diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f275d14..ab46c8e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ PYPGMOPTS := ../Python/pypgmopts/pypgmopts
 
 LDFLAGS := `pkg-config --libs openssl`
 
-OBJS := luksrku.o editor.o util.o log.o keydb.o file_encryption.o uuid.o argparse_edit.o pgmopts.o openssl.o server.o argparse_server.o thread.o
+OBJS := luksrku.o editor.o util.o log.o keydb.o file_encryption.o uuid.o argparse_edit.o pgmopts.o openssl.o server.o argparse_server.o thread.o argparse_client.o client.o
 
 parsers:
 	$(PYPGMOPTS) -n edit parsers/parser_edit.py
 	$(PYPGMOPTS) -n server parsers/parser_server.py
+	$(PYPGMOPTS) -n client parsers/parser_client.py
 
 install: all
 	cp luksrku $(INSTALL_PREFIX)sbin/
diff --git a/argparse_client.c b/argparse_client.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62d6e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argparse_client.c
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/*
+ *   This file was AUTO-GENERATED by pypgmopts.
+ *
+ *   https://github.com/johndoe31415/pypgmopts
+ *
+ *   Do not edit it by hand, your changes will be overwritten.
+ *
+ *   Generated at: 2019-10-23 20:13:13
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "argparse_client.h"
+
+static enum argparse_client_option_t last_parsed_option;
+static char last_error_message[256];
+static const char *option_texts[] = {
+	[ARG_CLIENT_PORT] = "-p / --port",
+	[ARG_CLIENT_VERBOSE] = "-v / --verbose",
+	[ARG_CLIENT_FILENAME] = "filename",
+	[ARG_CLIENT_HOSTNAME] = "hostname",
+};
+
+enum argparse_client_option_internal_t {
+	ARG_CLIENT_PORT_SHORT = 'p',
+	ARG_CLIENT_VERBOSE_SHORT = 'v',
+	ARG_CLIENT_PORT_LONG = 1000,
+	ARG_CLIENT_VERBOSE_LONG = 1001,
+	ARG_CLIENT_FILENAME_LONG = 1002,
+	ARG_CLIENT_HOSTNAME_LONG = 1003,
+};
+
+static void errmsg_callback(const char *errmsg, ...) {
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, errmsg);
+	vsnprintf(last_error_message, sizeof(last_error_message), errmsg, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+
+static void errmsg_option_callback(enum argparse_client_option_t error_option, const char *errmsg, ...) {
+	last_parsed_option = error_option;
+
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, errmsg);
+	vsnprintf(last_error_message, sizeof(last_error_message), errmsg, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+
+bool argparse_client_parse(int argc, char **argv, argparse_client_callback_t argument_callback, argparse_client_plausibilization_callback_t plausibilization_callback) {
+	last_parsed_option = ARGPARSE_CLIENT_NO_OPTION;
+	const char *short_options = "p:v";
+	struct option long_options[] = {
+		{ "port",                             required_argument, 0, ARG_CLIENT_PORT_LONG },
+		{ "verbose",                          no_argument, 0, ARG_CLIENT_VERBOSE_LONG },
+		{ "filename",                         required_argument, 0, ARG_CLIENT_FILENAME_LONG },
+		{ "hostname",                         required_argument, 0, ARG_CLIENT_HOSTNAME_LONG },
+		{ 0 }
+	};
+
+	while (true) {
+		int optval = getopt_long(argc, argv, short_options, long_options, NULL);
+		if (optval == -1) {
+			break;
+		}
+		last_error_message[0] = 0;
+		enum argparse_client_option_internal_t arg = (enum argparse_client_option_internal_t)optval;
+		switch (arg) {
+			case ARG_CLIENT_PORT_SHORT:
+			case ARG_CLIENT_PORT_LONG:
+				last_parsed_option = ARG_CLIENT_PORT;
+				if (!argument_callback(ARG_CLIENT_PORT, optarg, errmsg_callback)) {
+					return false;
+				}
+				break;
+
+			case ARG_CLIENT_VERBOSE_SHORT:
+			case ARG_CLIENT_VERBOSE_LONG:
+				last_parsed_option = ARG_CLIENT_VERBOSE;
+				if (!argument_callback(ARG_CLIENT_VERBOSE, optarg, errmsg_callback)) {
+					return false;
+				}
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				last_parsed_option = ARGPARSE_CLIENT_NO_OPTION;
+				errmsg_callback("unrecognized option supplied");
+				return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	const int positional_argument_cnt = argc - optind;
+	const int flexible_positional_args_cnt = positional_argument_cnt - 1;
+	last_parsed_option = ARGPARSE_CLIENT_POSITIONAL_ARG;
+	if (positional_argument_cnt < 1) {
+		errmsg_callback("expected a minimum of 1 positional argument, but %d given.", positional_argument_cnt);
+		return false;
+	}
+	if (positional_argument_cnt > 2) {
+		errmsg_callback("expected a maximum of 2 positional arguments, but %d given.", positional_argument_cnt);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	int positional_index = optind;
+	last_parsed_option = ARG_CLIENT_FILENAME;
+	if (!argument_callback(ARG_CLIENT_FILENAME, argv[positional_index++], errmsg_callback)) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	last_parsed_option = ARG_CLIENT_HOSTNAME;
+	for (int i = 0; i < flexible_positional_args_cnt; i++) {
+		if (!argument_callback(ARG_CLIENT_HOSTNAME, argv[positional_index++], errmsg_callback)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (plausibilization_callback) {
+		if (!plausibilization_callback(errmsg_option_callback)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+void argparse_client_show_syntax(void) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "usage: luksrku client [-p port] [-v] filename [hostname]\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "Connects to a luksrku key server and unlocks local LUKS volumes.\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "positional arguments:\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "  filename              Exported database file to load TLS-PSKs and list of\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "                        disks from.\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "  hostname              When hostname is given, auto-searching for suitable\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "                        servers is disabled and only a connection to the given\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "                        hostname is attempted.\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "optional arguments:\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "  -p port, --port port  Port that is used for both UDP and TCP communication.\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "                        Defaults to 23170.\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "  -v, --verbose         Increase verbosity. Can be specified multiple times.\n");
+}
+
+void argparse_client_parse_or_quit(int argc, char **argv, argparse_client_callback_t argument_callback, argparse_client_plausibilization_callback_t plausibilization_callback) {
+	if (!argparse_client_parse(argc, argv, argument_callback, plausibilization_callback)) {
+		if (last_parsed_option > ARGPARSE_CLIENT_POSITIONAL_ARG) {
+			if (last_error_message[0]) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "luksrku client: error parsing argument %s -- %s\n", option_texts[last_parsed_option], last_error_message);
+			} else {
+				fprintf(stderr, "luksrku client: error parsing argument %s -- no details available\n", option_texts[last_parsed_option]);
+			}
+		} else if (last_parsed_option == ARGPARSE_CLIENT_POSITIONAL_ARG) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "luksrku client: error parsing optional arguments -- %s\n", last_error_message);
+		}
+		argparse_client_show_syntax();
+		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+}
+
+#ifdef __ARGPARSE_MAIN__
+/*   gcc -D __ARGPARSE_MAIN__ -O2 -Wall -o argparse argparse_client.c
+*/
+
+static const char *option_enum_to_str(enum argparse_client_option_t option) {
+	switch (option) {
+		case ARG_CLIENT_PORT: return "ARG_CLIENT_PORT";
+		case ARG_CLIENT_VERBOSE: return "ARG_CLIENT_VERBOSE";
+		case ARG_CLIENT_FILENAME: return "ARG_CLIENT_FILENAME";
+		case ARG_CLIENT_HOSTNAME: return "ARG_CLIENT_HOSTNAME";
+	}
+	return "UNKNOWN";
+}
+
+bool arg_print_callback(enum argparse_client_option_t option, const char *value, argparse_client_errmsg_callback_t errmsg_callback) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s = \"%s\"\n", option_enum_to_str(option), value);
+	return true;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+	argparse_client_parse_or_quit(argc, argv, arg_print_callback, NULL);
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/argparse_client.h b/argparse_client.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b152d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/argparse_client.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ *   This file was AUTO-GENERATED by pypgmopts.
+ *
+ *   https://github.com/johndoe31415/pypgmopts
+ *
+ *   Do not edit it by hand, your changes will be overwritten.
+ *
+ *   Generated at: 2019-10-23 20:13:13
+ */
+
+#ifndef __ARGPARSE_CLIENT_H__
+#define __ARGPARSE_CLIENT_H__
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#define ARGPARSE_CLIENT_DEFAULT_PORT		23170
+#define ARGPARSE_CLIENT_DEFAULT_VERBOSE		0
+
+#define ARGPARSE_CLIENT_NO_OPTION		0
+#define ARGPARSE_CLIENT_POSITIONAL_ARG	1
+
+enum argparse_client_option_t {
+	ARG_CLIENT_PORT = 2,
+	ARG_CLIENT_VERBOSE = 3,
+	ARG_CLIENT_FILENAME = 4,
+	ARG_CLIENT_HOSTNAME = 5,
+};
+
+typedef void (*argparse_client_errmsg_callback_t)(const char *errmsg, ...);
+typedef void (*argparse_client_errmsg_option_callback_t)(enum argparse_client_option_t error_option, const char *errmsg, ...);
+typedef bool (*argparse_client_callback_t)(enum argparse_client_option_t option, const char *value, argparse_client_errmsg_callback_t errmsg_callback);
+typedef bool (*argparse_client_plausibilization_callback_t)(argparse_client_errmsg_option_callback_t errmsg_callback);
+
+bool argparse_client_parse(int argc, char **argv, argparse_client_callback_t argument_callback, argparse_client_plausibilization_callback_t plausibilization_callback);
+void argparse_client_show_syntax(void);
+void argparse_client_parse_or_quit(int argc, char **argv, argparse_client_callback_t argument_callback, argparse_client_plausibilization_callback_t plausibilization_callback);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/argparse_edit.c b/argparse_edit.c
index 86c7f51..bcce7e3 100644
--- a/argparse_edit.c
+++ b/argparse_edit.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  *   Do not edit it by hand, your changes will be overwritten.
  *
- *   Generated at: 2019-10-23 10:06:43
+ *   Generated at: 2019-10-23 20:13:13
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
diff --git a/argparse_edit.h b/argparse_edit.h
index 95c00bd..d723043 100644
--- a/argparse_edit.h
+++ b/argparse_edit.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  *   Do not edit it by hand, your changes will be overwritten.
  *
- *   Generated at: 2019-10-23 10:06:43
+ *   Generated at: 2019-10-23 20:13:13
  */
 
 #ifndef __ARGPARSE_EDIT_H__
diff --git a/argparse_server.c b/argparse_server.c
index 226b5f9..4497507 100644
--- a/argparse_server.c
+++ b/argparse_server.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  *   Do not edit it by hand, your changes will be overwritten.
  *
- *   Generated at: 2019-10-23 10:06:43
+ *   Generated at: 2019-10-23 20:13:13
  */
 
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ bool argparse_server_parse(int argc, char **argv, argparse_server_callback_t arg
 void argparse_server_show_syntax(void) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "usage: luksrku server [-p port] [-s] [-v] filename\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "Starts an luksrku key server.\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "Starts a luksrku key server.\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "positional arguments:\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "  filename              Database file to load keys from.\n");
diff --git a/argparse_server.h b/argparse_server.h
index 3b049d1..c13b5bc 100644
--- a/argparse_server.h
+++ b/argparse_server.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  *   Do not edit it by hand, your changes will be overwritten.
  *
- *   Generated at: 2019-10-23 10:06:43
+ *   Generated at: 2019-10-23 20:13:13
  */
 
 #ifndef __ARGPARSE_SERVER_H__
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 03e8b0e..38cf557 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -32,13 +32,12 @@
 
 #include "log.h"
 #include "openssl.h"
-#include "keyfile.h"
 #include "util.h"
-#include "cmdline.h"
 #include "msg.h"
 #include "client.h"
 #include "blacklist.h"
 
+#if 0
 static const struct keydb_t *client_keydb;
 
 static unsigned int psk_client_callback(SSL *ssl, const char *hint, char *identity, unsigned int max_identity_len, unsigned char *psk, unsigned int max_psk_len) {
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ static bool parse_announcement(const struct options_t *options, const struct soc
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool tls_client(const struct keydb_t *keydb, const struct options_t *options) {
+static bool tls_client(const struct keydb_t *keydb, const struct options_t *options) {
 	client_keydb = keydb;
 
 	int sd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
@@ -206,3 +205,8 @@ bool tls_client(const struct keydb_t *keydb, const struct options_t *options) {
 
 	return true;
 }
+#endif
+
+bool keyclient_start(const struct pgmopts_client_t *opts) {
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index c92667b..ceb1649 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 #ifndef __CLIENT_H__
 #define __CLIENT_H__
 
-#include "keyfile.h"
-#include "cmdline.h"
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include "pgmopts.h"
 
 /*************** AUTO GENERATED SECTION FOLLOWS ***************/
-bool dtls_client(const struct keydb_t *keydb, const struct options_t *options);
+bool keyclient_start(const struct pgmopts_client_t *opts);
 /***************  AUTO GENERATED SECTION ENDS   ***************/
 
 #endif
diff --git a/luksrku.c b/luksrku.c
index bd53a5c..3921f9b 100644
--- a/luksrku.c
+++ b/luksrku.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "editor.h"
 #include "openssl.h"
 #include "server.h"
+#include "client.h"
 
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x010100000
 #error "luksrku requires at least OpenSSL v1.1 to work."
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ static int main_server(const struct pgmopts_server_t *opts) {
 }
 
 static int main_client(const struct pgmopts_client_t *opts) {
-	return 0;
+	log_setlvl(LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT + opts->verbosity);
+	return keyclient_start(opts) ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
diff --git a/parsers/parser_client.py b/parsers/parser_client.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..159d0aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parsers/parser_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import argparse
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog = "luksrku client", description = "Connects to a luksrku key server and unlocks local LUKS volumes.", add_help = False)
+parser.add_argument("-p", "--port", metavar = "port", default = 23170, help = "Port that is used for both UDP and TCP communication. Defaults to %(default)d.")
+parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action = "count", default = 0, help = "Increase verbosity. Can be specified multiple times.")
+parser.add_argument("filename", metavar = "filename", help = "Exported database file to load TLS-PSKs and list of disks from.")
+parser.add_argument("hostname", metavar = "hostname", nargs = "?", help = "When hostname is given, auto-searching for suitable servers is disabled and only a connection to the given hostname is attempted.")
diff --git a/parsers/parser_server.py b/parsers/parser_server.py
index 97b7951..f051267 100755
--- a/parsers/parser_server.py
+++ b/parsers/parser_server.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import argparse
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog = "luksrku server", description = "Starts an luksrku key server.", add_help = False)
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog = "luksrku server", description = "Starts a luksrku key server.", add_help = False)
 parser.add_argument("-p", "--port", metavar = "port", default = 23170, help = "Port that is used for both UDP and TCP communication. Defaults to %(default)d.")
 parser.add_argument("-s", "--silent", action = "store_true", help = "Do not answer UDP queries for clients trying to find a key server, only serve key database using TCP.")
 parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action = "count", default = 0, help = "Increase verbosity. Can be specified multiple times.")
diff --git a/pgmopts.c b/pgmopts.c
index 80f4cbb..810448e 100644
--- a/pgmopts.c
+++ b/pgmopts.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "pgmopts.h"
 #include "argparse_edit.h"
 #include "argparse_server.h"
+#include "argparse_client.h"
 
 static struct pgmopts_t pgmopts_rw;
 const struct pgmopts_t *pgmopts = &pgmopts_rw;
@@ -80,6 +81,27 @@ static bool server_callback(enum argparse_server_option_t option, const char *va
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool client_callback(enum argparse_client_option_t option, const char *value, argparse_client_errmsg_callback_t errmsg_callback) {
+	switch (option) {
+		case ARG_CLIENT_FILENAME:
+			pgmopts_rw.client.filename = value;
+			break;
+
+		case ARG_CLIENT_HOSTNAME:
+			pgmopts_rw.client.hostname = value;
+			break;
+
+		case ARG_CLIENT_PORT:
+			pgmopts_rw.client.port = atoi(value);
+			break;
+
+		case ARG_CLIENT_VERBOSE:
+			pgmopts_rw.client.verbosity++;
+			break;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void parse_pgmopts_edit(int argc, char **argv) {
 	pgmopts_rw.edit = (struct pgmopts_edit_t){
 		.verbosity = ARGPARSE_EDIT_DEFAULT_VERBOSE,
@@ -96,6 +118,14 @@ static void parse_pgmopts_server(int argc, char **argv) {
 	argparse_server_parse_or_quit(argc - 1, argv + 1, server_callback, NULL);
 }
 
+static void parse_pgmopts_client(int argc, char **argv) {
+	pgmopts_rw.client = (struct pgmopts_client_t){
+		.port = ARGPARSE_SERVER_DEFAULT_PORT,
+		.verbosity = ARGPARSE_SERVER_DEFAULT_VERBOSE,
+	};
+	argparse_client_parse_or_quit(argc - 1, argv + 1, client_callback, NULL);
+}
+
 void parse_pgmopts_or_quit(int argc, char **argv) {
 	if (argc < 2) {
 		show_syntax("no command supplied", argc, argv);
@@ -109,6 +139,9 @@ void parse_pgmopts_or_quit(int argc, char **argv) {
 	} else if (!strcasecmp(command, "server")) {
 		pgmopts_rw.pgm = PGM_SERVER;
 		parse_pgmopts_server(argc, argv);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(command, "client")) {
+		pgmopts_rw.pgm = PGM_CLIENT;
+		parse_pgmopts_client(argc, argv);
 	} else {
 		show_syntax("unsupported command supplied", argc, argv);
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/pgmopts.h b/pgmopts.h
index 21f047d..5085c49 100644
--- a/pgmopts.h
+++ b/pgmopts.h
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ struct pgmopts_server_t {
 };
 
 struct pgmopts_client_t {
+	const char *filename;
+	const char *hostname;
+	unsigned int port;
 	unsigned int verbosity;
 };
 
diff --git a/server.c b/server.c
index e71258c..ebcfd6f 100644
--- a/server.c
+++ b/server.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "pgmopts.h"
 #include "uuid.h"
 #include "thread.h"
+#include "keydb.h"
 
 static int create_tcp_server_socket(int port) {
 	int s;
@@ -82,65 +83,6 @@ static const struct keyentry_t *server_key;
 
 
 
-/* Wait for the socket to become acceptable or time out after given number of
- * milliseconds. Return true if acceptable socket is present or false if
- * timeout occured. */
-static bool socket_wait_acceptable(int sd, int timeout_millis) {
-	struct timeval tv;
-	memset(&tv, 0, sizeof(tv));
-	tv.tv_usec = timeout_millis * 1000;
-
-	fd_set fds;
-	FD_ZERO(&fds);
-	FD_SET(sd, &fds);
-
-	int result = select(sd + 1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
-	return result != 0;
-}
-
-static int create_udp_socket(void) {
-	int sd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
-	if (sd < 0) {
-		log_libc(LLVL_ERROR, "Unable to create UDP server socket(2)");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	{
-		int value = 1;
-		if (setsockopt(sd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST, &value, sizeof(value))) {
-			log_libc(LLVL_ERROR, "Unable to set UDP socket in broadcast mode using setsockopt(2)");
-			close(sd);
-			return -1;
-		}
-	}
-
-
-	return sd;
-}
-
-static bool send_udp_broadcast_message(int sd, int port, const void *data, int length) {
-	struct sockaddr_in destination;
-	memset(&destination, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
-	destination.sin_family = AF_INET;
-	destination.sin_port = htons(port);
-	destination.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_BROADCAST);
-
-	if (sendto(sd, data, length, 0, (struct sockaddr *)&destination, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in)) < 0) {
-		log_libc(LLVL_ERROR, "Unable to sendto(2)");
-		return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
-static bool announce_waiting_message(int sd, int port, const struct keyentry_t *key) {
-	struct announcement_t msg;
-	const uint8_t magic[16] = CLIENT_ANNOUNCE_MAGIC;
-	memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
-	memcpy(msg.magic, magic, 16);
-	memcpy(msg.host_uuid, key->host_uuid, 16);
-
-	return send_udp_broadcast_message(sd, port, &msg, sizeof(msg));
-}
-
 static bool unlock_disk(const struct diskentry_t *disk, const uint8_t *passphrase, int passphrase_length) {
 	char ascii_uuid[40];
 	sprintf_uuid(ascii_uuid, disk->disk_uuid);
diff --git a/server.h b/server.h
index 9bd8805..763e2f9 100644
--- a/server.h
+++ b/server.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #define __SERVER_H__
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
-#include "keydb.h"
 #include "pgmopts.h"
 
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