diff --git a/ferveo-python/examples/exception.py b/ferveo-python/examples/exception.py
index 4e16aea9..daa067b7 100644
--- a/ferveo-python/examples/exception.py
+++ b/ferveo-python/examples/exception.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def gen_eth_addr(i: int) -> str:
 
 validator_keypairs = [Keypair.random() for _ in range(0, shares_num)]
 validators = [
-    Validator(gen_eth_addr(i), keypair.public_key())
+    Validator(gen_eth_addr(i), keypair.public_key(), i)
     for i, keypair in enumerate(validator_keypairs)
 ]
 
diff --git a/ferveo-python/examples/server_api_precomputed.py b/ferveo-python/examples/server_api_precomputed.py
index 7c433e96..72263405 100644
--- a/ferveo-python/examples/server_api_precomputed.py
+++ b/ferveo-python/examples/server_api_precomputed.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def gen_eth_addr(i: int) -> str:
 
 validator_keypairs = [Keypair.random() for _ in range(0, shares_num)]
 validators = [
-    Validator(gen_eth_addr(i), keypair.public_key())
+    Validator(gen_eth_addr(i), keypair.public_key(), i)
     for i, keypair in enumerate(validator_keypairs)
 ]
 
diff --git a/ferveo-python/examples/server_api_simple.py b/ferveo-python/examples/server_api_simple.py
index 4f9e8447..5fd2c8e5 100644
--- a/ferveo-python/examples/server_api_simple.py
+++ b/ferveo-python/examples/server_api_simple.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def gen_eth_addr(i: int) -> str:
 shares_num = 4
 validator_keypairs = [Keypair.random() for _ in range(0, shares_num)]
 validators = [
-    Validator(gen_eth_addr(i), keypair.public_key())
+    Validator(gen_eth_addr(i), keypair.public_key(), i)
     for i, keypair in enumerate(validator_keypairs)
 ]
 
diff --git a/ferveo-python/test/test_ferveo.py b/ferveo-python/test/test_ferveo.py
index 6f00b6df..b3496d3e 100644
--- a/ferveo-python/test/test_ferveo.py
+++ b/ferveo-python/test/test_ferveo.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def scenario_for_variant(variant: FerveoVariant, shares_num, threshold, shares_t
     tau = 1
     validator_keypairs = [Keypair.random() for _ in range(0, shares_num)]
     validators = [
-        Validator(gen_eth_addr(i), keypair.public_key())
+        Validator(gen_eth_addr(i), keypair.public_key(), i)
         for i, keypair in enumerate(validator_keypairs)
     ]
     validators.sort(key=lambda v: v.address)
diff --git a/ferveo-python/test/test_serialization.py b/ferveo-python/test/test_serialization.py
index 57032c6a..6c600771 100644
--- a/ferveo-python/test/test_serialization.py
+++ b/ferveo-python/test/test_serialization.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def gen_eth_addr(i: int) -> str:
 shares_num = 4
 validator_keypairs = [Keypair.random() for _ in range(shares_num)]
 validators = [
-    Validator(gen_eth_addr(i), keypair.public_key())
+    Validator(gen_eth_addr(i), keypair.public_key(), i)
     for i, keypair in enumerate(validator_keypairs)
 ]
 validators.sort(key=lambda v: v.address)
diff --git a/ferveo-wasm/examples/node/src/main.test.ts b/ferveo-wasm/examples/node/src/main.test.ts
index 047beeb5..5814a53d 100644
--- a/ferveo-wasm/examples/node/src/main.test.ts
+++ b/ferveo-wasm/examples/node/src/main.test.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function setupTest(sharesNum :number, threshold: number) {
   for (let i = 0; i < sharesNum; i++) {
     const keypair = Keypair.random();
     validatorKeypairs.push(keypair);
-    const validator = new Validator(genEthAddr(i), keypair.publicKey);
+    const validator = new Validator(genEthAddr(i), keypair.publicKey, i);
     validators.push(validator);
   }
 
diff --git a/ferveo/benches/benchmarks/validity_checks.rs b/ferveo/benches/benchmarks/validity_checks.rs
index cc7266f7..e6a27b74 100644
--- a/ferveo/benches/benchmarks/validity_checks.rs
+++ b/ferveo/benches/benchmarks/validity_checks.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ fn gen_validators(
         .map(|i| Validator {
             address: gen_address(i),
             public_key: keypairs[i].public_key(),
+            share_index: i as u32,
         })
         .collect()
 }
diff --git a/ferveo/examples/bench_primitives_size.rs b/ferveo/examples/bench_primitives_size.rs
index 79afb8a4..8f993c36 100644
--- a/ferveo/examples/bench_primitives_size.rs
+++ b/ferveo/examples/bench_primitives_size.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ fn gen_validators(
         .map(|i| Validator {
             address: gen_address(i),
             public_key: keypairs[i].public_key(),
+            share_index: i as u32,
         })
         .collect()
 }
diff --git a/ferveo/src/api.rs b/ferveo/src/api.rs
index 3c2295d1..b8c0febf 100644
--- a/ferveo/src/api.rs
+++ b/ferveo/src/api.rs
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ mod test_ferveo_api {
             .map(|(i, keypair)| Validator {
                 address: gen_address(i),
                 public_key: keypair.public_key(),
+                share_index: i as u32,
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
diff --git a/ferveo/src/bindings_python.rs b/ferveo/src/bindings_python.rs
index f897c8f6..3b2d4ef0 100644
--- a/ferveo/src/bindings_python.rs
+++ b/ferveo/src/bindings_python.rs
@@ -396,8 +396,9 @@ impl Validator {
     pub fn new(
         address: String,
         public_key: &FerveoPublicKey,
+        share_index: u32,
     ) -> PyResult<Self> {
-        let validator = api::Validator::new(address, public_key.0)
+        let validator = api::Validator::new(address, public_key.0, share_index)
             .map_err(|err| FerveoPythonError::Other(err.to_string()))?;
         Ok(Self(validator))
     }
@@ -756,8 +757,12 @@ mod test_ferveo_python {
             .iter()
             .enumerate()
             .map(|(i, keypair)| {
-                Validator::new(format!("0x{i:040}"), &keypair.public_key())
-                    .unwrap()
+                Validator::new(
+                    format!("0x{i:040}"),
+                    &keypair.public_key(),
+                    i as u32,
+                )
+                .unwrap()
             })
             .collect();
 
diff --git a/ferveo/src/bindings_wasm.rs b/ferveo/src/bindings_wasm.rs
index a1310277..1c0d2a0b 100644
--- a/ferveo/src/bindings_wasm.rs
+++ b/ferveo/src/bindings_wasm.rs
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ impl EthereumAddress {
 pub struct Validator {
     address: EthereumAddress,
     public_key: FerveoPublicKey,
+    share_index: u32,
 }
 
 #[wasm_bindgen]
@@ -429,11 +430,13 @@ impl Validator {
     pub fn new(
         address: &EthereumAddress,
         public_key: &FerveoPublicKey,
+        share_index: u32,
     ) -> JsResult<Validator> {
         set_panic_hook();
         Ok(Self {
             address: address.clone(),
             public_key: public_key.clone(),
+            share_index,
         })
     }
 
@@ -442,6 +445,7 @@ impl Validator {
         Ok(api::Validator {
             address: self.address.0.clone(),
             public_key: self.public_key.0,
+            share_index: self.share_index,
         })
     }
 
@@ -610,6 +614,7 @@ pub mod test_common {
         Validator {
             address: gen_address(i),
             public_key: keypair.public_key(),
+            share_index: i as u32,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ferveo/src/dkg.rs b/ferveo/src/dkg.rs
index e13c4894..ef5d0bf0 100644
--- a/ferveo/src/dkg.rs
+++ b/ferveo/src/dkg.rs
@@ -375,12 +375,12 @@ mod test_dkg_init {
     #[test]
     fn test_dkg_fail_unknown_validator() {
         let rng = &mut ark_std::test_rng();
-        let shares_num = 4;
-        let known_keypairs = gen_keypairs(shares_num);
+        let known_keypairs = gen_keypairs(SHARES_NUM);
         let unknown_keypair = ferveo_common::Keypair::<E>::new(rng);
         let unknown_validator = Validator::<E> {
-            address: gen_address((shares_num + 1) as usize),
+            address: gen_address((SHARES_NUM + 1) as usize),
             public_key: unknown_keypair.public_key(),
+            share_index: SHARES_NUM + 5, // Not in the validator set
         };
         let err = PubliclyVerifiableDkg::<E>::new(
             &gen_validators(&known_keypairs),
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ mod test_dealing {
         let sender = Validator::<E> {
             address: gen_address(unknown_validator_i as usize),
             public_key: ferveo_common::Keypair::<E>::new(rng).public_key(),
+            share_index: dkg.dkg_params.shares_num + 5, // Not in the validator set
         };
         // check that verification fails
         assert!(dkg.verify_message(&sender, &pvss).is_err());
diff --git a/ferveo/src/pvss.rs b/ferveo/src/pvss.rs
index c8498bb7..193f3c4f 100644
--- a/ferveo/src/pvss.rs
+++ b/ferveo/src/pvss.rs
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ mod test_pvss {
     use ark_bls12_381::Bls12_381 as EllipticCurve;
     use ark_ec::AffineRepr;
     use ark_ff::UniformRand;
-    use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
+    use rand::prelude::SliceRandom;
 
     use super::*;
     use crate::{test_common::*, utils::is_sorted, DkgParams};
diff --git a/ferveo/src/test_common.rs b/ferveo/src/test_common.rs
index 22d072a2..21739c7e 100644
--- a/ferveo/src/test_common.rs
+++ b/ferveo/src/test_common.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub fn gen_validators(keypairs: &[Keypair<E>]) -> Vec<Validator<E>> {
         .map(|(i, keypair)| Validator {
             address: gen_address(i),
             public_key: keypair.public_key(),
+            share_index: i as u32,
         })
         .collect()
 }
@@ -47,8 +48,7 @@ pub fn setup_dkg_for_n_validators(
     my_validator_index: usize,
 ) -> TestSetup {
     let keypairs = gen_keypairs(shares_num);
-    let mut validators = gen_validators(keypairs.as_slice());
-    validators.sort();
+    let validators = gen_validators(keypairs.as_slice());
     let me = validators[my_validator_index].clone();
     let dkg = PubliclyVerifiableDkg::new(
         &validators,
diff --git a/ferveo/src/validator.rs b/ferveo/src/validator.rs
index d931ca06..146e62eb 100644
--- a/ferveo/src/validator.rs
+++ b/ferveo/src/validator.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ pub struct Validator<E: Pairing> {
     pub address: EthereumAddress,
     /// The Public key
     pub public_key: PublicKey<E>,
+    /// The index of the validator in the given ritual
+    pub share_index: u32,
 }
 
 impl<E: Pairing> PartialOrd for Validator<E> {
@@ -64,10 +66,12 @@ impl<E: Pairing> Validator<E> {
     pub fn new(
         address: String,
         public_key: PublicKey<E>,
+        share_index: u32,
     ) -> Result<Self, EthereumAddressParseError> {
         Ok(Self {
             address: EthereumAddress::from_str(&address)?,
             public_key,
+            share_index,
         })
     }
 }