diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4e737abd..993de82c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 *.iml
 
 /data/fs
+/data/rsa.xml
 /data/savedGames
 /lib/
 */target/
diff --git a/data/net.xml b/data/net.xml
index 663d2811..8bd75431 100644
--- a/data/net.xml
+++ b/data/net.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 <net>
-  <rsa>
-    <modulus>143690958001225849100503496893758066948984921380482659564113596152800934352119496873386875214251264258425208995167316497331786595942754290983849878549630226741961610780416197036711585670124061149988186026407785250364328460839202438651793652051153157765358767514800252431284681765433239888090564804146588087023</modulus>
-    <private-exponent>124425314960550024206991065332877157931472210939505789558012215720454903710618146200843877022273818555405810618059191162604008259757866640421952188957253368398733319663236323097864278319463888334484786055755767881706264786840339899269810859874287402892848784247637729987603089254067178011764721326471352835473</private-exponent>
-  </rsa>
-
   <ports>
     <http>80</http>
     <service>43594</service>
diff --git a/data/rsa.xml.dist b/data/rsa.xml.dist
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22506b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/rsa.xml.dist
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<rsa>
+    <!-- Generate keys with RsaKeyGenerator and place them here -->
+    <modulus></modulus>
+    <private-exponent></private-exponent>
+</rsa>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/net/src/main/org/apollo/net/NetworkConstants.java b/net/src/main/org/apollo/net/NetworkConstants.java
index 2be775f3..e16345f7 100644
--- a/net/src/main/org/apollo/net/NetworkConstants.java
+++ b/net/src/main/org/apollo/net/NetworkConstants.java
@@ -55,15 +55,6 @@ public final class NetworkConstants {
 				throw new IOException("Root node name is not 'net'.");
 			}
 
-			XmlNode rsa = net.getChild("rsa");
-			Preconditions.checkState(rsa != null, "Root node must have a child named 'rsa'.");
-
-			XmlNode modulus = rsa.getChild("modulus"), exponent = rsa.getChild("private-exponent");
-			Preconditions.checkState(modulus != null && exponent != null, "Rsa node must have two children: 'modulus' and 'private-exponent'.");
-
-			RSA_MODULUS = new BigInteger(modulus.getValue());
-			RSA_EXPONENT = new BigInteger(exponent.getValue());
-
 			XmlNode ports = net.getChild("ports");
 			Preconditions.checkState(ports != null, "Root node must have a child named 'ports'.");
 
@@ -76,6 +67,22 @@ public final class NetworkConstants {
 		} catch (Exception exception) {
 			throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(new IOException("Error parsing net.xml.", exception));
 		}
+
+		try (InputStream is = new FileInputStream("data/rsa.xml")) {
+			XmlNode rsa = new XmlParser().parse(is);
+			if (!rsa.getName().equals("rsa")) {
+				throw new IOException("Root node name is not 'rsa'.");
+			}
+
+			XmlNode modulus = rsa.getChild("modulus"), exponent = rsa.getChild("private-exponent");
+			Preconditions.checkState(modulus != null && exponent != null, "Rsa node must have two children: 'modulus' and 'private-exponent'.");
+
+			Preconditions.checkState(modulus.getValue() != null && exponent.getValue() != null, "Value missing for 'modulus' or 'private-exponent'");
+			RSA_MODULUS = new BigInteger(modulus.getValue());
+			RSA_EXPONENT = new BigInteger(exponent.getValue());
+		} catch (Exception exception) {
+			throw new ExceptionInInitializerError(new IOException("Error parsing rsa.xml", exception));
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**