diff --git a/funga/eth/cli/client.py b/funga/eth/cli/client.py
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+++ b/funga/eth/cli/client.py
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+# standard imports
+import urllib.request
+import json
+
+# external imports
+import jsonrpc_std.interface
+
+
+class RPCHTTPClient:
+
+    def __init__(self, host='localhost', port=8000):
+        self.host = host
+        self.port = port
+        self.url = 'http://{}:{}'.format(host, port)
+
+
+    def rpc_sign_tx(self, tx, request_id=None, passphrase=''):
+        data_src = jsonrpc_std.interface.jsonrpc_request('personal_signTransaction', request_id=request_id)
+        data_src['params'].append(tx)
+        data_src['params'].append(passphrase)
+        data = json.dumps(data_src)
+        req = urllib.request.Request(self.url, data=data.encode('utf-8'))
+        req.add_header('Accept', 'application/json')
+        req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+        r = urllib.request.urlopen(req)
+        v = r.read()
+        return v.decode('utf-8')
diff --git a/funga/eth/runnable/tx.py b/funga/eth/runnable/tx.py
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+++ b/funga/eth/runnable/tx.py
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+# standard imports
+import os
+import logging
+import sys
+import json
+import argparse
+import getpass
+
+# external impors
+import coincurve
+from hexathon import strip_0x
+
+# local imports
+from funga.error import DecryptError
+from funga.eth.keystore.dict import DictKeystore
+#from funga.eth.signer import EIP155Signer
+#from funga.eth.transaction import EIP155Transaction
+from funga.eth.cli.client import RPCHTTPClient
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
+logg = logging.getLogger()
+
+argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+argparser.add_argument('-f', type=str, help='Keyfile to use for signing')
+argparser.add_argument('-z', action='store_true', help='zero-length password')
+argparser.add_argument('-v', action='store_true', help='be verbose')
+argparser.add_argument('-0', dest='nonl', action='store_true', help='no newline at end of output')
+argparser.add_argument('-a', '--signer-address', dest='signer_address', type=str, help='Ethereum address of signer')
+argparser.add_argument('-i', '--chain-id', dest='chain_id', type=int, default=1, help='Ethereum address of signer')
+argparser.add_argument('--value', type=int, default=0, help='Gas token unit value of transaction')
+argparser.add_argument('--nonce', type=int, default=0, help='Transaction nonce')
+argparser.add_argument('--fee-price', dest='fee_price', default=1, type=int, help='Gas price')
+argparser.add_argument('--fee-limit', dest='fee_limit', default=21000, type=int, help='Gas limit')
+argparser.add_argument('recipient_address', type=str, help='Recipient of transaction')
+args = argparser.parse_args()
+
+if args.v:
+    logg.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+rpc_signer = RPCHTTPClient()
+
+def main():
+#    passphrase = os.environ.get('WALLET_PASSPHRASE', os.environ.get('PASSPHRASE'))
+#    if args.z:
+#        passphrase = ''
+#    if passphrase == None:
+#        passphrase = getpass.getpass('decryption phrase: ')
+#   
+#    keystore = DictKeystore()
+#    address = keystore.import_keystore_file(args.f, password=passphrase)
+
+    tx = {
+            'from': args.signer_address,
+            'to': args.recipient_address,
+            'value': args.value,
+            'data': '0x',
+            'gasPrice': args.fee_price,
+            'gas': args.fee_limit,
+            'chainId': args.chain_id,
+            'nonce': args.nonce,
+            }
+    r = rpc_signer.rpc_sign_tx(tx)
+    
+    #tx = EIP155Transaction(tx_src, tx_src['nonce'], tx_src['chainId'])
+    #print(tx)
+
+    #signer = EIP155Signer(keystore)
+    #sig = signer.sign_ethereum_message(address, args.msg.encode('utf-8').hex(), password=passphrase)
+#
+#    r = sig.hex()
+    if not args.nonl:
+        r += "\n"
+    sys.stdout.write(r)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/man/eth-keyfile.1.groff b/man/eth-keyfile.1.groff
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+++ b/man/eth-keyfile.1.groff
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+.TH eth-keyfile 1 
+.SH NAME
+eth-keyfile /- Generate and parse Ethereum keyfiles
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+\fBeth-keyfile\fP [ -z ] [ -v ] [ -k \fIprivatekeyfile\fP ]
+.P
+\fBeth-keyfile\fP [ --private-key ] [ -z ] [ -v ] -d \fIkeyfile\fP
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBeth-keyfile\fP lets you create and parse Ethereum keyfiles. 
+.SS OPTIONS
+.TP
+\fB-d \fIkeyfile\fP
+Parse the given keyfile, outputting the Ethereum address.
+.TP
+\fB--private-key\fP
+When parsing a keyfile, output the private key instead of the Ethereum address.
+.TP
+\fB-k \fIprivatekeyfile\fP\fP
+When creating a keyfile, load private key from the filename given as argument.
+.TP
+\fB-v\fP
+Turn on verbose logging.
+.TP
+\fB-z\fP
+Do not use a passphrase.
+.SS ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
+.TP
+\fBPRIVATE_KEY\fP
+Create a keyfile for the given private key.
+.TP
+\fBPASSPHRASE\fP
+Create or parse a keyfile using the given passphrase.
+.SS NOTES
+The current implementation will only create and parse keyfiles encrypted with aes-128-ctr, and with the scrypt KDF.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index dbb2cd6..2ec302c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-cryptography==3.2.1
+cryptography==3.3
 pysha3==1.0.2
 rlp==2.0.1
 #rlp==3.0.0