diff --git a/src/actions.cpp b/src/actions.cpp
index 5939815..be720d4 100644
--- a/src/actions.cpp
+++ b/src/actions.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int action_gen_key (const std::string& algspec, const std::string&name,
 	}
 
 	sencode *pub, *priv;
-	arcfour_rng r;
+	ccr_rng r;
 
 	err ("Gathering random seed bits from kernel...");
 	err ("If nothing happens, move mouse, type random stuff on keyboard,");
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ int action_encrypt (const std::string&recipient, bool armor,
 
 	//encryption part
 	encrypted_msg msg;
-	arcfour_rng r;
+	ccr_rng r;
 	r.seed (256);
 
 	bvector plaintext;
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ int action_hash_sign (bool armor, const std::string&symmetric)
 		std::vector<std::string> parts;
 		parts.resize (1);
 		base64_encode (data, parts[0]);
-		arcfour_rng r;
-		r.seed (256);
+		ccr_rng r;
+		r.seed (128);
 		data = envelope_format (ENVELOPE_HASHFILE, parts, r);
 	}
 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ int action_sign (const std::string&user, bool armor, const std::string&detach,
 
 	//signature production part
 	signed_msg msg;
-	arcfour_rng r;
+	ccr_rng r;
 	r.seed (256);
 
 	bvector message;
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ int action_sign_encrypt (const std::string&user, const std::string&recipient,
 
 	//make a signature
 	signed_msg smsg;
-	arcfour_rng r;
+	ccr_rng r;
 	r.seed (256);
 
 	bvector bv;
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ int action_export (bool armor,
 		std::vector<std::string> parts;
 		parts.resize (1);
 		base64_encode (data, parts[0]);
-		arcfour_rng r;
+		ccr_rng r;
 		r.seed (128);
 		data = envelope_format (ENVELOPE_PUBKEYS, parts, r);
 	}
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ int action_export_sec (bool armor, bool yes,
 		std::vector<std::string> parts;
 		parts.resize (1);
 		base64_encode (data, parts[0]);
-		arcfour_rng r;
+		ccr_rng r;
 		r.seed (128);
 		data = envelope_format (ENVELOPE_SECRETS, parts, r);
 	}
diff --git a/src/algos_enc.cpp b/src/algos_enc.cpp
index 3b1f702..629b5c8 100644
--- a/src/algos_enc.cpp
+++ b/src/algos_enc.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int fo_encrypt (const bvector&plain, bvector&cipher,
 	scipher sc;
 	sc.init ();
 	//whole key must be tossed in, so split if when necessary
-	sc.load_key (K);
+	sc.load_key_vector (K);
 
 	//encrypt
 	for (i = 0; i < M.size(); ++i) M[i] = M[i] ^ sc.gen();
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static int fo_decrypt (const bvector&cipher, bvector&plain,
 	scipher sc;
 	sc.init ();
 	//stuff in the whole key
-	sc.load_key (K);
+	sc.load_key_vector (K);
 
 	//decrypt the message part
 	for (i = 0; i < M.size(); ++i) M[i] = M[i] ^ sc.gen();
diff --git a/src/algos_sig.cpp b/src/algos_sig.cpp
index f9a7477..104c04c 100644
--- a/src/algos_sig.cpp
+++ b/src/algos_sig.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static void msg_pad (const bvector&in, std::vector<byte>&out, size_t minsize)
 	padding_generator g;
 	g.init ();
 	//stuff in as much seed material as possible
-	g.load_key (out);
+	g.load_key_vector (out);
 
 	i = out.size();
 	out.resize (minsize);
diff --git a/src/arcfour.h b/src/arcfour.h
index 0c2dbbb..f74e82f 100644
--- a/src/arcfour.h
+++ b/src/arcfour.h
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ public:
 		discard (disc_bytes);
 	}
 
-	void load_key (const std::vector<inttype>&K) {
-		load_key (& (K[0]), & (K[K.size()]) );
-	}
-
 	inttype gen() {
 		I = (I + 1) & mask;
 		J = (J + S[I]) & mask;
diff --git a/src/fmtseq.cpp b/src/fmtseq.cpp
index 856dd43..dfd2d36 100644
--- a/src/fmtseq.cpp
+++ b/src/fmtseq.cpp
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ void prepare_keygen (privgen& kg, const std::vector<byte>&SK, uint idx)
 {
 	kg.clear();
 	kg.init ();
-	kg.load_key (SK);
+	kg.load_key_vector (SK);
 	std::vector<byte>tmp;
 	while (idx) {
 		tmp.push_back (idx & 0xff);
 		idx >>= 8;
 	}
 	tmp.resize (16, 0); //prevent chaining to other numbers
-	kg.load_key (tmp);
+	kg.load_key_vector (tmp);
 	kg.discard (4096);
 	//discarding is done manually here,
 	//for the purpose of double key loading.
diff --git a/src/generator.cpp b/src/generator.cpp
index e593497..0fc0850 100644
--- a/src/generator.cpp
+++ b/src/generator.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static inline uint bytes (uint bits)
 	return (bits >> 3) + ( (bits & 7) ? 1 : 0);
 }
 
-void arcfour_rng::seed (uint bits, bool quick)
+void ccr_rng::seed (uint bits, bool quick)
 {
 	std::vector<byte> s;
 	std::ifstream f;
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ void arcfour_rng::seed (uint bits, bool quick)
 	for (uint i = 0; i < b; ++i) f >> s[i];
 	f.close();
 
-	r.load_key (s);
+	r.load_key_vector (s);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/generator.h b/src/generator.h
index 44c67a1..9a44c05 100644
--- a/src/generator.h
+++ b/src/generator.h
@@ -19,28 +19,31 @@
 #ifndef _ccr_generator_h_
 #define _ccr_generator_h_
 
-#include "arcfour.h"
+#include "chacha.h"
 #include "prng.h"
 
-class arcfour_rng : public prng
+#include <stdint.h>
+#define randmax_type uint64_t
+
+class ccr_rng : public prng
 {
 public:
-	arcfour<byte, 8, 4096> r;
+	chacha20 r;
 
-	arcfour_rng() {
+	ccr_rng() {
 		r.init ();
 	}
 
-	~arcfour_rng() {
+	~ccr_rng() {
 		r.clear();
 	}
 
 	void seed (uint bits, bool quick = true);
 
 	uint random (uint n) {
-		//rand_max is 2^32.
-		return ( (r.gen() << 24) | (r.gen() << 16)
-		         | (r.gen() << 8) | r.gen() ) % n;
+		randmax_type i;
+		r.gen (sizeof (randmax_type), (byte*) &i);
+		return i % n;
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/sc.h b/src/sc.h
index f760558..c7320e3 100644
--- a/src/sc.h
+++ b/src/sc.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
+#include <vector>
+
 class streamcipher
 {
 public:
@@ -39,6 +41,11 @@ public:
 	void discard (size_t n) {
 		gen (n, 0);
 	}
+
+	void load_key_vector (const std::vector<byte>&K) {
+		load_key (& (K[0]), & (K[K.size()]) );
+	}
+
 };
 
 #endif