diff --git a/SwiftyRSA.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/SwiftyRSA.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 8eaed96..7c3f76f 100644
--- a/SwiftyRSA.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/SwiftyRSA.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
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+		6C24D5A1214B2FD7004C13F3 /* swiftyrsa-public.pub in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6C24D5A0214B2FD7004C13F3 /* swiftyrsa-public.pub */; };
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@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@
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+		6C24D5A0214B2FD7004C13F3 /* swiftyrsa-public.pub */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text; path = "swiftyrsa-public.pub"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@
 		D240C55056247A7B270C92143EF30532 /* keys */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				6C24D5A0214B2FD7004C13F3 /* swiftyrsa-public.pub */,
 				C04D33801DC54D5700D65B05 /* swiftyrsa-public-base64-newlines.txt */,
 				C065ED6E1DBF314500674763 /* swiftyrsa-private.der */,
 				C096A0111D9085C100E285C2 /* swiftyrsa-public-base64.txt */,
@@ -451,6 +454,7 @@
 				C04D33811DC54D5700D65B05 /* swiftyrsa-public-base64-newlines.txt in Resources */,
 				C084A72A1EC3034B003F79ED /* swiftyrsa-private-header-octetstring.pem in Resources */,
 				C076F5541DADEC1D006AF5DB /* swiftyrsa-public.der in Resources */,
+				6C24D5A1214B2FD7004C13F3 /* swiftyrsa-public.pub in Resources */,
 				C076F5551DADEC1D006AF5DB /* swiftyrsa-public.pem in Resources */,
 				C065ED6F1DBF314500674763 /* swiftyrsa-private.der in Resources */,
 			);
diff --git a/SwiftyRSA/PublicKey.swift b/SwiftyRSA/PublicKey.swift
index a5dd626..ee4f399 100644
--- a/SwiftyRSA/PublicKey.swift
+++ b/SwiftyRSA/PublicKey.swift
@@ -31,6 +31,65 @@ public class PublicKey: Key {
         return pem
     }
     
+    /// Returns an OpenSSH representation of the public key.
+    ///
+    /// - Returns: Data of the key, OpenSSH encoded
+    /// - Throws: SwiftyRSAError
+    public func sshString() throws -> String{
+        let data = try self.data()
+        let node = try! Asn1Parser.parse(data: data)
+        
+        // Ensure the raw data is an ASN1 sequence
+        guard case .sequence(let nodes) = node else {
+            throw SwiftyRSAError.invalidAsn1Structure
+        }
+        
+        let RSA_HEADER = "ssh-rsa"
+        
+        var ssh:String = RSA_HEADER + " "
+        var rsaBytes:Data = Data()
+        
+        // Get size of the header
+        var byteCount: UInt32 = UInt32(RSA_HEADER.count).bigEndian
+        var sizeData = Data(bytes: &byteCount, count: MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: byteCount))
+        
+        // Append size of header and content of header
+        rsaBytes.append(sizeData)
+        rsaBytes += RSA_HEADER.data(using: .utf8)!
+        
+        // Get the exponent
+        if let exp = nodes.last, case .integer(let exponent) = exp {
+            // Get size of exponent
+            byteCount = UInt32(exponent.count).bigEndian
+            sizeData = Data(bytes: &byteCount, count: MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: byteCount))
+            
+            // Append size of exponent and content of exponent
+            rsaBytes.append(sizeData)
+            rsaBytes += exponent
+        }
+        else{
+            throw SwiftyRSAError.invalidAsn1Structure
+        }
+        
+        // Get the modulus
+        if let mod = nodes.first, case .integer(let modulus) = mod {
+            // Get size of modulus
+            byteCount = UInt32(modulus.count).bigEndian
+            sizeData = Data(bytes: &byteCount, count: MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: byteCount))
+            
+            // Append size of modulus and content of modulus
+            rsaBytes.append(sizeData)
+            rsaBytes += modulus
+        }
+        else{
+            throw SwiftyRSAError.invalidAsn1Structure
+        }
+        
+        ssh += rsaBytes.base64EncodedString() + "\n"
+        return ssh
+        
+    }
+    
     /// Creates a public key with a keychain key reference.
     /// This initializer will throw if the provided key reference is not a public RSA key.
     ///
diff --git a/SwiftyRSATests/KeyTests.swift b/SwiftyRSATests/KeyTests.swift
index fe31094..8e58e92 100644
--- a/SwiftyRSATests/KeyTests.swift
+++ b/SwiftyRSATests/KeyTests.swift
@@ -160,6 +160,18 @@ class PublicKeyTests: XCTestCase {
         XCTAssertNotNil(newPublicKey)
         XCTAssertEqual(try? publicKey.data(), try? newPublicKey.data())
     }
+    
+    func test_sshString() throws {
+        let publicKey = try PublicKey(pemNamed: "swiftyrsa-public", in: bundle)
+        let sshString = try publicKey.sshString()
+        
+        guard let path = bundle.path(forResource: "swiftyrsa-public", ofType: "pub") else {
+            return XCTFail()
+        }
+        
+        let expectedKeyString = try String(contentsOf: URL(fileURLWithPath: path), encoding: .utf8)
+        XCTAssertEqual(sshString, expectedKeyString)
+    }
 }
 
 class PrivateKeyTests: XCTestCase {
diff --git a/SwiftyRSATests/keys/swiftyrsa-public.pub b/SwiftyRSATests/keys/swiftyrsa-public.pub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95ac52e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SwiftyRSATests/keys/swiftyrsa-public.pub
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAAAgQDQZ0YVolLtPXXSowc6CopEXzGI/Tvri6hYT3KZ45G97DQn8ocydBQXSZfRR92MpiZHQn1zydpVBOCj7tUnSh1QoSN9aISG+tuLggYWdav6XlW2JAlduHkMbbyug9aoWIyaZjXXzyV+0e3hjwQhfTeQj9DLuGssWNX3YuYgf/e5LQ==