diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 32d8de8..9907e3c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@
     "@pushrocks/smartpromise": {
       "version": "2.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@pushrocks%2fsmartpromise/-/smartpromise-2.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-9j/chLtIiNkR0MDw7Mpxg9slxAVvAQwUZuiaPYX5KpHdKxQaHLI1VZ8IN0vPhwlfgNO4i4vGXV0wB8BvSDj03g==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-9j/chLtIiNkR0MDw7Mpxg9slxAVvAQwUZuiaPYX5KpHdKxQaHLI1VZ8IN0vPhwlfgNO4i4vGXV0wB8BvSDj03g=="
     },
     "@pushrocks/smartrequest": {
       "version": "1.1.14",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ce5988..666efd7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,5 +20,7 @@
     "tslint": "^5.11.0",
     "tslint-config-prettier": "^1.15.0"
   },
-  "dependencies": {}
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@pushrocks/smartpromise": "^2.0.5"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index c57d67a..60cc130 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 import { expect, tap } from '@pushrocks/tapbundle';
-import * as smartkey from '../ts/index'
+import * as smartkey from '../ts/index';
+
+let testSmartkey: smartkey.SmartKey;
 
 tap.test('first test', async () => {
-  console.log(smartkey.standardExport)
-})
+  testSmartkey = new smartkey.SmartKey();
+  expect(testSmartkey).to.be.instanceOf(smartkey.SmartKey);
+});
 
-tap.start()
+tap.test('should create a valid keypair', async () => {
+  const keyPair = await testSmartkey.getKeypair();
+  expect(keyPair).to.be.instanceOf(smartkey.KeyPair);
+  console.log(keyPair.publicKey);
+  console.log(keyPair.privateKey);
+
+  console.log('note: these keys do not have any function, they are just a test ReferenceError.');
+});
+
+tap.start();
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 8565cb3..5db6f4e 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-import * as plugins from './smartkey.plugins';
-
-export let standardExport = 'Hi there! :) This is an exported string';
+export * from './smartkey.classes.smartkey';
+export * from './smartkey.classes.keypair';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/smartkey.classes.keypair.ts b/ts/smartkey.classes.keypair.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd154c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/smartkey.classes.keypair.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartkey.plugins';
+
+/**
+ * represents a keypair
+ */
+export class KeyPair  {
+  // static
+  public static async createKeyPair (passphraseArg = ''): Promise<KeyPair> {
+    const done = plugins.smartpromise.defer<KeyPair>();
+    plugins.crypto.generateKeyPair('rsa', {
+      modulusLength: 4096,
+      publicKeyEncoding: {
+        type: 'spki',
+        format: 'pem'
+      },
+      privateKeyEncoding: {
+        type: 'pkcs8',
+        format: 'pem',
+        cipher: 'aes-256-cbc',
+        passphrase: passphraseArg
+      }
+    }, (err, publicKeyArg, privateKeyArg) => {
+      // convey error
+      if (err) {
+        done.reject(err);
+        throw (err);
+      }
+      const keyPairInstance = new KeyPair({
+        privateKey: privateKeyArg,
+        publicKey: publicKeyArg
+      });
+      done.resolve(keyPairInstance);
+    });
+    return done.promise;
+  }
+
+  // instance
+  public publicKey: string;
+  public privateKey: string;
+
+  constructor(optionsArg: {
+    privateKey: string;
+    publicKey: string;
+  }) {
+    this.privateKey = optionsArg.privateKey;
+    this.publicKey = optionsArg.publicKey;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/smartkey.classes.smartkey.ts b/ts/smartkey.classes.smartkey.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9b5162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/smartkey.classes.smartkey.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import * as plugins from './smartkey.plugins';
+import { KeyPair } from './smartkey.classes.keypair';
+
+
+export class SmartKey {
+  // instance
+  public async getKeypair(passohrase?: string): Promise<KeyPair> {
+    return KeyPair.createKeyPair();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ts/smartkey.plugins.ts b/ts/smartkey.plugins.ts
index d00ae0c..e9b4f33 100644
--- a/ts/smartkey.plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/smartkey.plugins.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-const removeme = {};
+// node native
+import * as crypto from 'crypto';
+
 export {
-  removeme
-}
+  crypto
+};
+
+// @pushrocks scope
+import * as smartpromise from '@pushrocks/smartpromise';
+
+export {
+  smartpromise
+};