diff --git a/internal/utils/utils.go b/internal/utils/utils.go
index 4b30d1064..775bf4269 100644
--- a/internal/utils/utils.go
+++ b/internal/utils/utils.go
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 	"log"
+	mrand "math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 
+	p2p_crypto "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-crypto"
+
 	"github.com/dedis/kyber"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/crypto"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/crypto/pki"
@@ -70,6 +73,17 @@ func GenKey(ip, port string) (kyber.Scalar, kyber.Point) {
 	return priKey, pubKey
 }
 
+// GenKeyP2P generates a pair of RSA keys used in libp2p host
+func GenKeyP2P(ip, port string) (p2p_crypto.PrivKey, p2p_crypto.PubKey, error) {
+	r := mrand.New(mrand.NewSource(int64(GetUniqueIDFromIPPort(ip, port))))
+	return p2p_crypto.GenerateKeyPairWithReader(p2p_crypto.RSA, 2048, r)
+}
+
+// GenKeyP2PRand generates a pair of RSA keys used in libp2p host, using random seed
+func GenKeyP2PRand() (p2p_crypto.PrivKey, p2p_crypto.PubKey, error) {
+	return p2p_crypto.GenerateKeyPair(p2p_crypto.RSA, 2048)
+}
+
 // AllocateShard uses the number of current nodes and number of shards
 // to return the shardNum a new node belongs to, it also tells whether the node is a leader
 func AllocateShard(numOfAddedNodes, numOfShards int) (int, bool) {
diff --git a/internal/utils/utils_test.go b/internal/utils/utils_test.go
index 275b33c56..cd5e5d921 100644
--- a/internal/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/internal/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/p2p"
+	crypto "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-crypto"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -47,6 +48,35 @@ func TestGenKey(t *testing.T) {
 	GenKey("3.3.3.3", "3456")
 }
 
+// Test for GenKeyP2P
+func TestGenKeyP2P(t *testing.T) {
+	pi, pb, err := GenKeyP2P("127.0.0.1", "8888")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("GenKeyP2p Error: %v", err)
+	}
+	kpi, _ := crypto.MarshalPrivateKey(pi)
+	kpb, _ := crypto.MarshalPublicKey(pb)
+	if len(kpi) != 1198 {
+		t.Errorf("Length of Private Key Error: %v, expected 1198", len(kpi))
+	}
+	if len(kpb) != 299 {
+		t.Errorf("Length of Public Key Error: %v, expected 299", len(kpb))
+	}
+}
+
+// Test for GenKeyP2PRand, noted the length of private key can be random
+// thus we don't test it here.
+func TestGenKeyP2PRand(t *testing.T) {
+	_, pb, err := GenKeyP2PRand()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("GenKeyP2PRand Error: %v", err)
+	}
+	kpb, _ := crypto.MarshalPublicKey(pb)
+	if len(kpb) != 299 {
+		t.Errorf("Length of Public Key Error: %v, expected 299", len(kpb))
+	}
+}
+
 // Test for GetUniqueIDFromPeer
 func TestGetUniqueIDFromPeer(t *testing.T) {
 	peer := p2p.Peer{IP: "1.1.1.1", Port: "123"}