diff --git a/lib/browser/Key.js b/lib/browser/Key.js
index 796819d..f5baea1 100644
--- a/lib/browser/Key.js
+++ b/lib/browser/Key.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var ECKey = require('../../browser/vendor-bundle.js').ECKey;
 var buffertools = require('buffertools');
+var SecureRandom = require('../SecureRandom');
 
 var Key = function() {
   this._pub = null;
@@ -33,13 +34,17 @@ Object.defineProperty(Key.prototype, 'public', {
 });
 
 Key.generateSync = function() {
-  var eck = new ECKey();
+  var privbuf = SecureRandom.getRandomBuffer(32);
+  var privhex = privbuf.toString('hex');
+  var eck = new ECKey(privhex);
   eck.setCompressed(true);
   var pub = eck.getPub();
 
-  var ret = new Key();
-  ret.private = new Buffer(eck.priv.toByteArrayUnsigned());
-  ret.public  = new Buffer(pub);
+  ret = new Key();
+  ret.private = privbuf;
+  ret.compressed = true;
+  ret.public = new Buffer(eck.getPub());
+
   return ret;
 };