diff --git a/src/nodes/NodeConnection.ts b/src/nodes/NodeConnection.ts
index 095379c06..8b059f511 100644
--- a/src/nodes/NodeConnection.ts
+++ b/src/nodes/NodeConnection.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import * as nodesUtils from '../nodes/utils';
 import { never } from '../utils';
 import config from '../config';
 import * as networkUtils from '../network/utils';
+import * as keysUtils from '../keys/utils';
 
 type AgentClientManifest = typeof agentClientManifest;
 
diff --git a/src/nodes/agent/handlers/NodesNetworkAuthenticate.ts b/src/nodes/agent/handlers/NodesNetworkAuthenticate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd12bcded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nodes/agent/handlers/NodesNetworkAuthenticate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import type {
+  AgentRPCRequestParams,
+  AgentRPCResponseResult,
+  HolePunchSignalMessage,
+  AddressMessage,
+  CertificateSigningRequestMessage,
+} from '../types';
+import type NodeConnectionManager from '../../../nodes/NodeConnectionManager';
+import type { Host, Port } from '../../../network/types';
+import type { JSONValue } from '../../../types';
+import { UnaryHandler } from '@matrixai/rpc';
+import * as agentErrors from '../errors';
+import * as agentUtils from '../utils';
+import { never } from '../../../utils';
+import * as keysUtils from '../../../keys/utils';
+import * as ids from '../../../ids';
+import * as x509 from '@peculiar/x509';
+
+class NodesNetworkAuthenticate extends UnaryHandler<
+  {
+    nodeConnectionManager: NodeConnectionManager;
+  },
+  AgentRPCRequestParams<CertificateSigningRequestMessage>,
+  AgentRPCResponseResult<{}>
+> {
+  public handle = async (
+    input: AgentRPCRequestParams<CertificateSigningRequestMessage>,
+    _cancel,
+    meta: Record<string, JSONValue> | undefined,
+  ): Promise<AgentRPCResponseResult<{}>> => {
+    return {};
+  };
+}
+
+export default NodesNetworkAuthenticate;
diff --git a/src/nodes/agent/types.ts b/src/nodes/agent/types.ts
index abec3d5a4..60ed56a83 100644
--- a/src/nodes/agent/types.ts
+++ b/src/nodes/agent/types.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ type HolePunchSignalMessage = {
   signature: string;
 };
 
+type CertificateSigningRequestMessage = {
+
+};
+
 type SignedNotificationEncoded = {
   signedNotificationEncoded: SignedNotification;
 };
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ export type {
   ActiveConnectionDataMessage,
   HolePunchRequestMessage,
   HolePunchSignalMessage,
+  CertificateSigningRequestMessage,
   SignedNotificationEncoded,
   VaultInfo,
   VaultsScanMessage,