diff --git a/keys.go b/keys.go
index 19bbea8..f3249b9 100644
--- a/keys.go
+++ b/keys.go
@@ -102,3 +102,44 @@ func generateKeys(path string) (ed25519.PublicKey, ed25519.PrivateKey, error) {
 
 	return pub, priv, nil
 }
+
+// LoadPrivateKeys loads the private keys at all the provided paths.
+//
+// Any invalid keys are skipped.
+func LoadPrivateKeys(paths ...string) []ed25519.PrivateKey {
+	out := make([]ed25519.PrivateKey, len(paths))
+	for i, path := range paths {
+		privkey, err := LoadPrivateKey(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		out[i] = privkey
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// LoadPrivateKey loads a private Ed25519 key from the given path.
+func LoadPrivateKey(path string) (ed25519.PrivateKey, error) {
+	privData, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	privBlock, _ := pem.Decode(privData)
+
+	if privBlock == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid private key data")
+	}
+
+	privkey, err := x509.ParsePKCS8PrivateKey(privBlock.Bytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	priv, ok := privkey.(ed25519.PrivateKey)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid private key type")
+	}
+
+	return priv, nil
+}