diff --git a/pkg/wireguard/keys.go b/pkg/wireguard/keys.go
index faa8a33..12bf58e 100644
--- a/pkg/wireguard/keys.go
+++ b/pkg/wireguard/keys.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package wireguard
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/base64"
 )
 
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ func (k BinaryKey) IsZero() bool {
 	return len(k) == 0
 }
 
+// Equal checks if two keys are identical
+func (k BinaryKey) Equal(alter BinaryKey) bool {
+	return bytes.Equal(k, alter)
+}
+
 // BinaryKeyFromBase64 decodes a base64-based string into
 // a [BinaryKey]
 func BinaryKeyFromBase64(data string) (BinaryKey, error) {