diff --git a/net/dialer/dialer.go b/net/dialer/dialer.go
index bf8cf2c5..98ff9ce9 100644
--- a/net/dialer/dialer.go
+++ b/net/dialer/dialer.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (d *dialer) handshake(ctx context.Context, addr string) (conn drpc.Conn, sc
 	}
 
 	timeoutConn := timeoutconn.NewConn(tcpConn, time.Millisecond*time.Duration(d.config.Stream.TimeoutMilliseconds))
-	sc, err = d.transport.TLSConn(ctx, timeoutConn)
+	sc, err = d.transport.SecureOutbound(ctx, timeoutConn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("tls handshaeke error: %v; since start: %v", err, time.Since(st))
 	}
diff --git a/net/rpc/server/baseserver.go b/net/rpc/server/baseserver.go
index e5a9c9df..7a3a598f 100644
--- a/net/rpc/server/baseserver.go
+++ b/net/rpc/server/baseserver.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package server
 import (
 	"context"
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/net/secureservice"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/sec"
 	"github.com/zeebo/errs"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"io"
@@ -18,19 +19,18 @@ import (
 type BaseDrpcServer struct {
 	drpcServer *drpcserver.Server
 	transport  secureservice.SecureService
-	listeners  []secureservice.ContextListener
+	listeners  []net.Listener
+	handshake  func(conn net.Conn) (cCtx context.Context, sc sec.SecureConn, err error)
 	cancel     func()
 	*drpcmux.Mux
 }
 
 type DRPCHandlerWrapper func(handler drpc.Handler) drpc.Handler
-type ListenerConverter func(listener net.Listener, timeoutMillis int) secureservice.ContextListener
 
 type Params struct {
 	BufferSizeMb  int
 	ListenAddrs   []string
 	Wrapper       DRPCHandlerWrapper
-	Converter     ListenerConverter
 	TimeoutMillis int
 }
 
@@ -44,18 +44,17 @@ func (s *BaseDrpcServer) Run(ctx context.Context, params Params) (err error) {
 	}})
 	ctx, s.cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	for _, addr := range params.ListenAddrs {
-		tcpList, err := net.Listen("tcp", addr)
+		list, err := net.Listen("tcp", addr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		tlsList := params.Converter(tcpList, params.TimeoutMillis)
-		s.listeners = append(s.listeners, tlsList)
-		go s.serve(ctx, tlsList)
+		s.listeners = append(s.listeners, list)
+		go s.serve(ctx, list)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (s *BaseDrpcServer) serve(ctx context.Context, lis secureservice.ContextListener) {
+func (s *BaseDrpcServer) serve(ctx context.Context, lis net.Listener) {
 	l := log.With(zap.String("localAddr", lis.Addr().String()))
 	l.Info("drpc listener started")
 	defer func() {
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ func (s *BaseDrpcServer) serve(ctx context.Context, lis secureservice.ContextLis
 			return
 		default:
 		}
-		cctx, conn, err := lis.Accept(ctx)
+		conn, err := lis.Accept()
 		if err != nil {
 			if isTemporary(err) {
 				l.Debug("listener temporary accept error", zap.Error(err))
@@ -85,12 +84,23 @@ func (s *BaseDrpcServer) serve(ctx context.Context, lis secureservice.ContextLis
 			l.Error("listener accept error", zap.Error(err))
 			return
 		}
-		go s.serveConn(cctx, conn)
+		go s.serveConn(conn)
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *BaseDrpcServer) serveConn(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn) {
+func (s *BaseDrpcServer) serveConn(conn net.Conn) {
 	l := log.With(zap.String("remoteAddr", conn.RemoteAddr().String())).With(zap.String("localAddr", conn.LocalAddr().String()))
+	var (
+		ctx = context.Background()
+		err error
+	)
+	if s.handshake != nil {
+		ctx, conn, err = s.handshake(conn)
+		if err != nil {
+			l.Info("handshake error", zap.Error(err))
+		}
+	}
+
 	l.Debug("connection opened")
 	if err := s.drpcServer.ServeOne(ctx, conn); err != nil {
 		if errs.Is(err, context.Canceled) || errs.Is(err, io.EOF) {
diff --git a/net/rpc/server/drpcserver.go b/net/rpc/server/drpcserver.go
index b71dcadc..088eb777 100644
--- a/net/rpc/server/drpcserver.go
+++ b/net/rpc/server/drpcserver.go
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/metric"
 	anyNet "github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/net"
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/net/secureservice"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/sec"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"net"
 	"storj.io/drpc"
+	"time"
 )
 
 const CName = "common.net.drpcserver"
@@ -68,9 +70,11 @@ func (s *drpcServer) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 				SummaryVec: histVec,
 			}
 		},
-		Converter: func(listener net.Listener, timeoutMillis int) secureservice.ContextListener {
-			return s.transport.TLSListener(listener, timeoutMillis, s.config.Server.IdentityHandshake)
-		},
+	}
+	s.handshake = func(conn net.Conn) (cCtx context.Context, sc sec.SecureConn, err error) {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*10)
+		defer cancel()
+		return s.transport.SecureInbound(ctx, conn)
 	}
 	return s.BaseDrpcServer.Run(ctx, params)
 }
diff --git a/net/secureservice/basiclistener.go b/net/secureservice/basiclistener.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b7df9caa..00000000
--- a/net/secureservice/basiclistener.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-package secureservice
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/net/timeoutconn"
-	"net"
-	"time"
-)
-
-type basicListener struct {
-	net.Listener
-	timeoutMillis int
-}
-
-func newBasicListener(listener net.Listener, timeoutMillis int) ContextListener {
-	return &basicListener{listener, timeoutMillis}
-}
-
-func (b *basicListener) Accept(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, net.Conn, error) {
-	conn, err := b.Listener.Accept()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-	timeoutConn := timeoutconn.NewConn(conn, time.Duration(b.timeoutMillis)*time.Millisecond)
-	return ctx, timeoutConn, err
-}
diff --git a/net/secureservice/secureservice.go b/net/secureservice/secureservice.go
index 48336aec..2e66ab5f 100644
--- a/net/secureservice/secureservice.go
+++ b/net/secureservice/secureservice.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/app"
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/app/logger"
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/commonspace/object/accountdata"
+	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/net/peer"
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/net/secureservice/handshake"
 	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/nodeconf"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/crypto"
@@ -37,20 +38,20 @@ func New() SecureService {
 }
 
 type SecureService interface {
-	TLSListener(lis net.Listener, timeoutMillis int, withIdentityCheck bool) ContextListener
-	BasicListener(lis net.Listener, timeoutMillis int) ContextListener
-	TLSConn(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn) (sec.SecureConn, error)
+	SecureOutbound(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn) (sec.SecureConn, error)
+	SecureInbound(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn) (cctx context.Context, sc sec.SecureConn, err error)
 	app.Component
 }
 
 type secureService struct {
-	outboundTr *libp2ptls.Transport
-	account    *accountdata.AccountData
-	key        crypto.PrivKey
-	nodeconf   nodeconf.Service
+	p2pTr    *libp2ptls.Transport
+	account  *accountdata.AccountData
+	key      crypto.PrivKey
+	nodeconf nodeconf.Service
 
 	noVerifyChecker  handshake.CredentialChecker
 	peerSignVerifier handshake.CredentialChecker
+	inboundChecker   handshake.CredentialChecker
 }
 
 func (s *secureService) Init(a *app.App) (err error) {
@@ -68,7 +69,14 @@ func (s *secureService) Init(a *app.App) (err error) {
 
 	s.nodeconf = a.MustComponent(nodeconf.CName).(nodeconf.Service)
 
-	if s.outboundTr, err = libp2ptls.New(libp2ptls.ID, s.key, nil); err != nil {
+	s.inboundChecker = s.noVerifyChecker
+	confTypes := s.nodeconf.GetLast().NodeTypes(account.Account().PeerId)
+	if len(confTypes) > 0 {
+		// require identity verification if we are node
+		s.inboundChecker = s.peerSignVerifier
+	}
+
+	if s.p2pTr, err = libp2ptls.New(libp2ptls.ID, s.key, nil); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -80,20 +88,30 @@ func (s *secureService) Name() (name string) {
 	return CName
 }
 
-func (s *secureService) TLSListener(lis net.Listener, timeoutMillis int, identityHandshake bool) ContextListener {
-	cc := s.noVerifyChecker
-	if identityHandshake {
-		cc = s.peerSignVerifier
+func (s *secureService) SecureInbound(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn) (cctx context.Context, sc sec.SecureConn, err error) {
+	sc, err = s.p2pTr.SecureInbound(ctx, conn, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, HandshakeError{
+			remoteAddr: conn.RemoteAddr().String(),
+			err:        err,
+		}
 	}
-	return newTLSListener(cc, s.key, lis, timeoutMillis)
+
+	identity, err := handshake.IncomingHandshake(ctx, sc, s.inboundChecker)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, HandshakeError{
+			remoteAddr: conn.RemoteAddr().String(),
+			err:        err,
+		}
+	}
+	cctx = context.Background()
+	cctx = peer.CtxWithPeerId(cctx, sc.RemotePeer().String())
+	cctx = peer.CtxWithIdentity(cctx, identity)
+	return
 }
 
-func (s *secureService) BasicListener(lis net.Listener, timeoutMillis int) ContextListener {
-	return newBasicListener(lis, timeoutMillis)
-}
-
-func (s *secureService) TLSConn(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn) (sec.SecureConn, error) {
-	sc, err := s.outboundTr.SecureOutbound(ctx, conn, "")
+func (s *secureService) SecureOutbound(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn) (sec.SecureConn, error) {
+	sc, err := s.p2pTr.SecureOutbound(ctx, conn, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, HandshakeError{err: err, remoteAddr: conn.RemoteAddr().String()}
 	}
diff --git a/net/secureservice/secureservice_test.go b/net/secureservice/secureservice_test.go
index d91e5050..2807ef84 100644
--- a/net/secureservice/secureservice_test.go
+++ b/net/secureservice/secureservice_test.go
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ func TestHandshake(t *testing.T) {
 	fxS := newFixture(t, nc, nc.GetAccountService(0))
 	defer fxS.Finish(t)
 
-	tl := &testListener{conn: make(chan net.Conn, 1)}
-	defer tl.Close()
+	sc, cc := net.Pipe()
 
-	list := fxS.TLSListener(tl, 1000, true)
 	type acceptRes struct {
 		ctx  context.Context
 		conn net.Conn
@@ -32,16 +30,14 @@ func TestHandshake(t *testing.T) {
 	resCh := make(chan acceptRes)
 	go func() {
 		var ar acceptRes
-		ar.ctx, ar.conn, ar.err = list.Accept(ctx)
+		ar.ctx, ar.conn, ar.err = fxS.SecureInbound(ctx, sc)
 		resCh <- ar
 	}()
 
 	fxC := newFixture(t, nc, nc.GetAccountService(1))
 	defer fxC.Finish(t)
 
-	sc, cc := net.Pipe()
-	tl.conn <- sc
-	secConn, err := fxC.TLSConn(ctx, cc)
+	secConn, err := fxC.SecureOutbound(ctx, cc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, nc.GetAccountService(0).Account().PeerId, secConn.RemotePeer().String())
 	res := <-resCh
@@ -61,7 +57,7 @@ func newFixture(t *testing.T, nc *testnodeconf.Config, acc accountservice.Servic
 		a:             new(app.App),
 	}
 
-	fx.a.Register(fx.acc).Register(fx.secureService).Register(nodeconf.New()).Register(nc)
+	fx.a.Register(fx.acc).Register(nc).Register(nodeconf.New()).Register(fx.secureService)
 	require.NoError(t, fx.a.Start(ctx))
 	return fx
 }
@@ -75,24 +71,3 @@ type fixture struct {
 func (fx *fixture) Finish(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, fx.a.Close(ctx))
 }
-
-type testListener struct {
-	conn chan net.Conn
-}
-
-func (t *testListener) Accept() (net.Conn, error) {
-	conn, ok := <-t.conn
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, net.ErrClosed
-	}
-	return conn, nil
-}
-
-func (t *testListener) Close() error {
-	close(t.conn)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (t *testListener) Addr() net.Addr {
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/net/secureservice/tlslistener.go b/net/secureservice/tlslistener.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 65c13fe4..00000000
--- a/net/secureservice/tlslistener.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-package secureservice
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/net/peer"
-	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/net/secureservice/handshake"
-	"github.com/anytypeio/any-sync/net/timeoutconn"
-	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/crypto"
-	libp2ptls "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/security/tls"
-	"net"
-	"time"
-)
-
-type ContextListener interface {
-	// Accept works like net.Listener accept but add context
-	Accept(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, net.Conn, error)
-
-	// Close closes the listener.
-	// Any blocked Accept operations will be unblocked and return errors.
-	Close() error
-
-	// Addr returns the listener's network address.
-	Addr() net.Addr
-}
-
-func newTLSListener(cc handshake.CredentialChecker, key crypto.PrivKey, lis net.Listener, timeoutMillis int) ContextListener {
-	tr, _ := libp2ptls.New(libp2ptls.ID, key, nil)
-	return &tlsListener{
-		cc:            cc,
-		tr:            tr,
-		Listener:      lis,
-		timeoutMillis: timeoutMillis,
-	}
-}
-
-type tlsListener struct {
-	net.Listener
-	tr            *libp2ptls.Transport
-	timeoutMillis int
-	cc            handshake.CredentialChecker
-}
-
-func (p *tlsListener) Accept(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, net.Conn, error) {
-	conn, err := p.Listener.Accept()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-	timeoutConn := timeoutconn.NewConn(conn, time.Duration(p.timeoutMillis)*time.Millisecond)
-	return p.upgradeConn(ctx, timeoutConn)
-}
-
-func (p *tlsListener) upgradeConn(ctx context.Context, conn net.Conn) (context.Context, net.Conn, error) {
-	secure, err := p.tr.SecureInbound(ctx, conn, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, HandshakeError{
-			remoteAddr: conn.RemoteAddr().String(),
-			err:        err,
-		}
-	}
-	identity, err := handshake.IncomingHandshake(nil, secure, p.cc)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, HandshakeError{
-			remoteAddr: conn.RemoteAddr().String(),
-			err:        err,
-		}
-	}
-	ctx = peer.CtxWithPeerId(ctx, secure.RemotePeer().String())
-	ctx = peer.CtxWithIdentity(ctx, identity)
-	return ctx, secure, nil
-}
diff --git a/nodeconf/service.go b/nodeconf/service.go
index 279f35bc..e78b4a93 100644
--- a/nodeconf/service.go
+++ b/nodeconf/service.go
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ func (s *service) Init(a *app.App) (err error) {
 			}
 			members = append(members, member)
 		}
-		if n.PeerId == s.accountId {
-			continue
-		}
 		if n.HasType(NodeTypeConsensus) {
 			fileConfig.consensusPeers = append(fileConfig.consensusPeers, n.PeerId)
 		}