diff --git a/ssh/agent/client.go b/ssh/agent/client.go
index 6f794ef..3f798e7 100644
--- a/ssh/agent/client.go
+++ b/ssh/agent/client.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (k *Key) Marshal() []byte {
 func (k *Key) Verify(data []byte, sig *ssh.Signature) error {
 	pubKey, err := ssh.ParsePublicKey(k.Blob)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("agent: bad public key")
+		return fmt.Errorf("agent: bad public key: %v", err)
 	}
 	return pubKey.Verify(data, sig)
 }
diff --git a/ssh/certs.go b/ssh/certs.go
index 3857700..6331c94 100644
--- a/ssh/certs.go
+++ b/ssh/certs.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const (
 	CertAlgoECDSA256v01 = "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com"
 	CertAlgoECDSA384v01 = "ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com"
 	CertAlgoECDSA521v01 = "ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com"
+	CertAlgoED25519v01  = "ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com"
 )
 
 // Certificate types distinguish between host and user
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ var certAlgoNames = map[string]string{
 	KeyAlgoECDSA256: CertAlgoECDSA256v01,
 	KeyAlgoECDSA384: CertAlgoECDSA384v01,
 	KeyAlgoECDSA521: CertAlgoECDSA521v01,
+	KeyAlgoED25519:  CertAlgoED25519v01,
 }
 
 // certToPrivAlgo returns the underlying algorithm for a certificate algorithm.
@@ -459,7 +461,7 @@ func (c *Certificate) Marshal() []byte {
 func (c *Certificate) Type() string {
 	algo, ok := certAlgoNames[c.Key.Type()]
 	if !ok {
-		panic("unknown cert key type")
+		panic("unknown cert key type " + c.Key.Type())
 	}
 	return algo
 }
diff --git a/ssh/common.go b/ssh/common.go
index 9fc739e..de029d6 100644
--- a/ssh/common.go
+++ b/ssh/common.go
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ var supportedHostKeyAlgos = []string{
 
 	KeyAlgoECDSA256, KeyAlgoECDSA384, KeyAlgoECDSA521,
 	KeyAlgoRSA, KeyAlgoDSA,
+
+	KeyAlgoED25519,
 }
 
 // supportedMACs specifies a default set of MAC algorithms in preference order.
diff --git a/ssh/keys.go b/ssh/keys.go
index 25be3c5..d6167e7 100644
--- a/ssh/keys.go
+++ b/ssh/keys.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math/big"
 	"strings"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ed25519"
 )
 
 // These constants represent the algorithm names for key types supported by this
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ const (
 	KeyAlgoECDSA256 = "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256"
 	KeyAlgoECDSA384 = "ecdsa-sha2-nistp384"
 	KeyAlgoECDSA521 = "ecdsa-sha2-nistp521"
+	KeyAlgoED25519  = "ssh-ed25519"
 )
 
 // parsePubKey parses a public key of the given algorithm.
@@ -42,14 +45,16 @@ func parsePubKey(in []byte, algo string) (pubKey PublicKey, rest []byte, err err
 		return parseDSA(in)
 	case KeyAlgoECDSA256, KeyAlgoECDSA384, KeyAlgoECDSA521:
 		return parseECDSA(in)
-	case CertAlgoRSAv01, CertAlgoDSAv01, CertAlgoECDSA256v01, CertAlgoECDSA384v01, CertAlgoECDSA521v01:
+	case KeyAlgoED25519:
+		return parseED25519(in)
+	case CertAlgoRSAv01, CertAlgoDSAv01, CertAlgoECDSA256v01, CertAlgoECDSA384v01, CertAlgoECDSA521v01, CertAlgoED25519v01:
 		cert, err := parseCert(in, certToPrivAlgo(algo))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
 		return cert, nil, nil
 	}
-	return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("ssh: unknown key algorithm: %v", err)
+	return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("ssh: unknown key algorithm: %v", algo)
 }
 
 // parseAuthorizedKey parses a public key in OpenSSH authorized_keys format
@@ -459,6 +464,51 @@ func (key *ecdsaPublicKey) nistID() string {
 	panic("ssh: unsupported ecdsa key size")
 }
 
+type ed25519PublicKey ed25519.PublicKey
+
+func (key ed25519PublicKey) Type() string {
+	return KeyAlgoED25519
+}
+
+func parseED25519(in []byte) (out PublicKey, rest []byte, err error) {
+	var w struct {
+		KeyBytes []byte
+		Rest     []byte `ssh:"rest"`
+	}
+
+	if err := Unmarshal(in, &w); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	key := ed25519.PublicKey(w.KeyBytes)
+
+	return (ed25519PublicKey)(key), w.Rest, nil
+}
+
+func (key ed25519PublicKey) Marshal() []byte {
+	w := struct {
+		Name     string
+		KeyBytes []byte
+	}{
+		KeyAlgoED25519,
+		[]byte(key),
+	}
+	return Marshal(&w)
+}
+
+func (key ed25519PublicKey) Verify(b []byte, sig *Signature) error {
+	if sig.Format != key.Type() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ssh: signature type %s for key type %s", sig.Format, key.Type())
+	}
+
+	edKey := (ed25519.PublicKey)(key)
+	if ok := ed25519.Verify(edKey, b, sig.Blob); !ok {
+		return errors.New("ssh: signature did not verify")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func supportedEllipticCurve(curve elliptic.Curve) bool {
 	return curve == elliptic.P256() || curve == elliptic.P384() || curve == elliptic.P521()
 }
@@ -597,13 +647,19 @@ func (s *wrappedSigner) Sign(rand io.Reader, data []byte) (*Signature, error) {
 		hashFunc = crypto.SHA1
 	case *ecdsaPublicKey:
 		hashFunc = ecHash(key.Curve)
+	case ed25519PublicKey:
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ssh: unsupported key type %T", key)
 	}
 
-	h := hashFunc.New()
-	h.Write(data)
-	digest := h.Sum(nil)
+	var digest []byte
+	if hashFunc != 0 {
+		h := hashFunc.New()
+		h.Write(data)
+		digest = h.Sum(nil)
+	} else {
+		digest = data
+	}
 
 	signature, err := s.signer.Sign(rand, digest, hashFunc)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -643,9 +699,9 @@ func (s *wrappedSigner) Sign(rand io.Reader, data []byte) (*Signature, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// NewPublicKey takes an *rsa.PublicKey, *dsa.PublicKey, *ecdsa.PublicKey or
-// any other crypto.Signer and returns a corresponding Signer instance. ECDSA
-// keys must use P-256, P-384 or P-521.
+// NewPublicKey takes an *rsa.PublicKey, *dsa.PublicKey, *ecdsa.PublicKey,
+// ed25519.PublicKey, or any other crypto.Signer and returns a corresponding
+// Signer instance. ECDSA keys must use P-256, P-384 or P-521.
 func NewPublicKey(key interface{}) (PublicKey, error) {
 	switch key := key.(type) {
 	case *rsa.PublicKey:
@@ -657,6 +713,8 @@ func NewPublicKey(key interface{}) (PublicKey, error) {
 		return (*ecdsaPublicKey)(key), nil
 	case *dsa.PublicKey:
 		return (*dsaPublicKey)(key), nil
+	case ed25519.PublicKey:
+		return (ed25519PublicKey)(key), nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ssh: unsupported key type %T", key)
 	}
@@ -688,6 +746,8 @@ func ParseRawPrivateKey(pemBytes []byte) (interface{}, error) {
 		return x509.ParseECPrivateKey(block.Bytes)
 	case "DSA PRIVATE KEY":
 		return ParseDSAPrivateKey(block.Bytes)
+	case "OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY":
+		return parseOpenSSHPrivateKey(block.Bytes)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ssh: unsupported key type %q", block.Type)
 	}
@@ -724,3 +784,63 @@ func ParseDSAPrivateKey(der []byte) (*dsa.PrivateKey, error) {
 		X: k.Pub,
 	}, nil
 }
+
+// Implemented based on the documentation at
+// https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/blob/master/PROTOCOL.key
+func parseOpenSSHPrivateKey(key []byte) (*ed25519.PrivateKey, error) {
+	magic := append([]byte("openssh-key-v1"), 0)
+	if !bytes.Equal(magic, key[0:len(magic)]) {
+		return nil, errors.New("ssh: invalid openssh private key format")
+	}
+	remaining := key[len(magic):]
+
+	var w struct {
+		CipherName   string
+		KdfName      string
+		KdfOpts      string
+		NumKeys      uint32
+		PubKey       []byte
+		PrivKeyBlock []byte
+	}
+
+	if err := Unmarshal(remaining, &w); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	pk1 := struct {
+		Check1  uint32
+		Check2  uint32
+		Keytype string
+		Pub     []byte
+		Priv    []byte
+		Comment string
+		Pad     []byte `ssh:"rest"`
+	}{}
+
+	if err := Unmarshal(w.PrivKeyBlock, &pk1); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if pk1.Check1 != pk1.Check2 {
+		return nil, errors.New("ssh: checkint mismatch")
+	}
+
+	// we only handle ed25519 keys currently
+	if pk1.Keytype != KeyAlgoED25519 {
+		return nil, errors.New("ssh: unhandled key type")
+	}
+
+	for i, b := range pk1.Pad {
+		if int(b) != i+1 {
+			return nil, errors.New("ssh: padding not as expected")
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(pk1.Priv) != ed25519.PrivateKeySize {
+		return nil, errors.New("ssh: private key unexpected length")
+	}
+
+	pk := ed25519.PrivateKey(make([]byte, ed25519.PrivateKeySize))
+	copy(pk, pk1.Priv)
+	return &pk, nil
+}
diff --git a/ssh/keys_test.go b/ssh/keys_test.go
index 2756947..4c4c5be 100644
--- a/ssh/keys_test.go
+++ b/ssh/keys_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/ed25519"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/testdata"
 )
 
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ func rawKey(pub PublicKey) interface{} {
 		return (*dsa.PublicKey)(k)
 	case *ecdsaPublicKey:
 		return (*ecdsa.PublicKey)(k)
+	case ed25519PublicKey:
+		return (ed25519.PublicKey)(k)
 	case *Certificate:
 		return k
 	}
diff --git a/ssh/server.go b/ssh/server.go
index 9b29b15..e73a1c1 100644
--- a/ssh/server.go
+++ b/ssh/server.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func (s *connection) serverHandshake(config *ServerConfig) (*Permissions, error)
 
 func isAcceptableAlgo(algo string) bool {
 	switch algo {
-	case KeyAlgoRSA, KeyAlgoDSA, KeyAlgoECDSA256, KeyAlgoECDSA384, KeyAlgoECDSA521,
+	case KeyAlgoRSA, KeyAlgoDSA, KeyAlgoECDSA256, KeyAlgoECDSA384, KeyAlgoECDSA521, KeyAlgoED25519,
 		CertAlgoRSAv01, CertAlgoDSAv01, CertAlgoECDSA256v01, CertAlgoECDSA384v01, CertAlgoECDSA521v01:
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/ssh/test/session_test.go b/ssh/test/session_test.go
index c0e714b..d27ade7 100644
--- a/ssh/test/session_test.go
+++ b/ssh/test/session_test.go
@@ -338,3 +338,28 @@ func TestKeyExchanges(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestClientAuthAlgorithms(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, key := range []string{
+		"rsa",
+		"dsa",
+		"ecdsa",
+		"ed25519",
+	} {
+		server := newServer(t)
+		conf := clientConfig()
+		conf.SetDefaults()
+		conf.Auth = []ssh.AuthMethod{
+			ssh.PublicKeys(testSigners[key]),
+		}
+
+		conn, err := server.TryDial(conf)
+		if err == nil {
+			conn.Close()
+		} else {
+			t.Errorf("failed for key %q", key)
+		}
+
+		server.Shutdown()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ssh/test/test_unix_test.go b/ssh/test/test_unix_test.go
index cded9b6..3bfd881 100644
--- a/ssh/test/test_unix_test.go
+++ b/ssh/test/test_unix_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ PermitRootLogin no
 StrictModes no
 RSAAuthentication yes
 PubkeyAuthentication yes
-AuthorizedKeysFile	{{.Dir}}/id_user.pub
+AuthorizedKeysFile	{{.Dir}}/authorized_keys
 TrustedUserCAKeys {{.Dir}}/id_ecdsa.pub
 IgnoreRhosts yes
 RhostsRSAAuthentication no
@@ -250,6 +250,12 @@ func newServer(t *testing.T) *server {
 		writeFile(filepath.Join(dir, filename+".pub"), ssh.MarshalAuthorizedKey(testPublicKeys[k]))
 	}
 
+	var authkeys bytes.Buffer
+	for k, _ := range testdata.PEMBytes {
+		authkeys.Write(ssh.MarshalAuthorizedKey(testPublicKeys[k]))
+	}
+	writeFile(filepath.Join(dir, "authorized_keys"), authkeys.Bytes())
+
 	return &server{
 		t:          t,
 		configfile: f.Name(),
diff --git a/ssh/testdata/keys.go b/ssh/testdata/keys.go
index cdf6619..9b76905 100644
--- a/ssh/testdata/keys.go
+++ b/ssh/testdata/keys.go
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ NDvRS0rjwt6lJGv7zPZoqDc65VfrK2aNyHx2PgFyzwrEOtuF57bu7pnvEIxpLTeM
 z26i6XVMeYXAWZMTloMCQBbpGgEERQpeUknLBqUHhg/wXF6+lFA+vEGnkY+Dwab2
 KCXFGd+SQ5GdUcEMe9isUH6DYj/6/yCDoFrXXmpQb+M=
 -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
+`),
+	"ed25519": []byte(`-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
+b3BlbnNzaC1rZXktdjEAAAAABG5vbmUAAAAEbm9uZQAAAAAAAAABAAAAMwAAAAtzc2gtZW
+QyNTUxOQAAACA+3f7hS7g5UWwXOGVTrMfhmxyrjqz7Sxxbx7I1j8DvvwAAAJhAFfkOQBX5
+DgAAAAtzc2gtZWQyNTUxOQAAACA+3f7hS7g5UWwXOGVTrMfhmxyrjqz7Sxxbx7I1j8Dvvw
+AAAEAaYmXltfW6nhRo3iWGglRB48lYq0z0Q3I3KyrdutEr6j7d/uFLuDlRbBc4ZVOsx+Gb
+HKuOrPtLHFvHsjWPwO+/AAAAE2dhcnRvbm1AZ2FydG9ubS14cHMBAg==
+-----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
 `),
 	"user": []byte(`-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----
 MHcCAQEEILYCAeq8f7V4vSSypRw7pxy8yz3V5W4qg8kSC3zJhqpQoAoGCCqGSM49