diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 208d08f1e0..0658de7fa2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3197,8 +3197,10 @@ name = "solana-clap-utils"
 version = "0.21.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap 2.33.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "rpassword 4.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "semver 0.9.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "solana-sdk 0.21.0",
+ "tiny-bip39 0.6.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "url 2.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
@@ -3859,12 +3861,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "ed25519-dalek 1.0.0-pre.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "generic-array 0.13.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "hex 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "hmac 0.7.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "itertools 0.8.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "lazy_static 1.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "memmap 0.6.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "num-derive 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "num-traits 0.2.9 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "pbkdf2 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "rand 0.6.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "rand_chacha 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -3874,6 +3878,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "sha2 0.8.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "solana-crate-features 0.21.0",
  "solana-logger 0.21.0",
+ "tiny-bip39 0.6.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/book/src/running-validator/validator-start.md b/book/src/running-validator/validator-start.md
index 762206c0f9..d8cd2e7a04 100644
--- a/book/src/running-validator/validator-start.md
+++ b/book/src/running-validator/validator-start.md
@@ -76,19 +76,19 @@ Then use one of the following commands, depending on your installation choice, t
 If this is a `solana-install`-installation:
 
 ```bash
-solana-validator --identity ~/validator-keypair.json --voting-keypair ~/validator-vote-keypair.json --ledger ~/validator-config --rpc-port 8899 --entrypoint testnet.solana.com:8001
+solana-validator --identity-keypair ~/validator-keypair.json --voting-keypair ~/validator-vote-keypair.json --ledger ~/validator-config --rpc-port 8899 --entrypoint testnet.solana.com:8001
 ```
 
 Alternatively, the `solana-install run` command can be used to run the validator node while periodically checking for and applying software updates:
 
 ```bash
-solana-install run solana-validator -- --identity ~/validator-keypair.json --voting-keypair ~/validator-vote-keypair.json --ledger ~/validator-config --rpc-port 8899 --entrypoint testnet.solana.com:8001
+solana-install run solana-validator -- --identity-keypair ~/validator-keypair.json --voting-keypair ~/validator-vote-keypair.json --ledger ~/validator-config --rpc-port 8899 --entrypoint testnet.solana.com:8001
 ```
 
 If you built from source:
 
 ```bash
-NDEBUG=1 USE_INSTALL=1 ./multinode-demo/validator.sh --identity ~/validator-keypair.json --voting-keypair ~/validator-vote-keypair.json --rpc-port 8899 --entrypoint testnet.solana.com:8001
+NDEBUG=1 USE_INSTALL=1 ./multinode-demo/validator.sh --identity-keypair ~/validator-keypair.json --voting-keypair ~/validator-vote-keypair.json --rpc-port 8899 --entrypoint testnet.solana.com:8001
 ```
 
 ### Enabling CUDA
diff --git a/book/src/running-validator/validator-testnet.md b/book/src/running-validator/validator-testnet.md
index d1e1438969..58fb112991 100644
--- a/book/src/running-validator/validator-testnet.md
+++ b/book/src/running-validator/validator-testnet.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ solana balance # Same result as command above
 Solana-gossip and solana-validator commands already require an explicit `--entrypoint` argument. Simply replace testnet.solana.com in the examples with an alternate url to interact with a different testnet. For example:
 
 ```bash
-solana-validator --identity ~/validator-keypair.json --voting-keypair ~/validator-vote-keypair.json --ledger ~/validator-config --rpc-port 8899 beta.testnet.solana.com
+solana-validator --identity-keypair ~/validator-keypair.json --voting-keypair ~/validator-vote-keypair.json --ledger ~/validator-config --rpc-port 8899 beta.testnet.solana.com
 ```
 
 You can also submit JSON-RPC requests to a different testnet, like:
diff --git a/clap-utils/Cargo.toml b/clap-utils/Cargo.toml
index 6afcd978f0..f7db9082b8 100644
--- a/clap-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clap-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = "2.33.0"
+rpassword = "4.0"
 semver = "0.9.0"
 solana-sdk = { path = "../sdk", version = "0.21.0" }
+tiny-bip39 = "0.6.2"
 url = "2.1.0"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/clap-utils/src/keypair.rs b/clap-utils/src/keypair.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..baa7881fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clap-utils/src/keypair.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+use bip39::{Language, Mnemonic, Seed};
+use clap::values_t;
+use rpassword::prompt_password_stderr;
+use solana_sdk::signature::{
+    keypair_from_seed, keypair_from_seed_phrase_and_passphrase, read_keypair_file, Keypair,
+    KeypairUtil,
+};
+use std::error;
+
+pub const ASK_SEED_PHRASE_ARG: &str = "ask_seed_phrase";
+pub const SKIP_SEED_PHRASE_VALIDATION_ARG: &str = "skip_seed_phrase_validation";
+
+/// Reads user input from stdin to retrieve a seed phrase and passphrase for keypair derivation
+pub fn keypair_from_seed_phrase(
+    keypair_name: &str,
+    skip_validation: bool,
+) -> Result<Keypair, Box<dyn error::Error>> {
+    let seed_phrase = prompt_password_stderr(&format!("[{}] seed phrase: ", keypair_name))?;
+    let seed_phrase = seed_phrase.trim();
+    let passphrase_prompt = format!(
+        "[{}] If this seed phrase has an associated passphrase, enter it now. Otherwise, press ENTER to continue: ",
+        keypair_name,
+    );
+
+    if skip_validation {
+        let passphrase = prompt_password_stderr(&passphrase_prompt)?;
+        keypair_from_seed_phrase_and_passphrase(&seed_phrase, &passphrase)
+    } else {
+        let mnemonic = Mnemonic::from_phrase(seed_phrase, Language::English)?;
+        let passphrase = prompt_password_stderr(&passphrase_prompt)?;
+        let seed = Seed::new(&mnemonic, &passphrase);
+        keypair_from_seed(seed.as_bytes())
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct KeypairWithGenerated {
+    pub keypair: Keypair,
+    pub generated: bool,
+}
+
+impl KeypairWithGenerated {
+    fn new(keypair: Keypair, generated: bool) -> Self {
+        Self { keypair, generated }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Checks CLI arguments to determine whether a keypair should be:
+///   - inputted securely via stdin,
+///   - read in from a file,
+///   - or newly generated
+pub fn keypair_input(
+    matches: &clap::ArgMatches,
+    keypair_name: &str,
+) -> Result<KeypairWithGenerated, Box<dyn error::Error>> {
+    let ask_seed_phrase_matches =
+        values_t!(matches.values_of(ASK_SEED_PHRASE_ARG), String).unwrap_or_default();
+    let keypair_match_name = keypair_name.replace('-', "_");
+    if ask_seed_phrase_matches
+        .iter()
+        .any(|s| s.as_str() == keypair_name)
+    {
+        if matches.value_of(keypair_match_name).is_some() {
+            let ask_seed_phrase_kebab = ASK_SEED_PHRASE_ARG.replace('_', "-");
+            clap::Error::with_description(
+                &format!(
+                    "`--{} {}` cannot be used with `{} <PATH>`",
+                    ask_seed_phrase_kebab, keypair_name, keypair_name
+                ),
+                clap::ErrorKind::ArgumentConflict,
+            )
+            .exit();
+        }
+
+        let skip_validation = matches.is_present(SKIP_SEED_PHRASE_VALIDATION_ARG);
+        keypair_from_seed_phrase(keypair_name, skip_validation)
+            .map(|keypair| KeypairWithGenerated::new(keypair, false))
+    } else if let Some(keypair_file) = matches.value_of(keypair_match_name) {
+        read_keypair_file(keypair_file).map(|keypair| KeypairWithGenerated::new(keypair, false))
+    } else {
+        Ok(KeypairWithGenerated::new(Keypair::new(), true))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use clap::ArgMatches;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_keypair_input() {
+        let arg_matches = ArgMatches::default();
+        let KeypairWithGenerated { generated, .. } = keypair_input(&arg_matches, "").unwrap();
+        assert!(generated);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/clap-utils/src/lib.rs b/clap-utils/src/lib.rs
index 71addb6dbb..fbddbd2acc 100644
--- a/clap-utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clap-utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ macro_rules! version {
 
 pub mod input_parsers;
 pub mod input_validators;
+pub mod keypair;
diff --git a/multinode-demo/bootstrap-leader.sh b/multinode-demo/bootstrap-leader.sh
index 92240ff155..22baa0c851 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/bootstrap-leader.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/bootstrap-leader.sh
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ ledger_dir="$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/bootstrap-leader
 args+=(
   --accounts "$SOLANA_CONFIG_DIR"/bootstrap-leader/accounts
   --enable-rpc-exit
-  --identity "$identity_keypair"
   --ledger "$ledger_dir"
   --rpc-port 8899
   --snapshot-interval-slots 100
+  --identity-keypair "$identity_keypair"
   --storage-keypair "$storage_keypair"
   --voting-keypair "$vote_keypair"
   --rpc-drone-address 127.0.0.1:9900
diff --git a/multinode-demo/validator.sh b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
index 4b0b658cc6..dcd2a1fc19 100755
--- a/multinode-demo/validator.sh
+++ b/multinode-demo/validator.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ while [[ -n $1 ]]; do
     elif [[ $1 = --expected-genesis-hash ]]; then
       args+=("$1" "$2")
       shift 2
-    elif [[ $1 = --identity ]]; then
+    elif [[ $1 = --identity-keypair ]]; then
       identity_keypair_path=$2
       args+=("$1" "$2")
       shift 2
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ fi
 
 if [[ -n $REQUIRE_KEYPAIRS ]]; then
   if [[ -z $identity_keypair_path ]]; then
-    usage "Error: --identity not specified"
+    usage "Error: --identity-keypair not specified"
   fi
   if [[ -z $voting_keypair_path ]]; then
     usage "Error: --voting-keypair not specified"
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ if ((airdrops_enabled)); then
   default_arg --rpc-drone-address "$drone_address"
 fi
 
-default_arg --identity "$identity_keypair_path"
+default_arg --identity-keypair "$identity_keypair_path"
 default_arg --voting-keypair "$voting_keypair_path"
 default_arg --storage-keypair "$storage_keypair_path"
 default_arg --ledger "$ledger_dir"
diff --git a/net/remote/remote-node.sh b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
index f38a41b783..abee99a59f 100755
--- a/net/remote/remote-node.sh
+++ b/net/remote/remote-node.sh
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ EOF
     if [[ ! -f config/validator-identity.json ]]; then
       solana-keygen new -o config/validator-identity.json
     fi
-    args+=(--identity config/validator-identity.json)
+    args+=(--identity-keypair config/validator-identity.json)
 
     if [[ $airdropsEnabled != true ]]; then
       args+=(--no-airdrop)
diff --git a/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock b/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
index ac25b5f37a..871e257475 100644
--- a/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
+++ b/programs/bpf/Cargo.lock
@@ -375,6 +375,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static 1.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crypto-mac"
+version = "0.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "generic-array 0.12.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "subtle 1.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ct-logs"
 version = "0.6.0"
@@ -681,6 +690,15 @@ name = "hex"
 version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hmac"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "crypto-mac 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "digest 0.8.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "http"
 version = "0.1.18"
@@ -1069,6 +1087,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi 0.3.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pbkdf2"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "byteorder 1.3.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "crypto-mac 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "percent-encoding"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -1557,7 +1584,7 @@ version = "0.6.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "solana-bpf-loader-api"
+name = "solana-bpf-loader-program"
 version = "0.21.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode 1.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -1570,16 +1597,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana_rbpf 0.1.19 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "solana-bpf-loader-program"
-version = "0.21.0"
-dependencies = [
- "log 0.4.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "solana-bpf-loader-api 0.21.0",
- "solana-logger 0.21.0",
- "solana-sdk 0.21.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "solana-bpf-programs"
 version = "0.21.0"
@@ -1587,7 +1604,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bincode 1.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "byteorder 1.3.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "elf 0.0.10 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "solana-bpf-loader-api 0.21.0",
+ "solana-bpf-loader-program 0.21.0",
  "solana-logger 0.21.0",
  "solana-runtime 0.21.0",
  "solana-sdk 0.21.0",
@@ -1704,13 +1721,14 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "solana-config-api"
+name = "solana-config-program"
 version = "0.21.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode 1.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde_derive 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "solana-logger 0.21.0",
  "solana-sdk 0.21.0",
 ]
 
@@ -1793,17 +1811,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde_derive 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde_json 1.0.41 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "solana-bpf-loader-api 0.21.0",
  "solana-bpf-loader-program 0.21.0",
  "solana-logger 0.21.0",
  "solana-measure 0.21.0",
  "solana-metrics 0.21.0",
  "solana-rayon-threadlimit 0.21.0",
  "solana-sdk 0.21.0",
- "solana-stake-api 0.21.0",
  "solana-stake-program 0.21.0",
- "solana-storage-api 0.21.0",
- "solana-vote-api 0.21.0",
+ "solana-storage-program 0.21.0",
  "solana-vote-program 0.21.0",
  "sys-info 0.5.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "tempfile 3.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -1820,11 +1835,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "ed25519-dalek 1.0.0-pre.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "generic-array 0.13.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "hex 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "hmac 0.7.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "itertools 0.8.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "lazy_static 1.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "memmap 0.6.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "num-derive 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "num-traits 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "pbkdf2 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "rand 0.6.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "rand_chacha 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -1840,36 +1858,26 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "solana-sdk-bpf-test"
 version = "0.21.0"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "solana-stake-api"
-version = "0.21.0"
-dependencies = [
- "bincode 1.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "log 0.4.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "num-derive 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "num-traits 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "rand 0.6.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "serde 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "serde_derive 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "solana-config-api 0.21.0",
- "solana-logger 0.21.0",
- "solana-metrics 0.21.0",
- "solana-sdk 0.21.0",
- "solana-vote-api 0.21.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "solana-stake-program"
 version = "0.21.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "bincode 1.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "num-derive 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "num-traits 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "rand 0.6.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "serde 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "serde_derive 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "solana-config-program 0.21.0",
  "solana-logger 0.21.0",
+ "solana-metrics 0.21.0",
  "solana-sdk 0.21.0",
- "solana-stake-api 0.21.0",
+ "solana-vote-program 0.21.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "solana-storage-api"
+name = "solana-storage-program"
 version = "0.21.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode 1.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -1883,29 +1891,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "solana-sdk 0.21.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "solana-vote-api"
-version = "0.21.0"
-dependencies = [
- "bincode 1.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "log 0.4.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "num-derive 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "num-traits 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "serde 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "serde_derive 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "solana-logger 0.21.0",
- "solana-metrics 0.21.0",
- "solana-sdk 0.21.0",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "solana-vote-program"
 version = "0.21.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "bincode 1.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "num-derive 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "num-traits 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "serde 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "serde_derive 1.0.102 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "solana-logger 0.21.0",
+ "solana-metrics 0.21.0",
  "solana-sdk 0.21.0",
- "solana-vote-api 0.21.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1951,6 +1949,11 @@ name = "strsim"
 version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "subtle"
+version = "1.0.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "subtle"
 version = "2.1.1"
@@ -2611,6 +2614,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum crossbeam-epoch 0.7.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "fedcd6772e37f3da2a9af9bf12ebe046c0dfe657992377b4df982a2b54cd37a9"
 "checksum crossbeam-queue 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "7c979cd6cfe72335896575c6b5688da489e420d36a27a0b9eb0c73db574b4a4b"
 "checksum crossbeam-utils 0.6.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "04973fa96e96579258a5091af6003abde64af786b860f18622b82e026cca60e6"
+"checksum crypto-mac 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "4434400df11d95d556bac068ddfedd482915eb18fe8bea89bc80b6e4b1c179e5"
 "checksum ct-logs 0.6.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "4d3686f5fa27dbc1d76c751300376e167c5a43387f44bb451fd1c24776e49113"
 "checksum curve25519-dalek 1.2.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "8b7dcd30ba50cdf88b55b033456138b7c0ac4afdc436d82e1b79f370f24cc66d"
 "checksum digest 0.7.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "03b072242a8cbaf9c145665af9d250c59af3b958f83ed6824e13533cf76d5b90"
@@ -2646,6 +2650,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum hash32 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "12d790435639c06a7b798af9e1e331ae245b7ef915b92f70a39b4cf8c00686af"
 "checksum heck 0.3.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "20564e78d53d2bb135c343b3f47714a56af2061f1c928fdb541dc7b9fdd94205"
 "checksum hex 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "023b39be39e3a2da62a94feb433e91e8bcd37676fbc8bea371daf52b7a769a3e"
+"checksum hmac 0.7.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "5dcb5e64cda4c23119ab41ba960d1e170a774c8e4b9d9e6a9bc18aabf5e59695"
 "checksum http 0.1.18 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "372bcb56f939e449117fb0869c2e8fd8753a8223d92a172c6e808cf123a5b6e4"
 "checksum http-body 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "6741c859c1b2463a423a1dbce98d418e6c3c3fc720fb0d45528657320920292d"
 "checksum httparse 1.3.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "cd179ae861f0c2e53da70d892f5f3029f9594be0c41dc5269cd371691b1dc2f9"
@@ -2689,6 +2694,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum owning_ref 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "49a4b8ea2179e6a2e27411d3bca09ca6dd630821cf6894c6c7c8467a8ee7ef13"
 "checksum parking_lot 0.7.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "ab41b4aed082705d1056416ae4468b6ea99d52599ecf3169b00088d43113e337"
 "checksum parking_lot_core 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "94c8c7923936b28d546dfd14d4472eaf34c99b14e1c973a32b3e6d4eb04298c9"
+"checksum pbkdf2 0.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "006c038a43a45995a9670da19e67600114740e8511d4333bf97a56e66a7542d9"
 "checksum percent-encoding 1.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "31010dd2e1ac33d5b46a5b413495239882813e0369f8ed8a5e266f173602f831"
 "checksum percent-encoding 2.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "d4fd5641d01c8f18a23da7b6fe29298ff4b55afcccdf78973b24cf3175fee32e"
 "checksum ppv-lite86 0.2.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "e3cbf9f658cdb5000fcf6f362b8ea2ba154b9f146a61c7a20d647034c6b6561b"
@@ -2750,6 +2756,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum stable_deref_trait 1.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "dba1a27d3efae4351c8051072d619e3ade2820635c3958d826bfea39d59b54c8"
 "checksum string 0.2.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "d24114bfcceb867ca7f71a0d3fe45d45619ec47a6fbfa98cb14e14250bfa5d6d"
 "checksum strsim 0.8.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "8ea5119cdb4c55b55d432abb513a0429384878c15dde60cc77b1c99de1a95a6a"
+"checksum subtle 1.0.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "2d67a5a62ba6e01cb2192ff309324cb4875d0c451d55fe2319433abe7a05a8ee"
 "checksum subtle 2.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "01f40907d9ffc762709e4ff3eb4a6f6b41b650375a3f09ac92b641942b7fb082"
 "checksum syn 0.11.11 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "d3b891b9015c88c576343b9b3e41c2c11a51c219ef067b264bd9c8aa9b441dad"
 "checksum syn 0.15.44 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "9ca4b3b69a77cbe1ffc9e198781b7acb0c7365a883670e8f1c1bc66fba79a5c5"
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 0a6ee826f4..d987447309 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ solana-drone --keypair "$dataDir"/faucet-keypair.json &
 drone=$!
 
 args=(
-  --identity "$dataDir"/leader-keypair.json
+  --identity-keypair "$dataDir"/leader-keypair.json
   --storage-keypair "$dataDir"/leader-storage-account-keypair.json
   --voting-keypair "$dataDir"/leader-vote-account-keypair.json
   --ledger "$ledgerDir"
diff --git a/sdk/Cargo.toml b/sdk/Cargo.toml
index 44623c725f..67eeb551be 100644
--- a/sdk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ bs58 = "0.3.0"
 byteorder = { version = "1.3.2", optional = true }
 generic-array = { version = "0.13.2", default-features = false, features = ["serde", "more_lengths"] }
 hex = "0.4.0"
+hmac = "0.7.0"
 itertools = { version = "0.8.1" }
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 log = { version = "0.4.8" }
 memmap = { version = "0.6.2", optional = true }
 num-derive = { version = "0.3" }
 num-traits = { version = "0.2" }
+pbkdf2 = { version = "0.3.0", default-features = false }
 rand = { version = "0.6.5", optional = true }
 rand_chacha = { version = "0.1.1", optional = true }
 serde = "1.0.102"
@@ -47,3 +49,6 @@ sha2 = "0.8.0"
 ed25519-dalek = { version = "1.0.0-pre.1", optional = true }
 solana-logger = { path = "../logger", version = "0.21.0", optional = true }
 solana-crate-features = { path = "../crate-features", version = "0.21.0", optional = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tiny-bip39 = "0.6.2"
diff --git a/sdk/src/signature.rs b/sdk/src/signature.rs
index 80edf27cda..4f92787dd9 100644
--- a/sdk/src/signature.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/signature.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use crate::pubkey::Pubkey;
 use bs58;
 use ed25519_dalek;
 use generic_array::{typenum::U64, GenericArray};
+use hmac::Hmac;
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 use serde_json;
 use std::{
@@ -186,9 +187,29 @@ pub fn keypair_from_seed(seed: &[u8]) -> Result<Keypair, Box<dyn error::Error>>
     Ok(keypair)
 }
 
+pub fn keypair_from_seed_phrase_and_passphrase(
+    seed_phrase: &str,
+    passphrase: &str,
+) -> Result<Keypair, Box<dyn error::Error>> {
+    const PBKDF2_ROUNDS: usize = 2048;
+    const PBKDF2_BYTES: usize = 64;
+
+    let salt = format!("mnemonic{}", passphrase);
+
+    let mut seed = vec![0u8; PBKDF2_BYTES];
+    pbkdf2::pbkdf2::<Hmac<sha2::Sha512>>(
+        seed_phrase.as_bytes(),
+        salt.as_bytes(),
+        PBKDF2_ROUNDS,
+        &mut seed,
+    );
+    keypair_from_seed(&seed[..])
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use bip39::{Language, Mnemonic, MnemonicType, Seed};
     use std::mem;
 
     fn tmp_file_path(name: &str) -> String {
@@ -300,4 +321,15 @@ mod tests {
             Err(ParseSignatureError::Invalid)
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_keypair_from_seed_phrase_and_passphrase() {
+        let mnemonic = Mnemonic::new(MnemonicType::Words12, Language::English);
+        let passphrase = "42";
+        let seed = Seed::new(&mnemonic, passphrase);
+        let expected_keypair = keypair_from_seed(seed.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        let keypair =
+            keypair_from_seed_phrase_and_passphrase(mnemonic.phrase(), passphrase).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(keypair.pubkey(), expected_keypair.pubkey());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/validator/Cargo.toml b/validator/Cargo.toml
index df1d42dc1b..04dd4cdf6c 100644
--- a/validator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/validator/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ solana-runtime = { path = "../runtime", version = "0.21.0" }
 solana-sdk = { path = "../sdk", version = "0.21.0" }
 solana-vote-program = { path = "../programs/vote", version = "0.21.0" }
 solana-vote-signer = { path = "../vote-signer", version = "0.21.0" }
-tempfile = "3.1.0"
 tar = "0.4.26"
+tempfile = "3.1.0"
 
 [target."cfg(unix)".dependencies]
 gag = "0.1.10"
diff --git a/validator/src/main.rs b/validator/src/main.rs
index 539d99058e..fa579a77e9 100644
--- a/validator/src/main.rs
+++ b/validator/src/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ use log::*;
 use solana_clap_utils::{
     input_parsers::pubkey_of,
     input_validators::{is_keypair, is_pubkey_or_keypair},
+    keypair::{
+        keypair_input, KeypairWithGenerated, ASK_SEED_PHRASE_ARG, SKIP_SEED_PHRASE_VALIDATION_ARG,
+    },
 };
 use solana_client::rpc_client::RpcClient;
 use solana_core::{
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ use solana_sdk::{
     clock::Slot,
     hash::Hash,
     pubkey::Pubkey,
-    signature::{read_keypair_file, Keypair, KeypairUtil},
+    signature::{Keypair, KeypairUtil},
 };
 use std::{
     fs::{self, File},
@@ -323,9 +326,24 @@ pub fn main() {
                 .help("Stream entries to this unix domain socket path")
         )
         .arg(
-            Arg::with_name("identity")
+            Arg::with_name(ASK_SEED_PHRASE_ARG)
+                .long("ask-seed-phrase")
+                .value_name("KEYPAIR NAME")
+                .multiple(true)
+                .takes_value(true)
+                .possible_values(&["identity-keypair", "storage-keypair", "voting-keypair"])
+                .help("Securely recover a keypair using a seed phrase and optional passphrase"),
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name(SKIP_SEED_PHRASE_VALIDATION_ARG)
+                .long("skip-seed-phrase-validation")
+                .requires(ASK_SEED_PHRASE_ARG)
+                .help("Skip validation of seed phrases. Use this if your phrase does not use the BIP39 official English word list"),
+        )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("identity_keypair")
                 .short("i")
-                .long("identity")
+                .long("identity-keypair")
                 .value_name("PATH")
                 .takes_value(true)
                 .validator(is_keypair)
@@ -520,34 +538,27 @@ pub fn main() {
         )
         .get_matches();
 
-    let identity_keypair = if let Some(identity) = matches.value_of("identity") {
-        read_keypair_file(identity).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-            error!("{}: Unable to open keypair file: {}", err, identity);
+    let identity_keypair = Arc::new(
+        keypair_input(&matches, "identity-keypair")
+            .unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+                eprintln!("Identity keypair input failed: {}", err);
+                exit(1);
+            })
+            .keypair,
+    );
+    let KeypairWithGenerated {
+        keypair: voting_keypair,
+        generated: ephemeral_voting_keypair,
+    } = keypair_input(&matches, "voting-keypair").unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+        eprintln!("Voting keypair input failed: {}", err);
+        exit(1);
+    });
+    let storage_keypair = keypair_input(&matches, "storage-keypair")
+        .unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+            eprintln!("Storage keypair input failed: {}", err);
             exit(1);
         })
-    } else {
-        Keypair::new()
-    };
-    let identity_keypair = Arc::new(identity_keypair);
-
-    let mut ephemeral_voting_keypair = false;
-    let voting_keypair = if let Some(identity) = matches.value_of("voting_keypair") {
-        read_keypair_file(identity).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-            error!("{}: Unable to open keypair file: {}", err, identity);
-            exit(1);
-        })
-    } else {
-        ephemeral_voting_keypair = true;
-        Keypair::new()
-    };
-    let storage_keypair = if let Some(storage_keypair) = matches.value_of("storage_keypair") {
-        read_keypair_file(storage_keypair).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-            error!("{}: Unable to open keypair file: {}", err, storage_keypair);
-            exit(1);
-        })
-    } else {
-        Keypair::new()
-    };
+        .keypair;
 
     let ledger_path = PathBuf::from(matches.value_of("ledger_path").unwrap());
     let entrypoint = matches.value_of("entrypoint");
@@ -582,7 +593,7 @@ pub fn main() {
     let snapshot_interval_slots = value_t_or_exit!(matches, "snapshot_interval_slots", usize);
     let snapshot_path = ledger_path.clone().join("snapshot");
     fs::create_dir_all(&snapshot_path).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
-        error!(
+        eprintln!(
             "Failed to create snapshots directory {:?}: {}",
             snapshot_path, err
         );