diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bfb2b40..ef400a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        go: [1.16.x, 1.17.x]
+        go: [1.16.x, 1.17.x, 1.18.x]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fed0de9..f399891 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,6 +165,6 @@ If everything succeeds, the value in `parsedToken` will be equivalent to that in
 ## Version 4
 Version 4 is fully supported.
 ## Version 3
-Version 3 supports only local mode (so far).
+Version 3 is fully supported.
 ## Version 2
 Version 2 is fully supported.
diff --git a/claims_test.go b/claims_test.go
index 4dfda88..6dbde94 100644
--- a/claims_test.go
+++ b/claims_test.go
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@ func TestAllClaimsPassV3(t *testing.T) {
 	token.SetIssuedAt(time.Now())
 
 	key := NewV3SymmetricKey()
+	secretKey := NewV3AsymmetricSecretKey()
 
 	encrypted := token.V3Encrypt(key, nil)
 
+	signed := token.V3Sign(secretKey, nil)
+
 	parser := NewParser()
 	parser.AddRule(ForAudience("a"))
 	parser.AddRule(IdentifiedBy("b"))
@@ -67,6 +70,9 @@ func TestAllClaimsPassV3(t *testing.T) {
 
 	_, err := parser.ParseV3Local(key, encrypted, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = parser.ParseV3Public(secretKey.Public(), signed, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
 func TestAllClaimsPassV4(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/message.go b/message.go
index 4a2fe4a..5499924 100644
--- a/message.go
+++ b/message.go
@@ -122,6 +122,18 @@ func (m message) v2Decrypt(key V2SymmetricKey) (*Token, error) {
 	return packet.token()
 }
 
+// V3Verify will verify a v4 public paseto message. Will return a pointer to
+// the verified token (but not validated with rules) if successful, or error in
+// the event of failure.
+func (m message) v3Verify(key V3AsymmetricPublicKey, implicit []byte) (*Token, error) {
+	packet, err := v3PublicVerify(m, key, implicit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return packet.token()
+}
+
 // V3Decrypt will decrypt a v3 local paseto message. Will return a pointer to
 // the decrypted token (but not validated with rules) if successful, or error in
 // the event of failure.
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 62a95a5..f4b9e32 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@ func (p Parser) ParseV3Local(key V3SymmetricKey, tainted string, implicit []byte
 	return p.validate(*token)
 }
 
+// ParseV3Public will parse and verify a v3 public paseto and validate against
+// any parser rules. Error if parsing, verification, or any rule fails.
+func (p Parser) ParseV3Public(key V3AsymmetricPublicKey, tainted string, implicit []byte) (*Token, error) {
+	message, err := newMessage(V3Public, tainted)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	token, err := message.v3Verify(key, implicit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return p.validate(*token)
+}
+
 // ParseV4Local will parse and decrypt a v4 local paseto and validate against
 // any parser rules. Error if parsing, decryption, or any rule fails.
 func (p Parser) ParseV4Local(key V4SymmetricKey, tainted string, implicit []byte) (*Token, error) {
diff --git a/paseto.go b/paseto.go
index 672ea3f..767a46d 100644
--- a/paseto.go
+++ b/paseto.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ var (
 	V2Public = Protocol{Version2, Public}
 	// V3Local represents a v3 protocol in local mode
 	V3Local = Protocol{Version3, Local}
+	// V3Public represents a v3 protocol in public mode
+	V3Public = Protocol{Version3, Public}
 	// V4Local represents a v4 protocol in local mode
 	V4Local = Protocol{Version4, Local}
 	// V4Public represents a v4 protocol in public mode
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ func NewProtocol(version Version, purpose Purpose) (Protocol, error) {
 			return Protocol{}, errors.New("Unsupported PASETO purpose")
 		case Local:
 			return V3Local, nil
+		case Public:
+			return V2Public, nil
 		}
 	case Version4:
 		switch purpose {
@@ -114,6 +118,8 @@ func (p Protocol) newPayload(bytes []byte) (payload, error) {
 			return nil, errors.New("Unsupported PASETO purpose")
 		case Local:
 			return newV3LocalPayload(bytes)
+		case Public:
+			return newV3PublicPayload(bytes)
 		}
 	case Version4:
 		switch p.purpose {
@@ -141,6 +147,8 @@ func protocolForPayload(payload payload) (Protocol, error) {
 		return V2Public, nil
 	case v3LocalPayload:
 		return V3Local, nil
+	case v3PublicPayload:
+		return V3Public, nil
 	case v4LocalPayload:
 		return V4Local, nil
 	case v4PublicPayload:
diff --git a/token.go b/token.go
index a2c9efd..a93dcd2 100644
--- a/token.go
+++ b/token.go
@@ -165,6 +165,15 @@ func (t Token) V2Encrypt(key V2SymmetricKey) string {
 	return v2LocalEncrypt(t.packet(), key, nil).encoded()
 }
 
+// V3Sign signs the token, using the given key and implicit bytes. Implicit
+// bytes are bytes used to calculate the signature, but which are not present in
+// the final token.
+// Implicit must be reprovided for successful verification, and can not be
+// recovered.
+func (t Token) V3Sign(key V3AsymmetricSecretKey, implicit []byte) string {
+	return v3PublicSign(t.packet(), key, implicit).encoded()
+}
+
 // V3Encrypt signs the token, using the given key and implicit bytes. Implicit
 // bytes are bytes used to calculate the encrypted token, but which are not
 // present in the final token (or its decrypted value).
diff --git a/v3.go b/v3.go
index 53dc1e0..d984124 100644
--- a/v3.go
+++ b/v3.go
@@ -3,14 +3,71 @@ package paseto
 import (
 	"crypto/aes"
 	"crypto/cipher"
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
 	"crypto/hmac"
+	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/sha512"
+	"math/big"
 
 	"aidanwoods.dev/go-paseto/internal/encoding"
 	"aidanwoods.dev/go-paseto/internal/random"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
+func v3PublicSign(packet packet, key V3AsymmetricSecretKey, implicit []byte) message {
+	data, footer := packet.content, packet.footer
+	header := []byte(V3Public.Header())
+
+	m2 := encoding.Pae(key.Public().compressed(), header, data, footer, implicit)
+
+	hash := sha512.Sum384(m2)
+
+	r, s, err := ecdsa.Sign(rand.Reader, &key.material, hash[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("Failed to sign")
+	}
+
+	var rBytes [48]byte
+	var sBytes [48]byte
+
+	r.FillBytes(rBytes[:])
+	s.FillBytes(sBytes[:])
+
+	sig := append(rBytes[:], sBytes[:]...)
+
+	if len(sig) != 96 {
+		panic("Bad signature length")
+	}
+
+	var signature [96]byte
+	copy(signature[:], sig)
+
+	return newMessageFromPayload(v3PublicPayload{data, signature}, footer)
+}
+
+func v3PublicVerify(msg message, key V3AsymmetricPublicKey, implicit []byte) (packet, error) {
+	payload, ok := msg.p.(v3PublicPayload)
+	if msg.header() != V3Public.Header() || !ok {
+		return packet{}, errors.Errorf("Cannot decrypt message with header: %s", msg.header())
+	}
+
+	header, footer := []byte(msg.header()), msg.footer
+	data := payload.message
+
+	m2 := encoding.Pae(key.compressed(), header, data, footer, implicit)
+
+	hash := sha512.Sum384(m2)
+
+	r := new(big.Int).SetBytes(payload.signature[:48])
+	s := new(big.Int).SetBytes(payload.signature[48:])
+
+	if !ecdsa.Verify(&key.material, hash[:], r, s) {
+		return packet{}, errors.Errorf("Bad signature")
+	}
+
+	return packet{data, footer}, nil
+}
+
 func v3LocalEncrypt(p packet, key V3SymmetricKey, implicit []byte, unitTestNonce []byte) message {
 	var nonce [32]byte
 	random.UseProvidedOrFillBytes(unitTestNonce, nonce[:])
diff --git a/v3_keys.go b/v3_keys.go
index 5ebf199..9b1fef4 100644
--- a/v3_keys.go
+++ b/v3_keys.go
@@ -1,15 +1,112 @@
 package paseto
 
 import (
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/sha512"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"io"
+	"math/big"
 
 	"aidanwoods.dev/go-paseto/internal/random"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/hkdf"
 )
 
+// V3AsymmetricPublicKey v3 public public key
+type V3AsymmetricPublicKey struct {
+	material ecdsa.PublicKey
+}
+
+// NewV3AsymmetricPublicKeyFromHex Construct a v3 public key from hex
+func NewV3AsymmetricPublicKeyFromHex(hexEncoded string) (V3AsymmetricPublicKey, error) {
+	publicKeyBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(hexEncoded)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		// even though we return error, return a random key here rather than
+		// a nil key
+		return NewV3AsymmetricSecretKey().Public(), err
+	}
+
+	if len(publicKeyBytes) != 49 {
+		// even though we return error, return a random key here rather than
+		// a nil key
+		return NewV3AsymmetricSecretKey().Public(), errors.New("Key incorrect length")
+	}
+
+	publicKey := new(ecdsa.PublicKey)
+	publicKey.Curve = elliptic.P384()
+	publicKey.X, publicKey.Y = elliptic.UnmarshalCompressed(elliptic.P384(), publicKeyBytes)
+
+	return V3AsymmetricPublicKey{*publicKey}, nil
+}
+
+func (k V3AsymmetricPublicKey) compressed() []byte {
+	return elliptic.MarshalCompressed(elliptic.P384(), k.material.X, k.material.Y)
+}
+
+// ExportHex export a V3AsymmetricPublicKey to hex for storage
+func (k V3AsymmetricPublicKey) ExportHex() string {
+	return hex.EncodeToString(k.compressed())
+}
+
+// V3AsymmetricSecretKey v3 public private key
+type V3AsymmetricSecretKey struct {
+	material ecdsa.PrivateKey
+}
+
+// Public returns the corresponding public key for a secret key
+func (k V3AsymmetricSecretKey) Public() V3AsymmetricPublicKey {
+	return V3AsymmetricPublicKey{k.material.PublicKey}
+}
+
+// ExportHex export a V3AsymmetricSecretKey to hex for storage
+func (k V3AsymmetricSecretKey) ExportHex() string {
+	return hex.EncodeToString(k.material.D.Bytes())
+}
+
+// NewV3AsymmetricSecretKey generate a new secret key for use with asymmetric
+// cryptography. Don't forget to export the public key for sharing, DO NOT share
+// this secret key.
+func NewV3AsymmetricSecretKey() V3AsymmetricSecretKey {
+	privateKey, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P384(), rand.Reader)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("CSPRNG failure")
+	}
+
+	return V3AsymmetricSecretKey{*privateKey}
+}
+
+// NewV3AsymmetricSecretKeyFromHex creates a secret key from hex
+func NewV3AsymmetricSecretKeyFromHex(hexEncoded string) (V3AsymmetricSecretKey, error) {
+	secretBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(hexEncoded)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		// even though we return error, return a random key here rather than
+		// a nil key
+		return NewV3AsymmetricSecretKey(), err
+	}
+
+	if len(secretBytes) != 48 {
+		// even though we return error, return a random key here rather than
+		// a nil key
+		return NewV3AsymmetricSecretKey(), errors.New("Key incorrect length")
+	}
+
+	privateKey := new(ecdsa.PrivateKey)
+	privateKey.D = new(big.Int).SetBytes(secretBytes)
+
+	publicKey := new(ecdsa.PublicKey)
+	publicKey.Curve = elliptic.P384()
+	publicKey.X, publicKey.Y = publicKey.Curve.ScalarBaseMult(privateKey.D.Bytes())
+
+	privateKey.PublicKey = *publicKey
+
+	return V3AsymmetricSecretKey{*privateKey}, nil
+}
+
 // V3SymmetricKey v3 local symmetric key
 type V3SymmetricKey struct {
 	material [32]byte
diff --git a/v3_payloads.go b/v3_payloads.go
index 65d3dae..c9470cd 100644
--- a/v3_payloads.go
+++ b/v3_payloads.go
@@ -4,6 +4,31 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
+type v3PublicPayload struct {
+	message   []byte
+	signature [96]byte
+}
+
+func (p v3PublicPayload) bytes() []byte {
+	return append(p.message, p.signature[:]...)
+}
+
+func newV3PublicPayload(bytes []byte) (v3PublicPayload, error) {
+	signatureOffset := len(bytes) - 96
+
+	if signatureOffset < 0 {
+		return v3PublicPayload{}, errors.New("Payload is not long enough to be a valid Paseto message")
+	}
+
+	message := make([]byte, len(bytes)-96)
+	copy(message, bytes[:signatureOffset])
+
+	var signature [96]byte
+	copy(signature[:], bytes[signatureOffset:])
+
+	return v3PublicPayload{message, signature}, nil
+}
+
 type v3LocalPayload struct {
 	nonce      [32]byte
 	cipherText []byte
diff --git a/vectors_test.go b/vectors_test.go
index d03dc27..b8d89e7 100644
--- a/vectors_test.go
+++ b/vectors_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package paseto
 import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -146,8 +147,22 @@ func TestV3(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Public mode
 			case "":
-				t.Log("Skipping...")
-				return
+				pk, err := NewV3AsymmetricPublicKeyFromHex(test.PublicKey)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				message, err := newMessage(V3Public, test.Token)
+				if test.ExpectFail {
+					require.Error(t, err)
+					return
+				}
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				decoded, err = v3PublicVerify(message, pk, []byte(test.ImplicitAssertation))
+				if test.ExpectFail {
+					require.Error(t, err)
+					return
+				}
+				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
 
 			require.Equal(t, test.Payload, string(decoded.content))
@@ -172,13 +187,32 @@ func TestV3(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Public mode
 			case "":
-				t.Log("Skipping...")
-				return
+				sk, err := NewV3AsymmetricSecretKeyFromHex(test.SecretKey)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				signed := v3PublicSign(packet, sk, implicit)
+
+				// v3 signatures are not deterministic in this implementation, so just check that something signed can be verified
+
+				pk, err := NewV3AsymmetricPublicKeyFromHex(test.PublicKey)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				decoded, err = v3PublicVerify(signed, pk, []byte(test.ImplicitAssertation))
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				require.JSONEq(t, test.Payload, string(decoded.content))
+				require.Equal(t, test.Footer, string(decoded.footer))
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
+func TestV3SigLenIncorrect(t *testing.T) {
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("V3 run %d", i), TestV3)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestV4(t *testing.T) {
 	data, err := os.ReadFile("test-vectors/v4.json")
 	require.NoError(t, err)