diff --git a/src/pk/dsa/dsa_import.c b/src/pk/dsa/dsa_import.c
index 3934765..08d64b7 100644
--- a/src/pk/dsa/dsa_import.c
+++ b/src/pk/dsa/dsa_import.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 */
 int dsa_import(const unsigned char *in, unsigned long inlen, dsa_key *key)
 {
-   int           err;
+   int           err, stat;
    unsigned long zero = 0;
    unsigned char* tmpbuf = NULL;
    unsigned char flags[1];
@@ -116,10 +116,21 @@ int dsa_import(const unsigned char *in, unsigned long inlen, dsa_key *key)
    }
 
 LBL_OK:
-  key->qord = mp_unsigned_bin_size(key->q);
+   key->qord = mp_unsigned_bin_size(key->q);
 
-  if (key->qord >= LTC_MDSA_MAX_GROUP || key->qord <= 15 ||
-      (unsigned long)key->qord >= mp_unsigned_bin_size(key->p) || (mp_unsigned_bin_size(key->p) - key->qord) >= LTC_MDSA_DELTA) {
+   /* quick p, q, g validation, without primality testing */
+   if ((err = dsa_int_validate_pqg(key, &stat)) != CRYPT_OK) {
+      goto LBL_ERR;
+   }
+   if (stat == 0) {
+      err = CRYPT_INVALID_PACKET;
+      goto LBL_ERR;
+   }
+   /* validate x, y */
+   if ((err = dsa_int_validate_xy(key, &stat)) != CRYPT_OK) {
+      goto LBL_ERR;
+   }
+   if (stat == 0) {
       err = CRYPT_INVALID_PACKET;
       goto LBL_ERR;
    }