diff --git a/actor.go b/actor.go
index 114523b..31d84f9 100644
--- a/actor.go
+++ b/actor.go
@@ -28,12 +28,7 @@ import (
 // Actor represents a local actor we can act on
 // behalf of.
 
-//type Attachment struct {
-//  Type string
-//  Name string
-//  Href string
-//  Rel string
-//}
+
 
 type Actor struct {
 	Name, summary, actorType, iri  string
@@ -70,7 +65,7 @@ func MakeActor(name, summary, actorType string) (Actor, error) {
 	following := make(map[string]interface{})
 	rejected := make(map[string]interface{})
 	requested := make(map[string]interface{})
-  var attachment []interface{}
+        attachment := make([]interface{},0)
 	followersIRI := baseURL + name + "/followers"
 	publicKeyID := baseURL + name + "#main-key"
 	iri := baseURL + name
@@ -358,7 +353,7 @@ func (a *Actor) CreateNote(content, inReplyTo string,attachment []interface{}) {
 	if inReplyTo != "" {
 		note["inReplyTo"] = inReplyTo
 	}
-	if inReplyTo != nil {
+	if attachment != nil {
 	  note["attachment"] = attachment
 	}
 	note["id"] = id
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index be750c8..2d265c1 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gologme/log"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"github.com/writefreely/go-nodeinfo"
-
+	"github.com/go-fed/httpsig"
 	"encoding/json"
 )
 
@@ -190,7 +190,27 @@ func Serve(actors map[string]Actor) {
 			return
 		}
 		// TODO check if it's actually an activity
-
+		verifier, err := httpsig.NewVerifier(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("Error then creating verifier")
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			return
+		}
+		pubKeyId := verifier.KeyId()
+		algo := httpsig.RSA_SHA256
+		ra,err := NewRemoteActor(pubKeyId)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error("Can't fetch remote actor")
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			return
+		}
+		verified := verifier.Verify(ra.publicKey, algo)
+		log.Info(verified)
+		if verified != nil {
+			log.Error("Signature mismatch")
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
+			return
+		}
 		// check if case is going to be an issue
 		switch activity["type"] {
 		case "Follow":
diff --git a/remoteActor.go b/remoteActor.go
index 86e99a2..83ca88b 100644
--- a/remoteActor.go
+++ b/remoteActor.go
@@ -1,35 +1,38 @@
 package activityserve
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"net/http"
-
+	"encoding/pem"
 	"github.com/gologme/log"
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"crypto/rsa"
 )
 
 // RemoteActor is a type that holds an actor
-// that we want to interact with
+ // that we want to interact with
 type RemoteActor struct {
 	iri, outbox, inbox, sharedInbox string
 	url                             string
 	info                            map[string]interface{}
+	publicKey *rsa.PublicKey
 }
 
 // NewRemoteActor returns a remoteActor which holds
 // all the info required for an actor we want to
 // interact with (not essentially sitting in our instance)
 func NewRemoteActor(iri string) (RemoteActor, error) {
-
 	info, err := get(iri)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info("Couldn't get remote actor information")
 		log.Info(err)
 		return RemoteActor{}, err
 	}
-
+	publicKeyBlock := info["publicKey"].(map[string]interface {})
+	publicKeyPem := publicKeyBlock["publicKeyPem"].(string)
+	spkiBlock, _ := pem.Decode([]byte(publicKeyPem))
+	var spkiKey *rsa.PublicKey
+	pubInterface, _ := x509.ParsePKIXPublicKey(spkiBlock.Bytes)
+	spkiKey = pubInterface.(*rsa.PublicKey)
 	outbox, _ := info["outbox"].(string)
 	inbox, _ := info["inbox"].(string)
 	url, _ := info["url"].(string)
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ func NewRemoteActor(iri string) (RemoteActor, error) {
 		inbox:       inbox,
 		sharedInbox: sharedInbox,
 		url:         url,
+		publicKey: spkiKey,
 	}, err
 }
 
@@ -57,35 +61,20 @@ func (ra RemoteActor) getLatestPosts(number int) (map[string]interface{}, error)
 
 func get(iri string) (info map[string]interface{}, err error) {
 
-	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
-
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", iri, buf)
+	sactor,err := GetActor("server","Internal service actor","Service")
 	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("Failed to get service actor")
 		log.Info(err)
 		return
 	}
-	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/activity+json")
-	req.Header.Add("User-Agent", userAgent+" "+version)
-	req.Header.Add("Accept-Charset", "utf-8")
-
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
-
+	responseData,err := sactor.signedHTTPGet(iri)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Info("Cannot perform the request")
+		log.Info("Failed to make signed http get request")
 		log.Info(err)
 		return
 	}
-
-	responseData, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-
-	if !isSuccess(resp.StatusCode) {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("GET request to %s failed (%d): %s\nResponse: %s \nHeaders: %s", iri, resp.StatusCode, resp.Status, FormatJSON(responseData), FormatHeaders(req.Header))
-		log.Info(err)
-		return
-	}
-
 	var e interface{}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(responseData, &e)
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(responseData), &e)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Info("something went wrong when unmarshalling the json")