diff --git a/callbacks.go b/callbacks.go
index 83e24815..fa9fea5b 100644
--- a/callbacks.go
+++ b/callbacks.go
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 package torrent
 
 import (
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/mse"
 	pp "github.com/anacrolix/torrent/peer_protocol"
 )
 
-// These are called synchronously, and do not pass ownership. The Client and other locks may still
-// be held. nil functions are not called.
+// These are called synchronously, and do not pass ownership of arguments (do not expect to retain
+// data after returning from the callback). The Client and other locks may still be held. nil
+// functions are not called.
 type Callbacks struct {
-	CompletedHandshake    func(_ *PeerConn, infoHash InfoHash)
+	// Called after a peer connection completes the BitTorrent handshake. The Client lock is not
+	// held.
+	CompletedHandshake    func(*PeerConn, InfoHash)
 	ReadMessage           func(*PeerConn, *pp.Message)
 	ReadExtendedHandshake func(*PeerConn, *pp.ExtendedHandshakeMessage)
 	PeerConnClosed        func(*PeerConn)
+
+	// Provides secret keys to be tried against incoming encrypted connections.
+	ReceiveEncryptedHandshakeSkeys mse.SecretKeyIter
 }
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 111812c3..c4e3e6b0 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -798,10 +798,11 @@ func (cl *Client) initiateHandshakes(c *PeerConn, t *Torrent) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Calls f with any secret keys.
+// Calls f with any secret keys. Note that it takes the Client lock, and so must be used from code
+// that won't also try to take the lock. This saves us copying all the infohashes everytime.
 func (cl *Client) forSkeys(f func([]byte) bool) {
-	cl.lock()
-	defer cl.unlock()
+	cl.rLock()
+	defer cl.rUnlock()
 	if false { // Emulate the bug from #114
 		var firstIh InfoHash
 		for ih := range cl.torrents {
@@ -822,11 +823,18 @@ func (cl *Client) forSkeys(f func([]byte) bool) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (cl *Client) handshakeReceiverSecretKeys() mse.SecretKeyIter {
+	if ret := cl.config.Callbacks.ReceiveEncryptedHandshakeSkeys; ret != nil {
+		return ret
+	}
+	return cl.forSkeys
+}
+
 // Do encryption and bittorrent handshakes as receiver.
 func (cl *Client) receiveHandshakes(c *PeerConn) (t *Torrent, err error) {
 	defer perf.ScopeTimerErr(&err)()
 	var rw io.ReadWriter
-	rw, c.headerEncrypted, c.cryptoMethod, err = handleEncryption(c.rw(), cl.forSkeys, cl.config.HeaderObfuscationPolicy, cl.config.CryptoSelector)
+	rw, c.headerEncrypted, c.cryptoMethod, err = handleEncryption(c.rw(), cl.handshakeReceiverSecretKeys(), cl.config.HeaderObfuscationPolicy, cl.config.CryptoSelector)
 	c.setRW(rw)
 	if err == nil || err == mse.ErrNoSecretKeyMatch {
 		if c.headerEncrypted {
@@ -844,7 +852,7 @@ func (cl *Client) receiveHandshakes(c *PeerConn) (t *Torrent, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 	if cl.config.HeaderObfuscationPolicy.RequirePreferred && c.headerEncrypted != cl.config.HeaderObfuscationPolicy.Preferred {
-		err = errors.New("connection not have required header obfuscation")
+		err = errors.New("connection does not have required header obfuscation")
 		return
 	}
 	ih, err := cl.connBtHandshake(c, nil)
diff --git a/handshake.go b/handshake.go
index 83d322bf..b38a7086 100644
--- a/handshake.go
+++ b/handshake.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func (r deadlineReader) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return r.r.Read(b)
 }
 
+// Handles stream encryption for inbound connections.
 func handleEncryption(
 	rw io.ReadWriter,
 	skeys mse.SecretKeyIter,
@@ -38,12 +39,14 @@ func handleEncryption(
 	cryptoMethod mse.CryptoMethod,
 	err error,
 ) {
+	// Tries to start an unencrypted stream.
 	if !policy.RequirePreferred || !policy.Preferred {
 		var protocol [len(pp.Protocol)]byte
 		_, err = io.ReadFull(rw, protocol[:])
 		if err != nil {
 			return
 		}
+		// Put the protocol back into the stream.
 		rw = struct {
 			io.Reader
 			io.Writer
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ func handleEncryption(
 			return
 		}
 		if policy.RequirePreferred {
+			// We are here because we require unencrypted connections.
 			err = fmt.Errorf("unexpected protocol string %q and header obfuscation disabled", protocol)
 			return
 		}