diff --git a/src/bin_signer/handler.ml b/src/bin_signer/handler.ml
index f56c5b9fc..886a7af53 100644
--- a/src/bin_signer/handler.ml
+++ b/src/bin_signer/handler.ml
@@ -116,6 +116,22 @@ let check_magic_byte magic_bytes data =
       else
         failwith "magic byte 0x%02X not allowed" byte
 
+
+let check_authorization cctxt pkh data require_auth signature =
+  match require_auth, signature with
+  | false, _ -> return_unit
+  | true, None -> failwith "missing authentication signature field"
+  | true, Some signature ->
+      let to_sign = Signer_messages.Sign.Request.to_sign ~pkh ~data in
+      Authorized_key.load cctxt >>=? fun keys ->
+      if List.fold_left
+          (fun acc (_, key) -> acc || Signature.check key signature to_sign)
+          false keys
+      then
+        return_unit
+      else
+        failwith "invalid authentication signature"
+
 let sign
     (cctxt : #Client_context.wallet)
     Signer_messages.Sign.Request.{ pkh ; data ; signature }
@@ -127,20 +143,7 @@ let sign
       -% a Signature.Public_key_hash.Logging.tag pkh
       -% s magic_byte (MBytes.get_uint8 data 0)) >>= fun () ->
   check_magic_byte magic_bytes data >>=? fun () ->
-  begin match require_auth, signature with
-    | false, _ -> return_unit
-    | true, None -> failwith "missing authentication signature field"
-    | true, Some signature ->
-        let to_sign = Signer_messages.Sign.Request.to_sign ~pkh ~data in
-        Authorized_key.load cctxt >>=? fun keys ->
-        if List.fold_left
-            (fun acc (_, key) -> acc || Signature.check key signature to_sign)
-            false keys
-        then
-          return_unit
-        else
-          failwith "invalid authentication signature"
-  end >>=? fun () ->
+  check_authorization cctxt pkh data require_auth signature >>=? fun () ->
   Client_keys.get_key cctxt pkh >>=? fun (name, _pkh, sk_uri) ->
   log Tag.DSL.(fun f ->
       f "Signing data for key %s"
@@ -152,6 +155,40 @@ let sign
   else
     sign data
 
+let deterministic_nonce
+    (cctxt : #Client_context.wallet)
+    Signer_messages.Deterministic_nonce.Request.{ pkh ; data ; signature }
+    ~require_auth =
+  log Tag.DSL.(fun f ->
+      f "Request for creating a nonce from %d input bytes for key %a"
+      -% t event "request_for_deterministic_nonce"
+      -% s num_bytes (MBytes.length data)
+      -% a Signature.Public_key_hash.Logging.tag pkh) >>= fun () ->
+  check_authorization cctxt pkh data require_auth signature >>=? fun () ->
+  Client_keys.get_key cctxt pkh >>=? fun (name, _pkh, sk_uri) ->
+  log Tag.DSL.(fun f ->
+      f "Creating nonce for key %s"
+      -% t event "creating_nonce"
+      -% s Client_keys.Logging.tag name) >>= fun () ->
+  Client_keys.deterministic_nonce sk_uri data
+
+let deterministic_nonce_hash
+    (cctxt : #Client_context.wallet)
+    Signer_messages.Deterministic_nonce_hash.Request.{ pkh ; data ; signature }
+    ~require_auth =
+  log Tag.DSL.(fun f ->
+      f "Request for creating a nonce hash from %d input bytes for key %a"
+      -% t event "request_for_deterministic_nonce_hash"
+      -% s num_bytes (MBytes.length data)
+      -% a Signature.Public_key_hash.Logging.tag pkh) >>= fun () ->
+  check_authorization cctxt pkh data require_auth signature >>=? fun () ->
+  Client_keys.get_key cctxt pkh >>=? fun (name, _pkh, sk_uri) ->
+  log Tag.DSL.(fun f ->
+      f "Creating nonce hash for key %s"
+      -% t event "creating_nonce_hash"
+      -% s Client_keys.Logging.tag name) >>= fun () ->
+  Client_keys.deterministic_nonce_hash sk_uri data
+
 let public_key (cctxt : #Client_context.wallet) pkh =
   log Tag.DSL.(fun f ->
       f "Request for public key %a"
diff --git a/src/bin_signer/handler.mli b/src/bin_signer/handler.mli
index e1a74f6ea..5dea278e0 100644
--- a/src/bin_signer/handler.mli
+++ b/src/bin_signer/handler.mli
@@ -40,3 +40,18 @@ val sign :
   check_high_watermark:bool -> require_auth:bool -> Signature.t tzresult Lwt.t
 (** [sign cctxt req ?magic_bytes ~check_high_watermark ~require_auth]
     signs [req] and returns a signature. *)
+
+val deterministic_nonce :
+  #Client_context.wallet ->
+  Signer_messages.Deterministic_nonce.Request.t ->
+  require_auth:bool -> MBytes.t tzresult Lwt.t
+(** [deterministic_nonce cctxt req ~require_auth] generates
+    deterministically a nonce from [req.data]. *)
+
+val deterministic_nonce_hash :
+  #Client_context.wallet ->
+  Signer_messages.Deterministic_nonce_hash.Request.t ->
+  require_auth:bool -> MBytes.t tzresult Lwt.t
+(** [deterministic_nonce_hash cctxt req ~require_auth] generates
+    deterministically a nonce from [req.data] and returns the hash of
+    this nonce. *)
diff --git a/src/bin_signer/main_signer.ml b/src/bin_signer/main_signer.ml
index daeb4401a..8c5e0c2df 100644
--- a/src/bin_signer/main_signer.ml
+++ b/src/bin_signer/main_signer.ml
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ let commands base_dir require_auth =
       (prefixes [ "launch" ; "https" ; "signer" ] @@
        param
          ~name:"cert"
-         ~desc: "path to th TLS certificate"
+         ~desc: "path to the TLS certificate"
          (parameter (fun _ s ->
               if not (Sys.file_exists s) then
                 failwith "No such TLS certificate file %s" s
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ let commands base_dir require_auth =
                 return s)) @@
        param
          ~name:"key"
-         ~desc: "path to th TLS key"
+         ~desc: "path to the TLS key"
          (parameter (fun _ s ->
               if not (Sys.file_exists s) then
                 failwith "No such TLS key file %s" s
diff --git a/src/bin_signer/socket_daemon.ml b/src/bin_signer/socket_daemon.ml
index a588e0e66..2102900ac 100644
--- a/src/bin_signer/socket_daemon.ml
+++ b/src/bin_signer/socket_daemon.ml
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ let handle_client ?magic_bytes ~check_high_watermark ~require_auth cctxt fd =
       Lwt_utils_unix.Socket.send fd encoding res >>= fun _ ->
       Lwt_unix.close fd >>= fun () ->
       return_unit
+  | Deterministic_nonce req ->
+      let encoding = result_encoding Deterministic_nonce.Response.encoding in
+      Handler.deterministic_nonce cctxt req ~require_auth >>= fun res ->
+      Lwt_utils_unix.Socket.send fd encoding res >>= fun _ ->
+      Lwt_unix.close fd >>= fun () ->
+      return_unit
+  | Deterministic_nonce_hash req ->
+      let encoding = result_encoding Deterministic_nonce_hash.Response.encoding in
+      Handler.deterministic_nonce_hash cctxt req ~require_auth >>= fun res ->
+      Lwt_utils_unix.Socket.send fd encoding res >>= fun _ ->
+      Lwt_unix.close fd >>= fun () ->
+      return_unit
   | Public_key pkh ->
       let encoding = result_encoding Public_key.Response.encoding in
       Handler.public_key cctxt pkh >>= fun res ->
diff --git a/src/lib_client_base/client_keys.ml b/src/lib_client_base/client_keys.ml
index 7c441af23..3f7f74576 100644
--- a/src/lib_client_base/client_keys.ml
+++ b/src/lib_client_base/client_keys.ml
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ module type SIGNER = sig
   val sign :
     ?watermark: Signature.watermark ->
     sk_uri -> MBytes.t -> Signature.t tzresult Lwt.t
+  val deterministic_nonce : sk_uri -> MBytes.t -> MBytes.t tzresult Lwt.t
+  val deterministic_nonce_hash : sk_uri -> MBytes.t -> MBytes.t tzresult Lwt.t
 end
 
 let signers_table : (string, (module SIGNER)) Hashtbl.t = Hashtbl.create 13
@@ -232,6 +234,18 @@ let check ?watermark pk_uri signature buf =
   public_key pk_uri >>=? fun pk ->
   return (Signature.check ?watermark pk signature buf)
 
+let deterministic_nonce sk_uri data =
+  let scheme = Option.unopt ~default:"" (Uri.scheme sk_uri) in
+  find_signer_for_key ~scheme >>=? fun signer ->
+  let module Signer = (val signer : SIGNER) in
+  Signer.deterministic_nonce sk_uri data
+
+let deterministic_nonce_hash sk_uri data =
+  let scheme = Option.unopt ~default:"" (Uri.scheme sk_uri) in
+  find_signer_for_key ~scheme >>=? fun signer ->
+  let module Signer = (val signer : SIGNER) in
+  Signer.deterministic_nonce_hash sk_uri data
+
 let register_key cctxt ?(force=false) (public_key_hash, pk_uri, sk_uri) ?public_key name =
   Public_key.add ~force cctxt name (pk_uri, public_key) >>=? fun () ->
   Secret_key.add ~force cctxt name sk_uri >>=? fun () ->
diff --git a/src/lib_client_base/client_keys.mli b/src/lib_client_base/client_keys.mli
index 33c193fca..bfc3a12cd 100644
--- a/src/lib_client_base/client_keys.mli
+++ b/src/lib_client_base/client_keys.mli
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ module type SIGNER = sig
   val public_key :
     ?interactive: Client_context.io_wallet ->
     pk_uri -> Signature.Public_key.t tzresult Lwt.t
-  (** [public_key pk] is the Ed25519 version of [pk]. 
+  (** [public_key pk] is the Ed25519 version of [pk].
 
       Some signer implementations improve long-term security by
       requiring human/manual validation while importing keys, the
@@ -90,9 +90,18 @@ module type SIGNER = sig
   val sign :
     ?watermark: Signature.watermark ->
     sk_uri -> MBytes.t -> Signature.t tzresult Lwt.t
-    (** [sign ?watermark sk data] is signature obtained by signing [data] with
+  (** [sign ?watermark sk data] is signature obtained by signing [data] with
         [sk]. *)
 
+  val deterministic_nonce :
+    sk_uri -> MBytes.t -> MBytes.t tzresult Lwt.t
+  (** [deterministic_nonce sk data] is a nonce obtained
+      deterministically from [data] and [sk]. *)
+
+  val deterministic_nonce_hash :
+    sk_uri -> MBytes.t -> MBytes.t tzresult Lwt.t
+    (** [deterministic_nonce_hash sk data] is a nonce hash obtained
+        deterministically from [data] and [sk]. *)
 end
 
 val register_signer : (module SIGNER) -> unit
@@ -125,6 +134,12 @@ val check :
   ?watermark:Signature.watermark ->
   pk_uri -> Signature.t -> MBytes.t -> bool tzresult Lwt.t
 
+val deterministic_nonce :
+  sk_uri -> MBytes.t -> MBytes.t tzresult Lwt.t
+
+val deterministic_nonce_hash :
+  sk_uri -> MBytes.t -> MBytes.t tzresult Lwt.t
+
 val register_key :
   #Client_context.wallet ->
   ?force:bool ->
@@ -160,4 +175,3 @@ val force_switch : unit -> (bool, 'ctx) Clic.arg
 
 val make_pk_uri : Uri.t -> pk_uri
 val make_sk_uri : Uri.t -> sk_uri
-
diff --git a/src/lib_crypto/ed25519.ml b/src/lib_crypto/ed25519.ml
index d23fe06bc..6a646e459 100644
--- a/src/lib_crypto/ed25519.ml
+++ b/src/lib_crypto/ed25519.ml
@@ -343,6 +343,14 @@ let generate_key ?seed () =
       let pk = Sign.neuterize sk in
       Public_key.hash pk, pk, sk
 
+
+let deterministic_nonce sk msg =
+  Hash.SHA256.HMAC.digest ~key: (Secret_key.to_bytes sk) ~msg
+
+let deterministic_nonce_hash sk msg =
+  Blake2B.to_bytes (Blake2B.hash_bytes [deterministic_nonce sk msg])
+
+
 include Compare.Make(struct
     type nonrec t = t
     let compare = MBytes.compare
diff --git a/src/lib_crypto/p256.ml b/src/lib_crypto/p256.ml
index f46915f13..19fe0bb8d 100644
--- a/src/lib_crypto/p256.ml
+++ b/src/lib_crypto/p256.ml
@@ -282,6 +282,13 @@ let generate_key ?(seed=Rand.generate 32) () =
       let pkh = Public_key.hash pk in
       pkh, pk, sk
 
+let deterministic_nonce sk msg =
+  Hacl.Hash.SHA256.HMAC.digest ~key: (Secret_key.to_bytes sk) ~msg
+
+let deterministic_nonce_hash sk msg =
+  Blake2B.to_bytes (Blake2B.hash_bytes [deterministic_nonce sk msg])
+
+
 include Compare.Make(struct
     type nonrec t = t
     let compare = MBytes.compare
diff --git a/src/lib_crypto/s.ml b/src/lib_crypto/s.ml
index a1fa11be6..75c1722a0 100644
--- a/src/lib_crypto/s.ml
+++ b/src/lib_crypto/s.ml
@@ -247,4 +247,8 @@ module type SIGNATURE = sig
 
   val generate_key: ?seed:MBytes.t -> unit -> (Public_key_hash.t * Public_key.t * Secret_key.t)
 
+  val deterministic_nonce: Secret_key.t -> MBytes.t -> MBytes.t
+
+  val deterministic_nonce_hash: Secret_key.t -> MBytes.t -> MBytes.t
+
 end
diff --git a/src/lib_crypto/secp256k1.ml b/src/lib_crypto/secp256k1.ml
index 529cb9212..862af9bdf 100644
--- a/src/lib_crypto/secp256k1.ml
+++ b/src/lib_crypto/secp256k1.ml
@@ -285,3 +285,9 @@ let generate_key ?(seed=Rand.generate 32) () =
   let pk = Key.neuterize_exn context sk in
   let pkh = Public_key.hash pk in
   pkh, pk, sk
+
+let deterministic_nonce sk msg =
+  Hacl.Hash.SHA256.HMAC.digest ~key: (Secret_key.to_bytes sk) ~msg
+
+let deterministic_nonce_hash sk msg =
+  Blake2B.to_bytes (Blake2B.hash_bytes [deterministic_nonce sk msg])
diff --git a/src/lib_crypto/signature.ml b/src/lib_crypto/signature.ml
index bc7f17967..2d1818652 100644
--- a/src/lib_crypto/signature.ml
+++ b/src/lib_crypto/signature.ml
@@ -601,3 +601,15 @@ let generate_key ?(algo = Ed25519) ?seed () =
       let pkh, pk, sk = P256.generate_key ?seed () in
       (Public_key_hash.P256 pkh,
        Public_key.P256 pk, Secret_key.P256 sk)
+
+let deterministic_nonce sk msg =
+  match sk with
+  | Secret_key.Ed25519 sk   -> Ed25519.deterministic_nonce sk msg
+  | Secret_key.Secp256k1 sk -> Secp256k1.deterministic_nonce sk msg
+  | Secret_key.P256 sk      -> P256.deterministic_nonce sk msg
+
+let deterministic_nonce_hash sk msg =
+  match sk with
+  | Secret_key.Ed25519 sk   -> Ed25519.deterministic_nonce_hash sk msg
+  | Secret_key.Secp256k1 sk -> Secp256k1.deterministic_nonce_hash sk msg
+  | Secret_key.P256 sk      -> P256.deterministic_nonce_hash sk msg
diff --git a/src/lib_signer_backends/encrypted.ml b/src/lib_signer_backends/encrypted.ml
index 4087cd960..dceac1cf8 100644
--- a/src/lib_signer_backends/encrypted.ml
+++ b/src/lib_signer_backends/encrypted.ml
@@ -262,12 +262,23 @@ module Make(C : sig val cctxt: Client_context.prompter end) = struct
      where <public_key> is the public key in Base58."
 
   let public_key = Unencrypted.public_key
+
   let public_key_hash = Unencrypted.public_key_hash
+
   let neuterize sk_uri =
     decrypt C.cctxt sk_uri >>=? fun sk ->
     return (Unencrypted.make_pk (Signature.Secret_key.to_public_key sk))
+
   let sign ?watermark sk_uri buf =
     decrypt C.cctxt sk_uri >>=? fun sk ->
     return (Signature.sign ?watermark sk buf)
 
+  let deterministic_nonce sk_uri buf =
+    decrypt C.cctxt sk_uri >>=? fun sk ->
+    return (Signature.deterministic_nonce sk buf)
+
+  let deterministic_nonce_hash sk_uri buf =
+    decrypt C.cctxt sk_uri >>=? fun sk ->
+    return (Signature.deterministic_nonce_hash sk buf)
+
 end
diff --git a/src/lib_signer_backends/http_gen.ml b/src/lib_signer_backends/http_gen.ml
index 8c38d0202..1a20bfe23 100644
--- a/src/lib_signer_backends/http_gen.ml
+++ b/src/lib_signer_backends/http_gen.ml
@@ -100,6 +100,20 @@ module Make(N : sig val scheme : string end) = struct
       public_key ?interactive uri >>=? fun pk ->
       return (Signature.Public_key.hash pk, Some pk)
 
+    let get_signature base pkh msg =
+      RPC_client.call_service
+        ~logger: P.logger
+        ?headers
+        Media_type.all_media_types
+        ~base Signer_services.authorized_keys () () ()
+      >>=? function
+      | Some authorized_keys ->
+          P.authenticate
+            authorized_keys
+            (Signer_messages.Sign.Request.to_sign ~pkh ~data:msg) >>=? fun signature ->
+          return_some signature
+      | None -> return_none
+
     let sign ?watermark uri msg =
       parse (uri : sk_uri :> Uri.t) >>=? fun (base, pkh) ->
       let msg =
@@ -107,19 +121,7 @@ module Make(N : sig val scheme : string end) = struct
         | None -> msg
         | Some watermark ->
             MBytes.concat "" [ Signature.bytes_of_watermark watermark ; msg ] in
-      RPC_client.call_service
-        ~logger: P.logger
-        ?headers
-        Media_type.all_media_types
-        ~base Signer_services.authorized_keys () () () >>=? fun authorized_keys ->
-      begin match authorized_keys with
-        | Some authorized_keys ->
-            P.authenticate
-              authorized_keys
-              (Signer_messages.Sign.Request.to_sign ~pkh ~data:msg) >>=? fun signature ->
-            return_some signature
-        | None -> return_none
-      end >>=? fun signature ->
+      get_signature base pkh msg >>=? fun signature ->
       RPC_client.call_service
         ~logger: P.logger
         ?headers
@@ -128,6 +130,28 @@ module Make(N : sig val scheme : string end) = struct
         signature
         msg
 
+    let deterministic_nonce uri msg =
+      parse (uri : sk_uri :> Uri.t) >>=? fun (base, pkh) ->
+      get_signature base pkh msg >>=? fun signature ->
+      RPC_client.call_service
+        ~logger: P.logger
+        ?headers
+        Media_type.all_media_types
+        ~base Signer_services.deterministic_nonce ((), pkh)
+        signature
+        msg
+
+    let deterministic_nonce_hash uri msg =
+      parse (uri : sk_uri :> Uri.t) >>=? fun (base, pkh) ->
+      get_signature base pkh msg >>=? fun signature ->
+      RPC_client.call_service
+        ~logger: P.logger
+        ?headers
+        Media_type.all_media_types
+        ~base Signer_services.deterministic_nonce_hash ((), pkh)
+        signature
+        msg
+
   end
 
   let make_base host port =
diff --git a/src/lib_signer_backends/ledger.ml b/src/lib_signer_backends/ledger.ml
index 4d5fc9467..dda70ba84 100644
--- a/src/lib_signer_backends/ledger.ml
+++ b/src/lib_signer_backends/ledger.ml
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ let secp256k1_ctx =
 
 type error +=
   | LedgerError of Ledgerwallet.Transport.error
+  | Ledger_deterministic_nonce_not_implemented
 
 let error_encoding =
   let open Data_encoding in
@@ -125,6 +126,20 @@ let () =
     (function LedgerError e -> Some e | _ -> None)
     (fun e -> LedgerError e)
 
+let () =
+  register_error_kind
+    `Permanent
+    ~id: "signer.ledger.deterministic_nonce_not_implemented"
+    ~title: "Ledger deterministic_nonce(_hash) not implemented"
+    ~description: "The deterministic_nonce(_hash) functionality \
+                   is not implemented by the ledger"
+    ~pp:(fun ppf () ->
+        Format.fprintf ppf "Asked the ledger to generate a  deterministic nonce (hash), \
+                            but this functionality is not yet implemented")
+    Data_encoding.unit
+    (function Ledger_deterministic_nonce_not_implemented -> Some () | _ -> None)
+    (fun () -> Ledger_deterministic_nonce_not_implemented)
+
 type id =
   | Animals of Ledger_names.t * Ledgerwallet_tezos.curve option
   | Pkh of Signature.Public_key_hash.t
@@ -481,6 +496,10 @@ let sign ?watermark sk_uri msg =
         return (Signature.of_p256 signature)
   end
 
+let deterministic_nonce _ _ = fail Ledger_deterministic_nonce_not_implemented
+let deterministic_nonce_hash _ _ = fail Ledger_deterministic_nonce_not_implemented
+let supports_deterministic_nonces _ = return_false
+
 let commands =
   let open Clic in
   let group =
diff --git a/src/lib_signer_backends/remote.ml b/src/lib_signer_backends/remote.ml
index d093737a6..98caf625f 100644
--- a/src/lib_signer_backends/remote.ml
+++ b/src/lib_signer_backends/remote.ml
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ module Make(S : sig
       (Client_keys.make_sk_uri (key (sk_uri : sk_uri :> Uri.t)))
       msg
 
+  let deterministic_nonce sk_uri msg =
+    Remote.deterministic_nonce
+      (Client_keys.make_sk_uri (key (sk_uri : sk_uri :> Uri.t)))
+      msg
+
+  let deterministic_nonce_hash sk_uri msg =
+    Remote.deterministic_nonce_hash
+      (Client_keys.make_sk_uri (key (sk_uri : sk_uri :> Uri.t)))
+      msg
+
 end
 
 let make_sk sk =
@@ -186,4 +196,3 @@ let parse_base_uri s =
     | Some scheme -> failwith "Unknown scheme: %s" scheme
     | None -> failwith "Unknown scheme: <empty>"
   with Invalid_argument msg -> failwith "Malformed URI: %s" msg
-
diff --git a/src/lib_signer_backends/socket.ml b/src/lib_signer_backends/socket.ml
index f8c702a2c..718f995cd 100644
--- a/src/lib_signer_backends/socket.ml
+++ b/src/lib_signer_backends/socket.ml
@@ -33,12 +33,22 @@ module Make(P : sig
     val authenticate: Signature.Public_key_hash.t list -> MBytes.t -> Signature.t tzresult Lwt.t
   end) = struct
 
-  let sign ?watermark path pkh msg =
-    let msg =
-      match watermark with
-      | None -> msg
-      | Some watermark ->
-          MBytes.concat "" [ Signature.bytes_of_watermark watermark ; msg ] in
+  type request_type =
+    | Sign_request
+    | Deterministic_nonce_request
+    | Deterministic_nonce_hash_request
+
+  let build_request pkh data signature = function
+    | Sign_request ->
+        Request.Sign { Sign.Request.pkh ; data ; signature }
+    | Deterministic_nonce_request ->
+        Request.Deterministic_nonce
+          { Deterministic_nonce.Request.pkh ; data ; signature }
+    | Deterministic_nonce_hash_request ->
+        Request.Deterministic_nonce_hash
+          { Deterministic_nonce_hash.Request.pkh ; data ; signature }
+
+  let signer_operation path pkh msg request_type =
     begin
       Lwt_utils_unix.Socket.connect path >>=? fun conn ->
       Lwt_utils_unix.Socket.send
@@ -55,15 +65,37 @@ module Make(P : sig
             return_some signature
       end
     end >>=? fun signature ->
-    let req = { Sign.Request.pkh ; data = msg ; signature } in
     Lwt_utils_unix.Socket.connect path >>=? fun conn ->
-    Lwt_utils_unix.Socket.send
-      conn Request.encoding (Request.Sign req) >>=? fun () ->
+    let req = build_request pkh msg signature request_type in
+    Lwt_utils_unix.Socket.send conn Request.encoding req >>=? fun () ->
+    return conn
+
+  let sign ?watermark path pkh msg =
+    let msg =
+      match watermark with
+      | None -> msg
+      | Some watermark ->
+          MBytes.concat "" [ Signature.bytes_of_watermark watermark ; msg ] in
+    signer_operation path pkh msg Sign_request >>=? fun conn ->
     Lwt_utils_unix.Socket.recv conn
       (result_encoding Sign.Response.encoding) >>=? fun res ->
     Lwt_unix.close conn >>= fun () ->
     Lwt.return res
 
+  let deterministic_nonce path pkh msg =
+    signer_operation path pkh msg Deterministic_nonce_request >>=? fun conn ->
+    Lwt_utils_unix.Socket.recv conn
+      (result_encoding Deterministic_nonce.Response.encoding) >>=? fun res ->
+    Lwt_unix.close conn >>= fun () ->
+    Lwt.return res
+
+  let deterministic_nonce_hash path pkh msg =
+    signer_operation path pkh msg Deterministic_nonce_hash_request >>=? fun conn ->
+    Lwt_utils_unix.Socket.recv conn
+      (result_encoding Deterministic_nonce_hash.Response.encoding) >>=? fun res ->
+    Lwt_unix.close conn >>= fun () ->
+    Lwt.return res
+
   let public_key path pkh =
     Lwt_utils_unix.Socket.connect path >>=? fun conn ->
     Lwt_utils_unix.Socket.send
@@ -108,6 +140,14 @@ module Make(P : sig
       parse (uri : sk_uri :> Uri.t) >>=? fun (path, pkh) ->
       sign ?watermark path pkh msg
 
+    let deterministic_nonce uri msg =
+      parse (uri : sk_uri :> Uri.t) >>=? fun (path, pkh) ->
+      deterministic_nonce path pkh msg
+
+    let deterministic_nonce_hash uri msg =
+      parse (uri : sk_uri :> Uri.t) >>=? fun (path, pkh) ->
+      deterministic_nonce_hash path pkh msg
+
   end
 
   module Tcp = struct
@@ -154,6 +194,14 @@ module Make(P : sig
       parse (uri : sk_uri :> Uri.t) >>=? fun (path, pkh) ->
       sign ?watermark path pkh msg
 
+    let deterministic_nonce uri msg =
+      parse (uri : sk_uri :> Uri.t) >>=? fun (path, pkh) ->
+      deterministic_nonce path pkh msg
+
+    let deterministic_nonce_hash uri msg =
+      parse (uri : sk_uri :> Uri.t) >>=? fun (path, pkh) ->
+      deterministic_nonce_hash path pkh msg
+
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/src/lib_signer_backends/unencrypted.ml b/src/lib_signer_backends/unencrypted.ml
index eb8507d24..6909bfad9 100644
--- a/src/lib_signer_backends/unencrypted.ml
+++ b/src/lib_signer_backends/unencrypted.ml
@@ -66,3 +66,11 @@ let public_key_hash ?interactive pk_uri =
 let sign ?watermark sk_uri buf =
   secret_key sk_uri >>=? fun sk ->
   return (Signature.sign ?watermark sk buf)
+
+let deterministic_nonce sk_uri buf =
+  secret_key sk_uri >>=? fun sk ->
+  return (Signature.deterministic_nonce sk buf)
+
+let deterministic_nonce_hash sk_uri buf =
+  secret_key sk_uri >>=? fun sk ->
+  return (Signature.deterministic_nonce_hash sk buf)
diff --git a/src/lib_signer_services/signer_messages.ml b/src/lib_signer_services/signer_messages.ml
index 7804a568c..54e430779 100644
--- a/src/lib_signer_services/signer_messages.ml
+++ b/src/lib_signer_services/signer_messages.ml
@@ -23,35 +23,57 @@
 (*                                                                           *)
 (*****************************************************************************)
 
+module type Authenticated_request = sig
+  type t = {
+    pkh: Signature.Public_key_hash.t ;
+    data: MBytes.t ;
+    signature: Signature.t option ;
+  }
+  val to_sign:
+    pkh: Signature.Public_key_hash.t ->
+    data: MBytes.t ->
+    MBytes.t
+  val encoding : t Data_encoding.t
+end
+
+module type Tag = sig
+  val tag: int
+end
+
+module Make_authenticated_request(T: Tag) : Authenticated_request = struct
+
+  type t = {
+    pkh: Signature.Public_key_hash.t ;
+    data: MBytes.t ;
+    signature: Signature.t option ;
+  }
+
+  let to_sign ~pkh ~data =
+    let tag = MBytes.make 1 '0' in
+    MBytes.set_int8 tag 0 T.tag;
+    MBytes.concat ""
+      [ MBytes.of_string "\x04" ;
+        tag;
+        Signature.Public_key_hash.to_bytes pkh ;
+        data ]
+
+  let encoding =
+    let open Data_encoding in
+    conv
+      (fun { pkh ; data ; signature } ->
+         (pkh, data, signature))
+      (fun (pkh, data, signature)  ->
+         { pkh ; data ; signature })
+      (obj3
+         (req "pkh" Signature.Public_key_hash.encoding)
+         (req "data" bytes)
+         (opt "signature" Signature.encoding))
+
+end
+
 module Sign = struct
 
-  module Request = struct
-
-    type t = {
-      pkh: Signature.Public_key_hash.t ;
-      data: MBytes.t ;
-      signature: Signature.t option ;
-    }
-
-    let to_sign ~pkh ~data =
-      MBytes.concat ""
-        [ MBytes.of_string "\x04" ;
-          Signature.Public_key_hash.to_bytes pkh ;
-          data ]
-
-    let encoding =
-      let open Data_encoding in
-      conv
-        (fun { pkh ; data ; signature } ->
-           (pkh, data, signature))
-        (fun (pkh, data, signature)  ->
-           { pkh ; data ; signature })
-        (obj3
-           (req "pkh" Signature.Public_key_hash.encoding)
-           (req "data" bytes)
-           (opt "signature" Signature.encoding))
-
-  end
+  module Request = Make_authenticated_request (struct let tag = 1 end)
 
   module Response = struct
 
@@ -64,6 +86,37 @@ module Sign = struct
 
 end
 
+module Deterministic_nonce = struct
+
+  module Request = Make_authenticated_request (struct let tag = 2 end)
+
+  module Response = struct
+
+    type t = MBytes.t
+
+    let encoding =
+      Data_encoding.(obj1 (req "deterministic_nonce" bytes))
+
+  end
+
+end
+
+module Deterministic_nonce_hash = struct
+
+  module Request = Make_authenticated_request (struct let tag = 3 end)
+
+  module Response = struct
+
+    type t = MBytes.t
+
+    let encoding =
+      Data_encoding.(obj1 (req "deterministic_nonce_hash" bytes))
+
+  end
+
+end
+
+
 module Public_key = struct
 
   module Request = struct
@@ -118,6 +171,8 @@ module Request = struct
     | Sign of Sign.Request.t
     | Public_key of Public_key.Request.t
     | Authorized_keys
+    | Deterministic_nonce of Deterministic_nonce.Request.t
+    | Deterministic_nonce_hash of Deterministic_nonce_hash.Request.t
 
   let encoding =
     let open Data_encoding in
@@ -141,6 +196,20 @@ module Request = struct
         (obj1 (req "kind" (constant "authorized_keys")))
         (function Authorized_keys -> Some () | _ -> None)
         (fun () -> Authorized_keys) ;
+      case (Tag 3)
+        ~title:"Deterministic_nonce"
+        (merge_objs
+           (obj1 (req "kind" (constant "deterministic_nonce")))
+           Deterministic_nonce.Request.encoding)
+        (function Deterministic_nonce req -> Some ((), req) | _ -> None)
+        (fun ((), req) -> Deterministic_nonce req) ;
+      case (Tag 4)
+        ~title:"Deterministic_nonce_hash"
+        (merge_objs
+           (obj1 (req "kind" (constant "deterministic_nonce_hash")))
+           Deterministic_nonce_hash.Request.encoding)
+        (function Deterministic_nonce_hash req -> Some ((), req) | _ -> None)
+        (fun ((), req) -> Deterministic_nonce_hash req) ;
     ]
 
 end
diff --git a/src/lib_signer_services/signer_messages.mli b/src/lib_signer_services/signer_messages.mli
index 931703b9a..8450214cf 100644
--- a/src/lib_signer_services/signer_messages.mli
+++ b/src/lib_signer_services/signer_messages.mli
@@ -23,20 +23,22 @@
 (*                                                                           *)
 (*****************************************************************************)
 
+module type Authenticated_request = sig
+  type t = {
+    pkh: Signature.Public_key_hash.t ;
+    data: MBytes.t ;
+    signature: Signature.t option ;
+  }
+  val to_sign:
+    pkh: Signature.Public_key_hash.t ->
+    data: MBytes.t ->
+    MBytes.t
+  val encoding : t Data_encoding.t
+end
+
 module Sign : sig
 
-  module Request : sig
-    type t = {
-      pkh: Signature.Public_key_hash.t ;
-      data: MBytes.t ;
-      signature: Signature.t option ;
-    }
-    val to_sign:
-      pkh: Signature.Public_key_hash.t ->
-      data: MBytes.t ->
-      MBytes.t
-    val encoding : t Data_encoding.t
-  end
+  module Request : Authenticated_request
 
   module Response : sig
     type t = Signature.t
@@ -45,6 +47,28 @@ module Sign : sig
 
 end
 
+module Deterministic_nonce : sig
+
+  module Request : Authenticated_request
+
+  module Response : sig
+    type t = MBytes.t
+    val encoding : t Data_encoding.t
+  end
+
+end
+
+module Deterministic_nonce_hash : sig
+
+  module Request : Authenticated_request
+
+  module Response : sig
+    type t = MBytes.t
+    val encoding : t Data_encoding.t
+  end
+
+end
+
 module Public_key : sig
 
   module Request : sig
@@ -70,12 +94,15 @@ module Authorized_keys : sig
 
 end
 
+
 module Request : sig
 
   type t =
     | Sign of Sign.Request.t
     | Public_key of Public_key.Request.t
     | Authorized_keys
+    | Deterministic_nonce of Deterministic_nonce.Request.t
+    | Deterministic_nonce_hash of Deterministic_nonce_hash.Request.t
   val encoding : t Data_encoding.t
 
 end
diff --git a/src/lib_signer_services/signer_services.ml b/src/lib_signer_services/signer_services.ml
index 622060734..902305673 100644
--- a/src/lib_signer_services/signer_services.ml
+++ b/src/lib_signer_services/signer_services.ml
@@ -23,17 +23,19 @@
 (*                                                                           *)
 (*****************************************************************************)
 
+
+let query =
+  let open RPC_query in
+  query (fun signature -> signature)
+  |+ opt_field
+    ~descr: "Must be provided if the signer requires \
+             authentication. In this case, it must be the signature \
+             of the public key hash and message concatenated, by one \
+             of the keys authorized by the signer."
+    "authentication" Signature.rpc_arg (fun signature -> signature)
+  |> seal
+
 let sign =
-  let query =
-    let open RPC_query in
-    query (fun signature -> signature)
-    |+ opt_field
-      ~descr: "Must be provided if the signer requires \
-               authentication. In this case, it must be the signature \
-               of the public key hash and message concatenated, by one \
-               of the keys authorized by the signer."
-      "authentication" Signature.rpc_arg (fun signature -> signature)
-    |> seal in
   RPC_service.post_service
     ~description: "Sign a piece of data with a given remote key"
     ~query
@@ -41,6 +43,22 @@ let sign =
     ~output: Data_encoding.(obj1 (req "signature" Signature.encoding))
     RPC_path.(root / "keys" /: Signature.Public_key_hash.rpc_arg)
 
+let deterministic_nonce =
+  RPC_service.post_service
+    ~description: "Obtain some random data generated deterministically from some piece of data with a given remote key"
+    ~query
+    ~input: Data_encoding.bytes
+    ~output: Data_encoding.(obj1 (req "deterministic_nonce" bytes))
+    RPC_path.(root / "keys" /: Signature.Public_key_hash.rpc_arg)
+
+let deterministic_nonce_hash =
+  RPC_service.post_service
+    ~description: "Obtain the hash of some random data generated deterministically from some piece of data with a given remote key"
+    ~query
+    ~input: Data_encoding.bytes
+    ~output: Data_encoding.(obj1 (req "deterministic_nonce_hash" bytes))
+    RPC_path.(root / "keys" /: Signature.Public_key_hash.rpc_arg)
+
 let public_key =
   RPC_service.get_service
     ~description: "Retrieve the public key of a given remote key"
diff --git a/src/lib_signer_services/signer_services.mli b/src/lib_signer_services/signer_services.mli
index 5ae10b060..d8b850e2f 100644
--- a/src/lib_signer_services/signer_services.mli
+++ b/src/lib_signer_services/signer_services.mli
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ val sign :
   ([ `POST ], unit, unit * Signature.Public_key_hash.t,
    Signature.t option, MBytes.t, Signature.t) RPC_service.t
 
+val deterministic_nonce :
+  ([ `POST ], unit, unit * Signature.Public_key_hash.t,
+   Signature.t option, MBytes.t, MBytes.t) RPC_service.t
+
+val deterministic_nonce_hash :
+  ([ `POST ], unit, unit * Signature.Public_key_hash.t,
+   Signature.t option, MBytes.t, MBytes.t) RPC_service.t
+
 val public_key :
   ([ `GET ], unit, unit * Signature.Public_key_hash.t,
    unit, unit, Signature.Public_key.t) RPC_service.t