diff --git a/virtweb_backend/Cargo.lock b/virtweb_backend/Cargo.lock
index 18c6836..43860b9 100644
--- a/virtweb_backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/virtweb_backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -568,6 +568,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustc-demangle",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "base16ct"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4c7f02d4ea65f2c1853089ffd8d2787bdbc63de2f0d29dedbcf8ccdfa0ccd4cf"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "base64"
 version = "0.20.0"
@@ -586,6 +592,12 @@ version = "0.22.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9475866fec1451be56a3c2400fd081ff546538961565ccb5b7142cbd22bc7a51"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "base64ct"
+version = "1.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8c3c1a368f70d6cf7302d78f8f7093da241fb8e8807c05cc9e51a125895a6d5b"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bincode"
 version = "2.0.0-rc.3"
@@ -792,6 +804,12 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "acbf1af155f9b9ef647e42cdc158db4b64a1b61f743629225fde6f3e0be2a7c7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "const-oid"
+version = "0.9.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c2459377285ad874054d797f3ccebf984978aa39129f6eafde5cdc8315b612f8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "convert_case"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -890,6 +908,18 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7a81dae078cea95a014a339291cec439d2f232ebe854a9d672b796c6afafa9b7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crypto-bigint"
+version = "0.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0dc92fb57ca44df6db8059111ab3af99a63d5d0f8375d9972e319a379c6bab76"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array",
+ "rand_core",
+ "subtle",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crypto-common"
 version = "0.1.6"
@@ -945,6 +975,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.58",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "der"
+version = "0.7.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f55bf8e7b65898637379c1b74eb1551107c8294ed26d855ceb9fd1a09cfc9bc0"
+dependencies = [
+ "const-oid",
+ "pem-rfc7468",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "deranged"
 version = "0.3.11"
@@ -974,6 +1015,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9ed9a281f7bc9b7576e61468ba615a66a5c8cfdff42420a70aa82701a3b1e292"
 dependencies = [
  "block-buffer",
+ "const-oid",
  "crypto-common",
  "subtle",
 ]
@@ -984,12 +1026,47 @@ version = "0.15.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1aaf95b3e5c8f23aa320147307562d361db0ae0d51242340f558153b4eb2439b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ecdsa"
+version = "0.16.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ee27f32b5c5292967d2d4a9d7f1e0b0aed2c15daded5a60300e4abb9d8020bca"
+dependencies = [
+ "der",
+ "digest",
+ "elliptic-curve",
+ "rfc6979",
+ "signature",
+ "spki",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
 version = "1.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "11157ac094ffbdde99aa67b23417ebdd801842852b500e395a45a9c0aac03e4a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "elliptic-curve"
+version = "0.13.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b5e6043086bf7973472e0c7dff2142ea0b680d30e18d9cc40f267efbf222bd47"
+dependencies = [
+ "base16ct",
+ "crypto-bigint",
+ "digest",
+ "ff",
+ "generic-array",
+ "group",
+ "hkdf",
+ "pem-rfc7468",
+ "pkcs8",
+ "rand_core",
+ "sec1",
+ "subtle",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "encoding_rs"
 version = "0.8.33"
@@ -1069,6 +1146,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "simd-adler32",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ff"
+version = "0.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ded41244b729663b1e574f1b4fb731469f69f79c17667b5d776b16cda0479449"
+dependencies = [
+ "rand_core",
+ "subtle",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "flate2"
 version = "1.0.28"
@@ -1215,6 +1302,7 @@ checksum = "85649ca51fd72272d7821adaf274ad91c288277713d9c18820d8499a7ff69e9a"
 dependencies = [
  "typenum",
  "version_check",
+ "zeroize",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1256,6 +1344,17 @@ version = "0.28.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4271d37baee1b8c7e4b708028c57d816cf9d2434acb33a549475f78c181f6253"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "group"
+version = "0.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f0f9ef7462f7c099f518d754361858f86d8a07af53ba9af0fe635bbccb151a63"
+dependencies = [
+ "ff",
+ "rand_core",
+ "subtle",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "h2"
 version = "0.3.26"
@@ -2024,6 +2123,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "vcpkg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "p384"
+version = "0.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "70786f51bcc69f6a4c0360e063a4cac5419ef7c5cd5b3c99ad70f3be5ba79209"
+dependencies = [
+ "ecdsa",
+ "elliptic-curve",
+ "primeorder",
+ "sha2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot"
 version = "0.12.1"
@@ -2069,6 +2180,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pem-rfc7468"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "88b39c9bfcfc231068454382784bb460aae594343fb030d46e9f50a645418412"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64ct",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "percent-encoding"
 version = "2.3.1"
@@ -2107,6 +2227,16 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pkcs8"
+version = "0.10.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f950b2377845cebe5cf8b5165cb3cc1a5e0fa5cfa3e1f7f55707d8fd82e0a7b7"
+dependencies = [
+ "der",
+ "spki",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
 version = "0.3.30"
@@ -2150,6 +2280,15 @@ version = "0.2.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5b40af805b3121feab8a3c29f04d8ad262fa8e0561883e7653e024ae4479e6de"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "primeorder"
+version = "0.13.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "353e1ca18966c16d9deb1c69278edbc5f194139612772bd9537af60ac231e1e6"
+dependencies = [
+ "elliptic-curve",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "1.0.79"
@@ -2394,6 +2533,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "winreg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rfc6979"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f8dd2a808d456c4a54e300a23e9f5a67e122c3024119acbfd73e3bf664491cb2"
+dependencies = [
+ "hmac",
+ "subtle",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rgb"
 version = "0.8.37"
@@ -2526,6 +2675,20 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sec1"
+version = "0.7.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d3e97a565f76233a6003f9f5c54be1d9c5bdfa3eccfb189469f11ec4901c47dc"
+dependencies = [
+ "base16ct",
+ "der",
+ "generic-array",
+ "pkcs8",
+ "subtle",
+ "zeroize",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "security-framework"
 version = "2.10.0"
@@ -2647,6 +2810,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "signature"
+version = "2.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77549399552de45a898a580c1b41d445bf730df867cc44e6c0233bbc4b8329de"
+dependencies = [
+ "digest",
+ "rand_core",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "simd-adler32"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -2708,6 +2881,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "lock_api",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "spki"
+version = "0.7.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d91ed6c858b01f942cd56b37a94b3e0a1798290327d1236e4d9cf4eaca44d29d"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64ct",
+ "der",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "strsim"
 version = "0.10.0"
@@ -3192,6 +3375,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "clap",
  "dotenvy",
+ "elliptic-curve",
  "env_logger",
  "futures",
  "futures-util",
@@ -3205,11 +3389,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "mime_guess",
  "nix",
  "num",
- "pem",
+ "p384",
  "quick-xml",
  "rand",
  "reqwest",
- "ring",
  "rust-embed",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -3563,6 +3746,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.58",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "zeroize"
+version = "1.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "525b4ec142c6b68a2d10f01f7bbf6755599ca3f81ea53b8431b7dd348f5fdb2d"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zstd"
 version = "0.13.1"
diff --git a/virtweb_backend/Cargo.toml b/virtweb_backend/Cargo.toml
index 08e7383..a7c045e 100644
--- a/virtweb_backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/virtweb_backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ mime_guess = "2.0.4"
 dotenvy = "0.15.7"
 nix = { version = "0.28.0", features = ["net"] }
 jsonwebtoken = "9.3.0"
-ring = "0.17.8"
-pem = "3.0.4"
\ No newline at end of file
+elliptic-curve = { version = "0.13.8", features = ["pkcs8","pem" ] }
+p384 = { version = "0.13.0", features = ["ecdsa", "pkcs8", "pem"] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/virtweb_backend/src/utils/jwt_utils.rs b/virtweb_backend/src/utils/jwt_utils.rs
index 67819c0..813f81c 100644
--- a/virtweb_backend/src/utils/jwt_utils.rs
+++ b/virtweb_backend/src/utils/jwt_utils.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+use elliptic_curve::pkcs8::EncodePublicKey;
 use jsonwebtoken::{Algorithm, DecodingKey, EncodingKey, Validation};
-use ring::signature::{KeyPair, UnparsedPublicKey};
+use p384::ecdsa::{SigningKey, VerifyingKey};
+use p384::pkcs8::{EncodePrivateKey, LineEnding};
+use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use serde::Serialize;
 
@@ -23,25 +26,14 @@ pub enum TokenPrivKey {
 
 /// Generate a new token keypair
 pub fn generate_key_pair() -> anyhow::Result<(TokenPubKey, TokenPrivKey)> {
-    let doc = ring::signature::EcdsaKeyPair::generate_pkcs8(
-        &ring::signature::ECDSA_P384_SHA384_ASN1_SIGNING,
-        &ring::rand::SystemRandom::new(),
-    )?;
+    let signing_key = SigningKey::random(&mut OsRng);
+    let priv_pem = signing_key
+        .to_pkcs8_der()?
+        .to_pem("PRIVATE KEY", LineEnding::LF)?
+        .to_string();
 
-    let priv_pem = pem::encode(&pem::Pem::new("PRIVATE KEY", doc.as_ref()));
-
-    let pair = ring::signature::EcdsaKeyPair::from_pkcs8(
-        &ring::signature::ECDSA_P384_SHA384_ASN1_SIGNING,
-        doc.as_ref(),
-        &ring::rand::SystemRandom::new(),
-    )?;
-    let pub_pem = pem::encode(&pem::Pem::new("PUBLIC KEY", pair.public_key().as_ref()));
-
-
-    let pk = pair.public_key();
-    let unp = UnparsedPublicKey::new(&ring::signature::ECDSA_P384_SHA384_ASN1_SIGNING, pk.as_ref());
-
-    let decoding_key = DecodingKey::from_ec_pem(pub_pem.as_bytes()).expect("aie ai");
+    let pub_key = VerifyingKey::from(signing_key);
+    let pub_pem = pub_key.to_public_key_pem(LineEnding::LF)?;
 
     Ok((
         TokenPubKey::ES384 { r#pub: pub_pem },
@@ -99,11 +91,10 @@ mod test {
             exp: time() + 100,
         };
         let jwt = sign_jwt(&priv_key, &claims).expect("Failed to sign JWT!");
-
-        println!("pub {pub_key:?}");
-        println!("priv {priv_key:?}");
         let claims_out = validate_jwt(&pub_key, &jwt).expect("Failed to validate JWT!");
 
         assert_eq!(claims, claims_out)
     }
+
+    // TODO : complete tests
 }