diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Helpers/SecureInput.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Helpers/SecureInput.swift
index b4fa54eb..a2994747 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Helpers/SecureInput.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Helpers/SecureInput.swift
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ struct SecureInput: View {
 
 	private var idiom: UIUserInterfaceIdiom { UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom }
 	@Binding private var text: String
+	@Binding private var isValid: Bool
 	@State private var isSecure: Bool = true
 	private var title: String
 
-	init(_ title: String, text: Binding<String>) {
+	init(_ title: String, text: Binding<String>, isValid: Binding<Bool>) {
 		self.title = title
 		self._text = text
+		self._isValid = isValid
 	}
 
 	var body: some View {
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@ struct SecureInput: View {
 						.keyboardType(.alphabet)
 						.foregroundStyle(.tertiary)
 						.disableAutocorrection(true)
-						.textSelection(.enabled)
 				} else {
 					TextField(title, text: $text, axis: .vertical)
 						.font(idiom == .phone ? .caption : .callout)
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@ struct SecureInput: View {
 						.disableAutocorrection(true)
 						.textSelection(.enabled)
 						.lineLimit(...3)
+						.background(
+							RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10.0)
+								.stroke(isValid ? Color.clear : Color.red, lineWidth: 2.0)
+						)
 				}
 			}.padding(.trailing, 36)
 
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/Config/SecurityConfig.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/Config/SecurityConfig.swift
index caf64e57..597324e0 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/Config/SecurityConfig.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/Config/SecurityConfig.swift
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ struct SecurityConfig: View {
 
 	@State var hasChanges = false
 	@State var publicKey = ""
+	@State var hasValidPublicKey: Bool = false
 	@State var privateKey = ""
+	@State var hasValidPrivateKey: Bool = false
 	@State var adminKey = ""
+	@State var hasValidAdminKey: Bool = true
 	@State var isManaged = false
 	@State var serialEnabled = false
 	@State var debugLogApiEnabled = false
@@ -38,21 +41,29 @@ struct SecurityConfig: View {
 				Section(header: Text("Admin & Direct Message Keys")) {
 					VStack(alignment: .leading) {
 						Label("Public Key", systemImage: "key")
-						SecureInput("Public Key", text: $publicKey)
+						SecureInput("Public Key", text: $publicKey, isValid: $hasValidPublicKey)
+							.background(
+								RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10.0)
+									.stroke(hasValidPublicKey ?	Color.clear : Color.red, lineWidth: 2.0)
+							)
 						Text("Sent out to other nodes on the mesh to allow them to compute a shared secret key.")
 							.foregroundStyle(.secondary)
 							.font(idiom == .phone ? .caption : .callout)
 					}
 					VStack(alignment: .leading) {
 						Label("Private Key", systemImage: "key.fill")
-						SecureInput("Private Key", text: $privateKey)
+						SecureInput("Private Key", text: $privateKey, isValid: $hasValidPrivateKey)
+							.background(
+								RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10.0)
+									.stroke(hasValidPrivateKey ? Color.clear : Color.red, lineWidth: 2.0)
+							)
 						Text("Used to create a shared key with a remote device.")
 							.foregroundStyle(.secondary)
 							.font(idiom == .phone ? .caption : .callout)
 					}
 					VStack(alignment: .leading) {
 						Label("Admin Key", systemImage: "key.viewfinder")
-						SecureInput("Private Key", text: $adminKey)
+						SecureInput("Admin Key", text: $adminKey, isValid: $hasValidAdminKey)
 						Text("The public key authorized to send admin messages to this node.")
 							.foregroundStyle(.secondary)
 							.font(idiom == .phone ? .caption : .callout)
@@ -121,12 +132,32 @@ struct SecurityConfig: View {
 			if $0 != node?.securityConfig?.adminChannelEnabled { hasChanges = true }
 		}
 		.onChange(of: publicKey) { _ in
+			let tempKey = Data(base64Encoded: publicKey) ?? Data()
+			if tempKey.count == 32 {
+				hasValidPublicKey = true
+			} else {
+				hasValidPublicKey = false
+			}
 			hasChanges = true
 		}
 		.onChange(of: privateKey) { _ in
+			let tempKey = Data(base64Encoded: privateKey) ?? Data()
+			if tempKey.count == 32 {
+				hasValidPrivateKey = true
+			} else {
+				hasValidPrivateKey = false
+			}
 			hasChanges = true
 		}
-		.onChange(of: adminKey) { _ in
+		.onChange(of: adminKey) { key in
+			let tempKey = Data(base64Encoded: key) ?? Data()
+			if key.isEmpty {
+				hasValidAdminKey = true
+			} else if tempKey.count == 32 {
+				hasValidAdminKey = true
+			} else {
+				hasValidAdminKey = false
+			}
 			hasChanges = true
 		}
 		.onFirstAppear {
@@ -140,6 +171,11 @@ struct SecurityConfig: View {
 		}
 
 		SaveConfigButton(node: node, hasChanges: $hasChanges) {
+
+			if !hasValidPublicKey || !hasValidPrivateKey || !hasValidAdminKey {
+				return
+			}
+
 			guard let connectedNode = getNodeInfo(id: bleManager.connectedPeripheral.num, context: context),
 				  let fromUser = connectedNode.user,
 				  let toUser = node?.user else {