diff --git a/cmd/scepclient/scepclient.go b/cmd/scepclient/scepclient.go
index 3cfe22d..d8ac7ba 100644
--- a/cmd/scepclient/scepclient.go
+++ b/cmd/scepclient/scepclient.go
@@ -115,15 +115,15 @@ func run(cfg runCfg) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	var certs []*x509.Certificate
+	var caCerts []*x509.Certificate
 	{
 		if certNum > 1 {
-			certs, err = scep.CACerts(resp)
+			caCerts, err = scep.CACerts(resp)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		} else {
-			certs, err = x509.ParseCertificates(resp)
+			caCerts, err = x509.ParseCertificates(resp)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func run(cfg runCfg) error {
 	}
 
 	if cfg.debug {
-		logCerts(level.Debug(logger), certs)
+		logCerts(level.Debug(logger), caCerts)
 	}
 
 	var signerCert *x509.Certificate
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func run(cfg runCfg) error {
 
 	tmpl := &scep.PKIMessage{
 		MessageType: msgType,
-		Recipients:  certs,
+		Recipients:  caCerts,
 		SignerKey:   key,
 		SignerCert:  signerCert,
 	}
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func run(cfg runCfg) error {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "PKIOperation for %s", msgType)
 		}
 
-		respMsg, err = scep.ParsePKIMessage(respBytes, scep.WithLogger(logger), scep.WithCACerts(msg.Recipients))
+		respMsg, err = scep.ParsePKIMessage(respBytes, scep.WithLogger(logger), scep.WithCACerts(caCerts))
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "parsing pkiMessage response %s", msgType)
 		}
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func validateFingerprint(fingerprint string) (hash []byte, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func validateFlags(keyPath, serverURL string) error {
+func validateFlags(keyPath, serverURL, caFingerprint string, useKeyEnciphermentSelector bool) error {
 	if keyPath == "" {
 		return errors.New("must specify private key path")
 	}
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ func validateFlags(keyPath, serverURL string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid server-url flag parameter %s", err)
 	}
+	if caFingerprint != "" && useKeyEnciphermentSelector {
+		return errors.New("ca-fingerprint and key-encipherment-selector can't be used at the same time")
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -285,12 +288,15 @@ func main() {
 		flDNSName           = flag.String("dnsname", "", "DNS name to be included in the certificate (SAN)")
 
 		// in case of multiple certificate authorities, we need to figure out who the recipient of the encrypted
-		// data is.
-		flCAFingerprint = flag.String("ca-fingerprint", "", "SHA-256 digest of CA certificate for NDES server. Note: Changed from MD5.")
+		// data is. This can be done using either the CA fingerprint, or based on the key usage encoded in the
+		// certificates returned by the authority.
+		flCAFingerprint           = flag.String("ca-fingerprint", "", "SHA-256 digest of CA certificate for NDES server. Note: Changed from MD5.")
+		flKeyEnciphermentSelector = flag.Bool("key-encipherment-selector", false, "Filter CA certificates by key encipherment usage")
 
 		flDebugLogging = flag.Bool("debug", false, "enable debug logging")
 		flLogJSON      = flag.Bool("log-json", false, "use JSON for log output")
 	)
+
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	// print version information
@@ -299,19 +305,22 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
-	if err := validateFlags(*flPKeyPath, *flServerURL); err != nil {
+	if err := validateFlags(*flPKeyPath, *flServerURL, *flCAFingerprint, *flKeyEnciphermentSelector); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	caCertsSelector := scep.NopCertsSelector()
-	if *flCAFingerprint != "" {
+	switch {
+	case *flCAFingerprint != "":
 		hash, err := validateFingerprint(*flCAFingerprint)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("invalid fingerprint: %s\n", err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		caCertsSelector = scep.FingerprintCertsSelector(fingerprintHashType, hash)
+	case *flKeyEnciphermentSelector:
+		caCertsSelector = scep.EnciphermentCertsSelector()
 	}
 
 	dir := filepath.Dir(*flPKeyPath)