diff --git a/shyftRingWalletConn/app.go b/shyftRingWalletConn/app.go
index 15a5bb8159..68c9c7e195 100644
--- a/shyftRingWalletConn/app.go
+++ b/shyftRingWalletConn/app.go
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import (
   "fmt"
   "os"
   "encoding/json"
-  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ const (
 	CONN_TYPE = "tcp"
 )
 
+// This gives context to the signed message and prevents signing of transactions.
+func signHash(data []byte) []byte {
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf("\x19Ethereum Signed Message:\n%d%s", len(data), data)
+	return crypto.Keccak256([]byte(msg))
+}
+
 func main() {
 
 	l, err := net.Listen(CONN_TYPE, CONN_HOST+":"+CONN_PORT)
@@ -57,17 +64,62 @@ func handleRequest(conn net.Conn) {
 		//Ecrecover takes 2 args, bytes[] and bytes[]
 		// we need to pass in the hash of the message as bytes
 		// and the bytes array of the signature
-		var msg = []byte(dat["msg"].(string))
-		var sig = []byte(dat["sig"].(string))
-		new_msg := crypto.Keccak256(msg)
-		var address, err = crypto.Ecrecover(new_msg, sig)
+		var msg = dat["msg"].(string)
+		var sig = dat["sig"].(string)
+		fmt.Println("the first sig is ")
+		fmt.Println(sig)
+		var new_byte_array, err2 = hexutil.Decode(msg)
+		var new_sig_byte_array, err3 = hexutil.Decode(sig)
+		if err2 != nil {
+			fmt.Println("the err2 is ")
+			fmt.Println(err2)
+		}
+		if err3 != nil {
+			fmt.Println("the err3 is ")
+			fmt.Println(err3)
+		}
+		var fizz = hexutil.Bytes(new_byte_array)
+		var buzz = hexutil.Bytes(new_sig_byte_array)
+		buzz[64] -= 27
+		fmt.Println("that bytes is")
+		fmt.Println(fizz)
+		//var bytes_msg = []byte(msg)
+		//var foo, err = hex.DecodeString(msg)
+		//fmt.Println("msg is ")
+		//fmt.Println(msg)
+		//fmt.Println("bytes_msg is ")
+		//fmt.Println(bytes_msg)
+
+		//var sig = dat["sig"].(string)
+		//fmt.Println("The sig is ")
+		//fmt.Println(sig)
+		//decoded, er := hex.DecodeString(sig)
+		//if er != nil {
+		//	log.Fatal(err)
+		//}
+		new_msg := signHash(fizz)
+		fmt.Println("the new_msg is ")
+		fmt.Println(new_msg)
+		fmt.Println("the buzz is ")
+		fmt.Println(buzz)
+
+		var rpk, err = crypto.Ecrecover(new_msg, buzz)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println("The error is ")
 			fmt.Println(err)
 		}
-		s := string(address[:])
+
+		pubKey := crypto.ToECDSAPub(rpk)
+		recoveredAddr := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(*pubKey)
 		fmt.Println("the address is ")
-		fmt.Println(s)
+		fmt.Println(recoveredAddr)
+		fmt.Println(recoveredAddr.Hex())
+		//res, _ := new_add.MarshalText()
+		//fmt.Println(hexutil.Encode(address))
+		//s := string(address[:])
+		//
+		//fmt.Println(s)
+
 		//fmt.Println(address)
 		//fmt.Println("Message is ", msg)
 	}
@@ -78,4 +130,4 @@ func handleRequest(conn net.Conn) {
 	conn.Write([]byte("Message received."))
 	// Close the connection when you're done with it.
 	conn.Close()
-}
+}
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