diff --git a/examples/multipro/echo.go b/examples/multipro/echo.go
index 609f458fb827d2b819155cdda4acc4ace28e86ab..462959bf550d661ff8ce09d83761c66bb1998555 100644
--- a/examples/multipro/echo.go
+++ b/examples/multipro/echo.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	p2p "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/examples/multipro/pb"
 	protobufCodec "github.com/multiformats/go-multicodec/protobuf"
 	"gx/ipfs/QmRS46AyqtpJBsf1zmQdeizSDEzo1qkWR7rdEuPFAv8237/go-libp2p-host"
+	"gx/ipfs/QmXYjuNuxVzXKJCfWasQk1RqkhVLDM9jtUKhqc2WPQmFSB/go-libp2p-peer"
 )
 
 // pattern: /protocol-name/request-or-response-message/version
@@ -45,11 +46,21 @@ func (e EchoProtocol) onEchoRequest(s inet.Stream) {
 
 	log.Printf("%s: Received echo request from %s. Message: %s", s.Conn().LocalPeer(), s.Conn().RemotePeer(), data.Message)
 
+	valid := e.node.authenticateMessage(data, data.MessageData)
+
+	if !valid {
+		log.Fatal("Failed to authenticate message")
+		return
+	} else {
+		log.Print("Authenticated request content was generated by claimed node :-)")
+	}
+
+
 	log.Printf("%s: Sending echo response to %s. Message id: %s...", s.Conn().LocalPeer(), s.Conn().RemotePeer(), data.MessageData.Id)
 
-	// send response to request send using the message string he provided
+	// send response to the request using the message string he provided
 	resp := &p2p.EchoResponse{
-		MessageData: NewMessageData(e.node.ID().String(), data.MessageData.Id, false),
+		MessageData: NewMessageData(peer.IDB58Encode(e.node.ID()), data.MessageData.Id, false),
 		Message:     data.Message}
 
 	// sign the data
@@ -84,6 +95,16 @@ func (e EchoProtocol) onEchoResponse(s inet.Stream) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// authenticate message content
+	valid := e.node.authenticateMessage(data, data.MessageData)
+
+	if !valid {
+		log.Fatal("Failed to authenticate message")
+		return
+	} else {
+		log.Print("Authenticated response content generated by claimed node :-)")
+	}
+
 	// locate request data and remove it if found
 	req, ok := e.requests[data.MessageData.Id]
 	if ok {
@@ -105,7 +126,7 @@ func (e EchoProtocol) Echo(host host.Host) bool {
 
 	// create message data
 	req := &p2p.EchoRequest{
-		MessageData: NewMessageData(e.node.ID().String(), uuid.New().String(), false),
+		MessageData: NewMessageData(peer.IDB58Encode(e.node.ID()), uuid.New().String(), false),
 		Message:     fmt.Sprintf("Echo from %s", e.node.ID())}
 
 	signature, err := e.node.signProtoMessage(req)