diff --git a/funga/eth/keystore/keyfile.py b/funga/eth/keystore/keyfile.py
index 7236931..0d1664a 100644
--- a/funga/eth/keystore/keyfile.py
+++ b/funga/eth/keystore/keyfile.py
@@ -13,19 +13,20 @@ import sha3
 
 # local imports
 from funga.error import (
-        DecryptError,
-        KeyfileError,
-        )
+    DecryptError,
+    KeyfileError,
+)
 from funga.eth.encoding import private_key_to_address
 
 logg = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 algo_keywords = [
     'aes-128-ctr',
-        ]
+]
 hash_keywords = [
-    'scrypt'
-        ]
+    'scrypt',
+    'pbkdf2'
+]
 
 default_kdfparams = {
     'dklen': 32,
@@ -33,8 +34,14 @@ default_kdfparams = {
     'p': 1,
     'r': 8,
     'salt': os.urandom(32).hex(),
-        }
+}
 
+pbkdf2_kdfparams = {
+    'c': 100000,
+    'dklen': 32,
+    'prf': 'sha256',
+    'salt': os.urandom(32).hex(),
+}
 
 def to_mac(mac_key, ciphertext_bytes):
     h = sha3.keccak_256()
@@ -47,17 +54,35 @@ class Hashes:
 
     @staticmethod
     def from_scrypt(kdfparams=default_kdfparams, passphrase=''):
-        dklen = int(kdfparams['dklen']) 
-        n = int(kdfparams['n']) 
-        p = int(kdfparams['p']) 
-        r = int(kdfparams['r']) 
+        dklen = int(kdfparams['dklen'])
+        n = int(kdfparams['n'])
+        p = int(kdfparams['p'])
+        r = int(kdfparams['r'])
         salt = bytes.fromhex(kdfparams['salt'])
 
-        return hashlib.scrypt(passphrase.encode('utf-8'), salt=salt,n=n, p=p, r=r, maxmem=1024*1024*1024, dklen=dklen)
+        return hashlib.scrypt(passphrase.encode('utf-8'), salt=salt, n=n, p=p, r=r, maxmem=1024 * 1024 * 1024,
+                              dklen=dklen)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_pbkdf2(kdfparams=pbkdf2_kdfparams, passphrase=''):
+        hashname = kdfparams['prf']
+        pwd = passphrase.encode('utf-8')
+        salt = bytes.fromhex(kdfparams['salt'])
+        itr = int(kdfparams['c'])
+        dklen = int(kdfparams['dklen'])
+
+        derived_key = hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac(
+            hash_name=hashname,
+            password=pwd,
+            salt=salt,
+            iterations=itr,
+            dklen=dklen
+        )
+
+        return derived_key
+
 
-    
 class Ciphers:
-
     aes_128_block_size = 1 << 7
     aes_iv_len = 16
 
@@ -68,7 +93,6 @@ class Ciphers:
         plaintext = cipher.decrypt(ciphertext)
         return plaintext
 
-
     @staticmethod
     def encrypt_aes_128_ctr(plaintext, encryption_key, iv):
         ctr = Counter.new(Ciphers.aes_128_block_size, initial_value=iv)
@@ -77,11 +101,19 @@ class Ciphers:
         return ciphertext
 
 
-def to_dict(private_key_bytes, passphrase=''):
-   
+def to_dict(private_key_bytes, kdf :str, passphrase=''):
     private_key = coincurve.PrivateKey(secret=private_key_bytes)
 
-    encryption_key = Hashes.from_scrypt(passphrase=passphrase)
+    if kdf == 'scrypt':
+        encryption_key = Hashes.from_scrypt(passphrase=passphrase)
+        kdfparams = default_kdfparams
+
+    elif kdf == 'pbkdf2':
+        encryption_key = Hashes.from_pbkdf2(passphrase=passphrase)
+        kdfparams = pbkdf2_kdfparams
+
+    else:
+        raise NotImplementedError("KDF not implemented: {0}".format(kdf))
 
     address_hex = private_key_to_address(private_key)
     iv_bytes = os.urandom(Ciphers.aes_iv_len)
@@ -95,11 +127,11 @@ def to_dict(private_key_bytes, passphrase=''):
         'ciphertext': ciphertext_bytes.hex(),
         'cipherparams': {
             'iv': iv_bytes.hex(),
-            },
-        'kdf': 'scrypt',
-        'kdfparams': default_kdfparams,
+        },
+        'kdf': kdf,
+        'kdfparams': kdfparams,
         'mac': mac.hex(),
-        }
+    }
 
     uu = uuid.uuid1()
     o = {
@@ -107,12 +139,11 @@ def to_dict(private_key_bytes, passphrase=''):
         'version': 3,
         'crypto': crypto_dict,
         'id': str(uu),
-        }
+    }
     return o
 
 
 def from_dict(o, passphrase=''):
-
     cipher = o['crypto']['cipher']
     if cipher not in algo_keywords:
         raise NotImplementedError('cipher "{}" not implemented'.format(cipher))
@@ -121,19 +152,19 @@ def from_dict(o, passphrase=''):
     if kdf not in hash_keywords:
         raise NotImplementedError('kdf "{}" not implemented'.format(kdf))
 
-    m = getattr(Hashes, 'from_{}'.format(kdf.replace('-', '_'))) 
+    m = getattr(Hashes, 'from_{}'.format(kdf.replace('-', '_')))
     decryption_key = m(o['crypto']['kdfparams'], passphrase)
 
     control_mac = bytes.fromhex(o['crypto']['mac'])
     iv_bytes = bytes.fromhex(o['crypto']['cipherparams']['iv'])
     iv = int.from_bytes(iv_bytes, "big")
     ciphertext_bytes = bytes.fromhex(o['crypto']['ciphertext'])
-    
+
     # check mac
     calculated_mac = to_mac(decryption_key[16:], ciphertext_bytes)
     if control_mac != calculated_mac:
         raise DecryptError('mac mismatch when decrypting passphrase')
-    
+
     m = getattr(Ciphers, 'decrypt_{}'.format(cipher.replace('-', '_')))
 
     try:
@@ -145,7 +176,6 @@ def from_dict(o, passphrase=''):
 
 
 def from_file(filepath, passphrase=''):
-
     f = open(filepath, 'r')
     try:
         o = json.load(f)
diff --git a/funga/eth/runnable/keyfile.py b/funga/eth/runnable/keyfile.py
index f0aec60..c708123 100644
--- a/funga/eth/runnable/keyfile.py
+++ b/funga/eth/runnable/keyfile.py
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ from funga.eth.keystore.keyfile import (
         from_file,
         to_dict,
         )
+# from testkeyfile import (
+#     from_file,
+#     to_dict
+# )
 from funga.eth.encoding import (
         private_key_to_address,
         private_key_from_bytes,
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ def main():
         else:
             pk_bytes = os.urandom(32)
         pk = coincurve.PrivateKey(secret=pk_bytes)
-        o = to_dict(pk_bytes, passphrase)
+        o = to_dict(pk_bytes, 'pbkdf2', passphrase)
         r = json.dumps(o)
 
     print(r) 
diff --git a/tests/testdata/foo2.json b/tests/testdata/foo2.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0749889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testdata/foo2.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"address": "a1De08A738F0bD3B261dC41d7E2102599bf648CA", "version": 3, "crypto": {"cipher": "aes-128-ctr", "ciphertext": "2240149943557906e6ee9bcb864d6148dce0c0d8245d1da8d466dcb39edcde6a", "cipherparams": {"iv": "a0c366fdfe86f21a4168b4f12059e7fa"}, "kdf": "pbkdf2", "kdfparams": {"c": 100000, "dklen": 32, "prf": "sha256", "salt": "73cb66c8cf0e60e36f7ec835a057638a17ed315cebb3b691574c32cfed827b6f"}, "mac": "6760ad0841da7976a41f134e021be450baa453efdec8fe5ba7790cfa79d0c14b"}, "id": "22e597ea-777e-11ec-be42-a8a7956d3851"}