filter"] }
+rsa = "0.9.7"
+base64 = "0.22.1"
 
 [profile.maxperf]
 inherits = "release"
diff --git a/anchor/common/ssv_types/Cargo.toml b/anchor/common/ssv_types/Cargo.toml
index dfde9c1..c1c35dc 100644
--- a/anchor/common/ssv_types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/anchor/common/ssv_types/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ authors = ["Sigma Prime <contact@sigmaprime.io>"]
 
 [dependencies]
 types = { workspace = true}
+rsa = { workspace = true }
+derive_more = { workspace = true }
+base64 = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/committee.rs b/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/committee.rs
index 2ac9c1f..89f9594 100644
--- a/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/committee.rs
+++ b/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/committee.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,65 @@
-use crate::{Operator, OperatorID, OperatorPublicKey};
+use crate::util::parse_rsa;
+use crate::{Operator, OperatorId};
+use derive_more::{Deref, From};
+use rsa::RsaPublicKey;
+use std::cmp::Eq;
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::hash::Hash;
 use types::Domain;
 
 /// Unique identifier for a committee.
-pub type CommitteeID = u64;
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, From, Deref)]
+pub struct CommitteeId(u64);
 
-/// Member of a SSV Committee. A `CommitteeMember` is just an operator that is part of the committee
+/// Member of a SSV Committee. A CommitteeMember is just an operator that is part of the committee
 /// a validator has chosen to distribute its keyshares to.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct CommitteeMember {
-    // Unique identifier for the operator
-    pub operator_id: OperatorID,
-    // Unique identifier for the committee this member is a part of
-    pub committee_id: CommitteeID,
-    // Base-64 encoded PEM RSA public key of the operator
-    pub share_public_key: OperatorPublicKey,
-    // Number of nodes that are faulty/malicious in the committee
+    /// Unique identifier for the operator
+    pub operator_id: OperatorId,
+    /// Unique identifier for the committee this member is a part of
+    pub committee_id: CommitteeId,
+    /// Base-64 encoded PEM RSA public key of the operator
+    pub operator_public_key: RsaPublicKey,
+    /// Number of nodes that are faulty/malicious in the committee
     pub faulty: u64,
-    // All of the operators that are a part of this committee
+    /// All of the operators that are a part of this committee
     pub members: Vec<Operator>,
-    // Signature domain
+    /// Signature domain
     pub domain: Domain,
 }
+
+impl CommitteeMember {
+    /// Creates a new committee member from a PEM-encoded public key string
+    pub fn new(
+        pem_data: &str,
+        operator_id: OperatorId,
+        committee_id: CommitteeId,
+        domain: Domain,
+    ) -> Result<Self, String> {
+        let rsa_pubkey = parse_rsa(pem_data)?;
+        Ok(Self::new_with_pubkey(
+            rsa_pubkey,
+            operator_id,
+            committee_id,
+            domain,
+        ))
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new committee member from an existing RSA public key
+    pub fn new_with_pubkey(
+        rsa_pubkey: RsaPublicKey,
+        operator_id: OperatorId,
+        committee_id: CommitteeId,
+        domain: Domain,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            operator_id,
+            committee_id,
+            operator_public_key: rsa_pubkey,
+            faulty: 0,
+            members: Vec::new(),
+            domain,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/lib.rs b/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/lib.rs
index 099c297..397e357 100644
--- a/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-pub use committee::{CommitteeID, CommitteeMember};
-pub use operator::{Operator, OperatorID, OperatorPublicKey};
+pub use committee::{CommitteeId, CommitteeMember};
+pub use operator::{Operator, OperatorId};
 pub use share::SSVShare;
 mod committee;
 mod operator;
 mod share;
+mod util;
diff --git a/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/operator.rs b/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/operator.rs
index b5f4c10..70b9629 100644
--- a/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/operator.rs
+++ b/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/operator.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,54 @@
-/// Unique identifier for an Operator
-pub type OperatorID = u64;
+use crate::util::parse_rsa;
+use derive_more::{Deref, From};
+use rsa::RsaPublicKey;
+use std::cmp::Eq;
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::hash::Hash;
 
-/// Operator RSA public key
-pub type OperatorPublicKey = [u8; 459];
+/// Unique identifier for an Operator.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, From, Deref)]
+pub struct OperatorId(u64);
 
 /// Client responsible for maintaining the overall health of the network.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Operator {
-    // ID to uniquely identify this operator
-    pub id: OperatorID,
-    // Base-64 encoded PEM RSA public key
-    pub public_key: OperatorPublicKey,
+    /// ID to uniquely identify this operator
+    pub id: OperatorId,
+    /// Base-64 encoded PEM RSA public key
+    pub public_key: RsaPublicKey,
+}
+
+impl Operator {
+    /// Creates a new operator from its OperatorId and PEM-encoded public key string
+    pub fn new(pem_data: &str, operator_id: OperatorId) -> Result<Self, String> {
+        let rsa_pubkey = parse_rsa(pem_data)?;
+        Ok(Self::new_with_pubkey(rsa_pubkey, operator_id))
+    }
+
+    // Creates a new operator from an existing RSA public key and OperatorId
+    pub fn new_with_pubkey(rsa_pubkey: RsaPublicKey, operator_id: OperatorId) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            id: operator_id,
+            public_key: rsa_pubkey,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod operator_tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn operator_from_pubkey_and_id() {
+        // Random valid operator public key and id: https://explorer.ssv.network/operators/1141
+        let pem_data = "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";
+        let operator_id = 1141;
+
+        let operator = Operator::new(pem_data, operator_id.into());
+        assert!(operator.is_ok());
+
+        if let Ok(op) = operator {
+            assert_eq!(op.id.0, operator_id);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/share.rs b/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/share.rs
index 75e5ba7..0c76628 100644
--- a/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/share.rs
+++ b/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/share.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-use crate::CommitteeID;
+use crate::CommitteeId;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 use types::{Address, Domain, Graffiti, PublicKey};
 
 type ValidatorIndex = usize;
 
-/// Share of a key that a operator owns and accompanying metadata
+/// Share of a key that a operator owns and its accompanying metadata.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct SSVShare {
+    // A single share of a validator private key.
     pub share: Share,
+    // Miscellaneous metadata relevant to the share
     pub metadata: Metadata,
 }
 
-/// One of N shares of a split validator key
+/// One of N shares of a split validator key.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Share {
     /// Index of the validator
@@ -30,16 +32,16 @@ pub struct Share {
     pub graffiti: Graffiti,
 }
 
-/// A operator who holds a portion of the share
+/// A operator who holds a portion of the share.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ShareMember {
     /// Unique identifier for the operator
-    pub operator: CommitteeID,
+    pub operator: CommitteeId,
     /// The public key for this members share
     pub share_public_key: PublicKey,
 }
 
-/// General metadata
+/// General metadata.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Metadata {
     /// The owner of the validator
diff --git a/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/util.rs b/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/util.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4de4381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/anchor/common/ssv_types/src/util.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use base64::prelude::*;
+use rsa::pkcs8::DecodePublicKey;
+use rsa::RsaPublicKey;
+
+// Parse from a RSA public key string into the associated RSA representation
+pub fn parse_rsa(pem_data: &str) -> Result<RsaPublicKey, String> {
+    // First decode the base64 data
+    let pem_decoded = BASE64_STANDARD
+        .decode(pem_data)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Unable to decode base64 pem data: {}", e))?;
+
+    // Convert the decoded data to a string
+    let mut pem_string = String::from_utf8(pem_decoded)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Unable to convert decoded pem data into a string: {}", e))?;
+
+    // Fix the header - replace PKCS1 header with PKCS8 header
+    pem_string = pem_string
+        .replace(
+            "-----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY-----",
+            "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----",
+        )
+        .replace("-----END RSA PUBLIC KEY-----", "-----END PUBLIC KEY-----");
+
+    // Parse the PEM string into an RSA public key using PKCS8 format
+    let rsa_pubkey = RsaPublicKey::from_public_key_pem(&pem_string)
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to parse RSA public key: {}", e))?;
+
+    Ok(rsa_pubkey)
+}