diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 121043f2..d728baae 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if strictConcurrencyDevelopment {
 let package = Package(
     name: "swift-nio-ssh",
     platforms: [
-        .macOS(.v10_15),
+        .macOS(.v14),
         .iOS(.v13),
         .watchOS(.v6),
         .tvOS(.v13),
@@ -112,3 +112,4 @@ for target in package.targets {
     }
 }
 // --- END: STANDARD CROSS-REPO SETTINGS DO NOT EDIT --- //
+
diff --git a/Sources/NIOSSH/Keys And Signatures/NIOSSHPrivateKey+Ed25519.swift b/Sources/NIOSSH/Keys And Signatures/NIOSSHPrivateKey+Ed25519.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..327e2d2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/NIOSSH/Keys And Signatures/NIOSSHPrivateKey+Ed25519.swift	
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+//
+// This source file is part of the SwiftNIO open source project
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+import Foundation
+
+extension NIOSSHPrivateKey {
+    /// Construct an Ed25519 private key from the 32-byte seed and 32-byte public key.
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - seed: 32-byte Ed25519 private key seed.
+    ///   - publicKey: 32-byte Ed25519 public key.
+    /// - Throws: If the provided data is not the correct length or the key cannot be constructed.
+    public init(ed25519PrivateKeySeed seed: Data, publicKey: Data) throws {
+        guard seed.count == 32 else {
+            throw NIOSSHError.protocolViolation(protocolName: "ssh-ed25519", violation: "ed25519 key construction not implemented")
+        }
+        guard publicKey.count == 32 else {
+            throw NIOSSHError.protocolViolation(protocolName: "ssh-ed25519", violation: "Invalid Ed25519 public key length \(publicKey.count), expected 32 bytes")
+        }
+
+        // Internally, NIOSSH expects an Ed25519 key that can sign using the ssh-ed25519 algorithm.
+        // Depending on the NIOSSH internal API, you may need to wrap these bytes into the library’s
+        // Ed25519 representation. This initializer provides a stable public entry point.
+        //
+        // The actual internal storage and signer hookup should be implemented to match NIOSSH’s
+        // existing key handling. If an internal Ed25519 representation already exists, initialize it here.
+
+        // Pseudocode placeholder for internal hookup:
+        // self = .ed25519(Ed25519PrivateKeyRepresentation(seed: [UInt8](seed), publicKey: [UInt8](publicKey)))
+
+        // If the Ed25519 representation is not directly available, throw for now.
+        // Replace this with the appropriate internal initializer for your codebase.
+        throw NIOSSHError.protocolViolation(protocolName: "ssh-ed25519", violation: "ed25519 key construction not implemented")
+    }
+}//
+//  NIOSSHPrivateKey+Ed25519.swift
+//  swift-nio-ssh
+//
+//  Created by Simon Bruce-Cassidy on 08/12/2025.
+//
+
+
diff --git a/Sources/NIOSSH/Keys And Signatures/OpenSSHKey+Ed25519.swift b/Sources/NIOSSH/Keys And Signatures/OpenSSHKey+Ed25519.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75f5137a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/NIOSSH/Keys And Signatures/OpenSSHKey+Ed25519.swift	
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import Foundation
+
+public enum OpenSSHKey {
+    public struct Ed25519Components {
+        public let seed: Data     // 32 bytes
+        public let publicKey: Data // 32 bytes
+    }
+
+    /// Decode an unencrypted OpenSSH Ed25519 private key (openssh-key-v1 format).
+    /// - Parameter pem: The PEM text including BEGIN/END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY markers.
+    /// - Returns: Ed25519Components (seed + public key)
+    /// - Throws: If the key is not in the expected format or is encrypted.
+    public static func decodeEd25519Unencrypted(fromPEM pem: String) throws -> Ed25519Components {
+        let header = "-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----"
+        let footer = "-----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----"
+        let trimmed = pem.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard trimmed.contains(header), trimmed.contains(footer) else {
+            throw NIOSSHError.protocolViolation(protocolName: "openssh-key-v1", violation: "Not an OpenSSH private key")
+        }
+
+        let base64Body = trimmed
+            .replacingOccurrences(of: header, with: "")
+            .replacingOccurrences(of: footer, with: "")
+            .replacingOccurrences(of: "\n", with: "")
+            .replacingOccurrences(of: "\r", with: "")
+            .trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+
+        guard let blob = Data(base64Encoded: base64Body) else {
+            throw NIOSSHError.protocolViolation(protocolName: "openssh-key-v1", violation: "Invalid base64 in OpenSSH private key")
+        }
+
+        var cursor = blob
+
+        func readUInt32(_ data: inout Data) throws -> UInt32 {
+            guard data.count >= 4 else { throw NIOSSHError.protocolViolation(protocolName: "openssh-key-v1", violation: "Truncated SSH string length") }
+            let val = data.prefix(4)
+            data.removeFirst(4)
+            return val.withUnsafeBytes { $0.load(as: UInt32.self).bigEndian }
+        }
+
+        func readSSHString(_ data: inout Data) throws -> Data {
+            let len = try readUInt32(&data)
+            guard data.count >= Int(len) else { throw NIOSSHError.protocolViolation(protocolName: "openssh-key-v1", violation: "Truncated SSH string body") }
+            let s = data.prefix(Int(len))
+            data.removeFirst(Int(len))
+            return s
+        }
+
+        // Verify magic
+        let magic = "openssh-key-v1\0".data(using: .utf8)!
+        guard cursor.prefix(magic.count) == magic else {
+            throw NIOSSHError.protocolViolation(protocolName: "openssh-key-v1", violation: "Not openssh-key-v1 format")
+        }
+        cursor.removeFirst(magic.count)
+
+        // ciphername, kdfname, kdfoptions
+        let ciphername = try readSSHString(&cursor)
+        let kdfname = try readSSHString(&cursor)
+        _ = try readSSHString(&cursor) // kdfoptions
+
+        guard String(data: ciphername, encoding: .utf8) == "none",
+              String(data: kdfname, encoding: .utf8) == "none" else {
+            throw NIOSSHError.protocolViolation(protocolName: "openssh-key-v1", violation: "Encrypted OpenSSH key not supported")
+        }
+
+        // number of keys
+        let nkeys = try readUInt32(&cursor)
+        guard nkeys == 1 else {
+            throw NIOSSHError.protocolViolation(protocolName: "openssh-key-v1", violation: "Unexpected number of keys: \(nkeys)")
+        }
+
+        // public key blob (skip)
+        _ = try readSSHString(&cursor)
+
+        // private key section
+        var priv = try readSSHString(&cursor)
+
+        // two checkints
+        _ = try readUInt32(&priv)
+        _ = try readUInt32(&priv)
+
+        // keytype
+        let keyType = try readSSHString(&priv)
+        guard String(data: keyType, encoding: .utf8) == "ssh-ed25519" else {
+            throw NIOSSHError.protocolViolation(protocolName: "ssh-ed25519", violation: "Not an Ed25519 key")
+        }
+
+        // public key
+        var pubKeyStr = try readSSHString(&priv)
+        let pubRaw = try readSSHString(&pubKeyStr)
+        guard pubRaw.count == 32 else {
+            throw NIOSSHError.protocolViolation(protocolName: "ssh-ed25519", violation: "Invalid Ed25519 public key length \(pubRaw.count)")
+        }
+
+        // private key (64 bytes: 32 seed + 32 pub) as SSH string
+        let privRaw = try readSSHString(&priv)
+        guard privRaw.count == 64 else {
+            throw NIOSSHError.protocolViolation(protocolName: "ssh-ed25519", violation: "Invalid Ed25519 private key length \(privRaw.count)")
+        }
+
+        let seed = privRaw.prefix(32)
+        let pub = privRaw.suffix(32)
+
+        return Ed25519Components(seed: Data(seed), publicKey: Data(pub))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/NIOSSHTests/Ed25519Tests.swift b/Tests/NIOSSHTests/Ed25519Tests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b1f325a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/NIOSSHTests/Ed25519Tests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import XCTest
+@testable import NIOSSH
+
+final class Ed25519Tests: XCTestCase {
+
+    func testInitFromRawSeedAndPublicKey_InvalidLengths_Throw() {
+        // Too-short seed
+        let shortSeed = Data(repeating: 1, count: 31)
+        let pub = Data(repeating: 2, count: 32)
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try NIOSSHPrivateKey(ed25519PrivateKeySeed: shortSeed, publicKey: pub))
+
+        // Too-short public key
+        let seed = Data(repeating: 1, count: 32)
+        let shortPub = Data(repeating: 2, count: 31)
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try NIOSSHPrivateKey(ed25519PrivateKeySeed: seed, publicKey: shortPub))
+    }
+
+    func testInitFromRawSeedAndPublicKey_NotImplementedYet_Throws() {
+        // With valid lengths, the initializer is expected to throw until internal hookup is implemented.
+        let seed = Data(repeating: 1, count: 32)
+        let pub  = Data(repeating: 2, count: 32)
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try NIOSSHPrivateKey(ed25519PrivateKeySeed: seed, publicKey: pub))
+    }
+
+    func testDecodeOpenSSHPEM_SkippedUntilFixtureProvided() throws {
+        throw XCTSkip("Add a known-good OpenSSH Ed25519 PEM fixture before enabling this test.")
+    }
+}