diff --git a/lib/crypto/signature.js b/lib/crypto/signature.js
index 8b6fbd2..e31e700 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/signature.js
+++ b/lib/crypto/signature.js
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ Signature.fromCompact = function(buf) {
   return sig;
 };
 
-Signature.fromDER = function(buf) {
-  var obj = Signature.parseDER(buf);
+Signature.fromDER = function(buf, strict) {
+  var obj = Signature.parseDER(buf, strict);
   var sig = new Signature();
 
   sig.r = obj.r;
@@ -75,7 +75,16 @@ Signature.fromString = function(str) {
   return Signature.fromDER(buf);
 };
 
-Signature.parseDER = function(buf) {
+
+/**
+ * In order to mimic the non-strict DER encoding of OpenSSL, set strict = false.
+ */
+Signature.parseDER = function(buf, strict) {
+  if (typeof strict === 'undefined') {
+    strict = true;
+  }
+  console.log('strict: '+strict);
+
   if (!Buffer.isBuffer(buf))
     throw new Error('DER formatted signature should be a buffer');
 
@@ -85,8 +94,12 @@ Signature.parseDER = function(buf) {
     throw new Error('Header byte should be 0x30');
 
   var length = buf[1];
-  if (length !== buf.slice(2).length)
+  var buflength = buf.slice(2).length;
+  if (strict && length !== buflength) {
     throw new Error('Length byte should length of what follows');
+  } else {
+    length = length < buflength ? length : buflength;
+  }
 
   var rheader = buf[2 + 0];
   if (rheader !== 0x02)
@@ -132,6 +145,7 @@ Signature.parseDER = function(buf) {
   return obj;
 };
 
+
 Signature.prototype.toCompact = function(i, compressed) {
   i = typeof i === 'number' ? i : this.i;
   compressed = typeof compressed === 'boolean' ? compressed : this.compressed;
diff --git a/lib/publickey.js b/lib/publickey.js
index 3577801..b44c94e 100644
--- a/lib/publickey.js
+++ b/lib/publickey.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var BN = require('./crypto/bn');
 var Point = require('./crypto/point');
 var JSUtil = require('./util/js');
 var Network = require('./networks');
+var _ = require('lodash');
 
 /**
  * Instantiate a PublicKey from a 'PrivateKey', 'Point', 'string', 'Buffer'.
@@ -137,21 +138,24 @@ PublicKey._transformPrivateKey = function(privkey) {
  * Internal function to transform DER into a public key point
  *
  * @param {Buffer} buf - An hex encoded buffer
+ * @param {bool} [strict] - if set to false, will loosen some conditions
  * @returns {Object} An object with keys: point and compressed
  * @private
  */
-PublicKey._transformDER = function(buf) {
+PublicKey._transformDER = function(buf, strict) {
   var info = {};
   if (!PublicKey._isBuffer(buf)) {
     throw new TypeError('Must be a hex buffer of DER encoded public key');
   }
 
+  strict = _.isUndefined(strict) ? true : strict;
+
   var x;
   var y;
   var xbuf;
   var ybuf;
 
-  if (buf[0] === 0x04) {
+  if (buf[0] === 0x04 || (!strict && (buf[0] === 0x06 || buf[0] === 0x07))) {
     xbuf = buf.slice(1, 33);
     ybuf = buf.slice(33, 65);
     if (xbuf.length !== 32 || ybuf.length !== 32 || buf.length !== 65) {
@@ -166,7 +170,7 @@ PublicKey._transformDER = function(buf) {
     x = BN(xbuf);
     info = PublicKey._transformX(true, x);
     info.compressed = true;
-  } else if (buf[0] == 0x02) {
+  } else if (buf[0] === 0x02) {
     xbuf = buf.slice(1);
     x = BN(xbuf);
     info = PublicKey._transformX(false, x);
@@ -276,6 +280,18 @@ PublicKey.fromPoint = function(point, compressed) {
   });
 };
 
+/**
+ * Instantiate a PublicKey from a DER Buffer
+ *
+ * @param {Buffer} buf - A DER Buffer
+ * @param {bool} [strict] - if set to false, will loosen some conditions
+ * @returns {PublicKey} A new valid instance of PublicKey
+ */
+PublicKey.fromDER = function(buf, strict) {
+  var info = PublicKey._transformDER(buf, strict);
+  return new PublicKey(info.point, info.compressed);
+};
+
 /**
  * Instantiate a PublicKey from a DER hex encoded string
  *
diff --git a/lib/script_interpreter.js b/lib/script_interpreter.js
index 89dab41..e8f3f69 100644
--- a/lib/script_interpreter.js
+++ b/lib/script_interpreter.js
@@ -888,6 +888,7 @@ ScriptInterpreter.prototype.step = function() {
           }
 
           var fSuccess;
+            var sig = Signature.fromTxFormat(bufSig);
           try {
             var sig = Signature.fromTxFormat(bufSig);
             var pubkey = PublicKey.fromBuffer(bufPubkey, false);
@@ -897,7 +898,6 @@ ScriptInterpreter.prototype.step = function() {
             console.log('FALSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEee ' + e);
             fSuccess = false;
           }
-          this.tx.verify(sig, pubkey, this.nin, subscript);
 
           this.stack.pop();
           this.stack.pop();
diff --git a/lib/transaction/sighash.js b/lib/transaction/sighash.js
index d20a4ce..6bd2ac4 100644
--- a/lib/transaction/sighash.js
+++ b/lib/transaction/sighash.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var BufferWriter = require('../encoding/bufferwriter');
 var BN = require('../crypto/bn');
 var Hash = require('../crypto/hash');
 var ECDSA = require('../crypto/ecdsa');
+var $ = require('../util/preconditions');
 
 var SIGHASH_SINGLE_BUG = '0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001';
 var BITS_64_ON = 'ffffffffffffffff';
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ function sign(transaction, keypair, nhashtype, nin, subscript) {
 }
 
 function verify(transaction, sig, pubkey, nin, subscript) {
+  $.checkArgument(transaction);
+  $.checkArgument(sig && sig.nhashtype);
   var hashbuf = sighash(transaction, sig.nhashtype, nin, subscript);
   console.log('actual:');
   console.log(hashbuf.toString('hex'));
diff --git a/test/crypto/signature.js b/test/crypto/signature.js
index 8036457..7954c23 100644
--- a/test/crypto/signature.js
+++ b/test/crypto/signature.js
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ describe('Signature', function() {
       parsed.s.toString().should.equal('44212963026209759051804639008236126356702363229859210154760104982946304432721');
     });
 
+    it('should parse this signature from script_valid.json', function() {
+      var sighex = '304502203e4516da7253cf068effec6b95c41221c0cf3a8e6ccb8cbf1725b562e9afde2c022100ab1e3da73d67e32045a20e0b999e049978ea8d6ee5480d485fcf2ce0d03b2ef051';
+      var sig = Buffer(sighex, 'hex');
+      var parsed = Signature.parseDER(sig, false);
+      should.exist(parsed);
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('#toDER', function() {