diff --git a/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/initiator.rs b/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/initiator.rs
index e5e1737..24694c6 100644
--- a/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/initiator.rs
+++ b/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/initiator.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::noise::handshake::{HANDSHAKE_INITIATOR_CHAIN_KEY, HANDSHAKE_INITIATOR
 use crate::qcrypto::aead::{qcrypto_aead, qcrypto_aead_decrypt};
 use crate::qcrypto::hashes::{qcrypto_hash_twice, qcrypto_mac};
 use crate::qcrypto::hkdf::qcrypto_hkdf;
-use crate::qcrypto::pki::{qcrypto_dh_ephemeral, qcrypto_dh_generate_ephemeral, qcrypto_dh_longterm};
+use crate::qcrypto::pki::{qcrypto_dh_ephemeral, qcrypto_dh_generate_ephemeral, qcrypto_dh_generate_longterm, qcrypto_dh_longterm};
 use crate::qcrypto::{LABEL_MAC1, timestamp};
 
 /// Generate a handshake initiator packet and encrypt it using the given session state, starting a new handshake state
@@ -35,16 +35,17 @@ pub fn handshake_init_to(session: &mut HandshakeState) -> Result<[u8; 148], Nois
     session.h = HANDSHAKE_INITIATOR_CHAIN_KEY_HASH;
     session.h = qcrypto_hash_twice(&session.h, session.s_pub_r.as_bytes());
 
-    let eph_keypair = qcrypto_dh_generate_ephemeral();
+    let eph_keypair = qcrypto_dh_generate_longterm();
 
     session.ck = qcrypto_hkdf::<1>(&session.ck, eph_keypair.1.as_bytes())[0];
     session.e_pub_i = eph_keypair.1;
+    session.e_priv_me = eph_keypair.0;
 
     msg.ephemeral = eph_keypair.1.to_bytes();
 
     session.h = qcrypto_hash_twice(&session.h, &msg.ephemeral);
 
-    let ci_k_pair = qcrypto_hkdf::<2>(&session.ck, qcrypto_dh_ephemeral(eph_keypair.0, &session.s_pub_r).as_bytes());
+    let ci_k_pair = qcrypto_hkdf::<2>(&session.ck, qcrypto_dh_longterm(&session.e_priv_me, &session.s_pub_r).as_bytes());
     session.ck = ci_k_pair[0];
     let k = ci_k_pair[1];
 
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ impl HandshakeInitiatorRaw {
 
         output[116..132].copy_from_slice(&mac1);
 
-        let mac2 = if needs_cookie(session) { qcrypto_mac(&session.cookies[session.cookies.len() - 1].cookie, &packet[..132]) } else { [0u8; 16] };
+        let mac2 = if needs_cookie(session) { qcrypto_mac(&session.cookies[session.cookies.len() - 1].cookie, &output[..132]) } else { [0u8; 16] };
 
         output[132..148].copy_from_slice(&mac2);
 
@@ -168,7 +169,6 @@ pub fn handshake_init_from(session: &mut HandshakeState, packet: [u8; 148]) -> R
     // we need to check mac1 and mac2
 
     let mac1: [u8; 16] = qcrypto_mac(&qcrypto_hash_twice(LABEL_MAC1.as_bytes(), session.s_pub_i.as_bytes()), &packet[..116]);
-
     let mac2 = if needs_cookie(session) { qcrypto_mac(&session.cookies[session.cookies.len() - 1].cookie, &packet[..132]) } else { [0u8; 16] };
 
     if mac1 != msg.mac1 || mac2 != msg.mac2 {
diff --git a/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/mod.rs b/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/mod.rs
index 7972881..958deee 100644
--- a/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/mod.rs
+++ b/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/mod.rs
@@ -37,17 +37,20 @@ pub struct HandshakeState {
     pub ck: [u8; 32],
 
     pub e_pub_i: PublicKey,
+    pub e_pub_r: PublicKey,
 
     pub s_pub_i: PublicKey,
     pub s_pub_r: PublicKey,
 
-    pub e_priv_me: EphemeralSecret,
+    pub e_priv_me: StaticSecret,
     pub s_priv_me: StaticSecret,
     pub s_pub_them: PublicKey,
 
     pub i_i: u32,
     pub i_r: u32,
 
+    pub q: [u8; 32],
+
     pub cookies: Vec<Cookie>
 }
 impl HandshakeState {
@@ -65,8 +68,6 @@ impl Debug for HandshakeState {
             .field("e_pub_i", &self.e_pub_i)
             .field("s_pub_i", &self.s_pub_i)
             .field("s_pub_r", &self.s_pub_r)
-            .field("e_priv_me", &"<redacted>")
-            .field("s_priv_me", &"<redacted>")
             .field("s_pub_them", &self.s_pub_them)
             .field("i_i", &self.i_i)
             .field("i_r", &self.i_r)
diff --git a/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/response.rs b/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/response.rs
index 7189050..93ae5d3 100644
--- a/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/response.rs
+++ b/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/response.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,116 @@
 //! `Noise_IKpsk2` handshake response packet
 
+use x25519_dalek::PublicKey;
+use crate::noise::error::NoiseError;
 use crate::noise::handshake::{HandshakeState, needs_cookie};
+use crate::qcrypto::aead::{qcrypto_aead, qcrypto_aead_decrypt};
 use crate::qcrypto::hashes::{qcrypto_hash_twice, qcrypto_mac};
+use crate::qcrypto::hkdf::qcrypto_hkdf;
 use crate::qcrypto::LABEL_MAC1;
+use crate::qcrypto::pki::{qcrypto_dh_ephemeral, qcrypto_dh_generate_ephemeral, qcrypto_dh_generate_longterm, qcrypto_dh_longterm};
+
+/// Creates a handshake response packet using the current active handshake session.
+/// # Errors
+/// This function will error if an encryption step is unsuccessful
+/// # Panics
+/// This function, while containing unwraps, will never panic.
+pub fn handshake_response_to(session: &mut HandshakeState) -> Result<[u8; 92], NoiseError> {
+    let eph_keypair = qcrypto_dh_generate_longterm();
+
+    let mut msg = HandshakeResponseRaw {
+        sender: [0u8; 4],
+        receiver: [0u8; 4],
+        ephemeral: [0u8; 32],
+        empty: [0u8; 16],
+        mac1: [0u8; 16],
+        mac2: [0u8; 16]
+    };
+
+    session.ck = qcrypto_hkdf::<1>(&session.ck, eph_keypair.1.as_bytes())[0];
+
+    msg.ephemeral = eph_keypair.1.to_bytes();
+
+    session.h = qcrypto_hash_twice(&session.h, &msg.ephemeral);
+
+    session.ck = qcrypto_hkdf::<1>(&session.ck, qcrypto_dh_longterm(&eph_keypair.0, &session.e_pub_i).as_bytes())[0];
+    session.ck = qcrypto_hkdf::<1>(&session.ck, qcrypto_dh_longterm(&eph_keypair.0, &session.s_pub_i).as_bytes())[0];
+
+    let cr_t_k = qcrypto_hkdf::<3>(&session.ck, &session.q);
+    session.ck = cr_t_k[0];
+    let t = cr_t_k[1];
+    let k = cr_t_k[2];
+
+    session.h = qcrypto_hash_twice(&session.h, &t);
+
+    println!("{:?} {:?} {:?}", k, 0, session.h);
+    msg.empty = match qcrypto_aead(&k, 0, &[], &session.h) {
+        Ok(s) => s.try_into().unwrap(),
+        Err(e) => return Err(NoiseError::ChaCha20Error(e))
+    };
+
+    session.h = qcrypto_hash_twice(&session.h, &msg.empty);
+
+    Ok(msg.to_bytes(session))
+}
+
+/// Decrypts a handshake response packet using the current active handshake session.
+/// # Errors
+/// This function will error if a decryption step is unsuccessful
+/// # Panics
+/// This function, while containing unwraps, will never panic.
+pub fn handshake_response_from(session: &mut HandshakeState, packet: [u8; 92]) -> Result<(), NoiseError> {
+    let mut msg = HandshakeResponseRaw::from_bytes(packet);
+
+    let e_pub_r = PublicKey::from(msg.ephemeral);
+
+    let mut ck = qcrypto_hkdf::<1>(&session.ck, e_pub_r.as_bytes())[0];
+    let mut h = qcrypto_hash_twice(&session.h, &msg.ephemeral);
+
+    ck = qcrypto_hkdf::<1>(&ck, qcrypto_dh_longterm(&session.e_priv_me, &e_pub_r).as_bytes())[0];
+    ck = qcrypto_hkdf::<1>(&ck, qcrypto_dh_longterm(&session.s_priv_me, &e_pub_r).as_bytes())[0];
+
+    let cr_t_k = qcrypto_hkdf::<3>(&ck, &session.q);
+    ck = cr_t_k[0];
+    let t = cr_t_k[1];
+    let k = cr_t_k[2];
+
+    h = qcrypto_hash_twice(&h, &t);
+
+    println!("here");
+    println!("{:?} {:?} {:?}", k, 0, h);
+
+    let empty = match qcrypto_aead_decrypt(&k, 0, &msg.empty, &h) {
+        Ok(s) => s,
+        Err(e) => return Err(NoiseError::ChaCha20Error(e))
+    };
+
+    if !empty.is_empty() {
+        return Err(NoiseError::PacketUnauthenticated)
+    }
+
+    h = qcrypto_hash_twice(&h, &msg.empty);
+
+    let mac1: [u8; 16] = qcrypto_mac(&qcrypto_hash_twice(LABEL_MAC1.as_bytes(), session.s_pub_i.as_bytes()), &packet[..60]);
+    let mac2 = if needs_cookie(session) { qcrypto_mac(&session.cookies[session.cookies.len() - 1].cookie, &packet[..76]) } else { [0u8; 16] };
+
+    if mac1 != msg.mac1 || mac2 != msg.mac2 {
+        return Err(NoiseError::PacketUnauthenticated)
+    }
+
+    session.e_pub_r = e_pub_r;
+    session.ck = ck;
+    session.h = h;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
 
 struct HandshakeResponseRaw {
     sender: [u8; 4],
     receiver: [u8; 4],
     ephemeral: [u8; 32],
     empty: [u8; 0 + 16],
+    mac1: [u8; 16],
+    mac2: [u8; 16]
 }
 impl HandshakeResponseRaw {
     fn to_bytes(&self, session: &mut HandshakeState) -> [u8; 92] {
@@ -20,13 +122,13 @@ impl HandshakeResponseRaw {
         output_array[12..44].copy_from_slice(&self.ephemeral);
         output_array[44..60].copy_from_slice(&self.empty);
 
-        let mac1: [u8; 16] = qcrypto_mac(&qcrypto_hash_twice(LABEL_MAC1.as_bytes(), session.s_pub_i.as_bytes()), &output_array[..116]);
+        let mac1: [u8; 16] = qcrypto_mac(&qcrypto_hash_twice(LABEL_MAC1.as_bytes(), session.s_pub_i.as_bytes()), &output_array[..60]);
 
-        output_array[116..132].copy_from_slice(&mac1);
+        output_array[60..76].copy_from_slice(&mac1);
 
-        let mac2 = if needs_cookie(session) { qcrypto_mac(&session.cookies[session.cookies.len() - 1].cookie, &output_array[..132]) } else { [0u8; 16] };
+        let mac2 = if needs_cookie(session) { qcrypto_mac(&session.cookies[session.cookies.len() - 1].cookie, &output_array[..76]) } else { [0u8; 16] };
 
-        output_array[132..148].copy_from_slice(&mac2);
+        output_array[76..92].copy_from_slice(&mac2);
 
         output_array
     }
@@ -37,6 +139,8 @@ impl HandshakeResponseRaw {
             receiver: packet[8..12].try_into().unwrap(),
             ephemeral: packet[12..44].try_into().unwrap(),
             empty: packet[44..60].try_into().unwrap(),
+            mac1: packet[60..76].try_into().unwrap(),
+            mac2: packet[76..92].try_into().unwrap()
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/tests.rs b/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/tests.rs
index a6018f6..1dd567d 100644
--- a/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/tests.rs
+++ b/quicktap/src/noise/handshake/tests.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
-use x25519_dalek::{EphemeralSecret, PublicKey};
+use x25519_dalek::{EphemeralSecret, PublicKey, StaticSecret};
 use crate::noise::handshake::HandshakeState;
 use crate::noise::handshake::initiator::{handshake_init_from, handshake_init_to};
+use crate::noise::handshake::response::{handshake_response_from, handshake_response_to};
 use crate::qcrypto::pki::qcrypto_dh_generate_longterm;
 
 #[test]
@@ -13,26 +14,30 @@ fn noise_halfhandshake_test() {
         h: [0u8; 32],
         ck: [0u8; 32],
         e_pub_i: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
+        e_pub_r: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
         s_pub_i: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
         s_pub_r: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
-        e_priv_me: EphemeralSecret::new(OsRng),
+        e_priv_me: StaticSecret::new(OsRng),
         s_priv_me: alice_keypair.0,
         s_pub_them: bob_keypair.1,
         i_i: 0,
         i_r: 0,
+        q: [0u8; 32],
         cookies: vec![],
     };
     let mut bob_session = HandshakeState {
         h: [0u8; 32],
         ck: [0u8; 32],
         e_pub_i: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
+        e_pub_r: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
         s_pub_i: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
         s_pub_r: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
-        e_priv_me: EphemeralSecret::new(OsRng),
+        e_priv_me: StaticSecret::new(OsRng),
         s_priv_me: bob_keypair.0,
         s_pub_them: alice_keypair.1,
         i_i: 0,
         i_r: 0,
+        q: [0u8; 32],
         cookies: vec![],
     };
 
@@ -42,5 +47,53 @@ fn noise_halfhandshake_test() {
     println!("{:?}", alice_session);
     println!("{:?}", bob_session);
 
+    assert!(alice_session.is_eq(&bob_session));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn noise_nocookie_handshake_test() {
+    let alice_keypair = qcrypto_dh_generate_longterm();
+    let bob_keypair = qcrypto_dh_generate_longterm();
+
+    let mut alice_session = HandshakeState {
+        h: [0u8; 32],
+        ck: [0u8; 32],
+        e_pub_i: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
+        e_pub_r: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
+        s_pub_i: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
+        s_pub_r: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
+        e_priv_me: StaticSecret::new(OsRng),
+        s_priv_me: alice_keypair.0,
+        s_pub_them: bob_keypair.1,
+        i_i: 0,
+        i_r: 0,
+        q: [0u8; 32],
+        cookies: vec![],
+    };
+    let mut bob_session = HandshakeState {
+        h: [0u8; 32],
+        ck: [0u8; 32],
+        e_pub_i: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
+        e_pub_r: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
+        s_pub_i: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
+        s_pub_r: PublicKey::from([0u8; 32]),
+        e_priv_me: StaticSecret::new(OsRng),
+        s_priv_me: bob_keypair.0,
+        s_pub_them: alice_keypair.1,
+        i_i: 0,
+        i_r: 0,
+        q: [0u8; 32],
+        cookies: vec![],
+    };
+
+    let handshake_init = handshake_init_to(&mut alice_session).unwrap();
+    handshake_init_from(&mut bob_session, handshake_init).unwrap();
+
+    let handshake_response = handshake_response_to(&mut bob_session).unwrap();
+    handshake_response_from(&mut alice_session, handshake_response).unwrap();
+
+    println!("{:?}", alice_session);
+    println!("{:?}", bob_session);
+
     assert!(alice_session.is_eq(&bob_session));
 }
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