diff --git a/src/daemon/MoneroDaemon.h b/src/daemon/MoneroDaemon.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bc4ecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/daemon/MoneroDaemon.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include "include_base_utils.h"
+#include "common/util.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+/**
+ * Public interface for libmonero library.
+ */
+namespace monero {
+
+  /**
+   * Enumerates Monero network types.
+   */
+  enum MoneroNetworkType : uint8_t {
+      MAINNET = 0,
+      TESTNET,
+      STAGENET
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Models a connection to a daemon.
+   */
+  struct MoneroRpcConnection {
+    //MoneroRpcConnection() : uri(""), username(""), password("")) {}
+    MoneroRpcConnection(const string& uri = "", const string& username = "", const epee::wipeable_string& password = epee::wipeable_string()) : uri(uri), username(username), password(password) {}
+    const string uri;
+    const string username;
+    const epee::wipeable_string& password;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp
index dde1f24..ef35fb5 100644
--- a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include "MoneroWallet.h"
 
-using namespace std;
-using namespace epee;
-
 bool MoneroWallet::walletExists(const string& path) {
   cout << "walletExists(" << path << ")" << endl;
   bool keyFileExists;
@@ -17,13 +14,12 @@ MoneroWallet::MoneroWallet() {
   cout << "MoneroWallet()" << endl;
 }
 
-MoneroWallet::MoneroWallet(network_type networkType, const string& daemonConnection, const string& language) {
+MoneroWallet::MoneroWallet(network_type networkType, const MoneroRpcConnection& daemonConnection, const string& language) {
   wallet2 = new tools::wallet2(networkType, 1, true);
-  MoneroWallet::setDaemonConnection(daemonConnection, nullptr, nullptr);
+  MoneroWallet::setDaemonConnection(daemonConnection.uri, daemonConnection.username, daemonConnection.password);
   wallet2->set_seed_language(language);
   crypto::secret_key recovery_val, secret_key;
   wallet2->generate(string(""), string(""), secret_key, false, false);
-  cout << "MoneroWallet(3)" << endl;
 }
 
 MoneroWallet::MoneroWallet(const string& mnemonic, network_type networkType, const string& daemonConnection, uint64_t restoreHeight) {
diff --git a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h
index ea8aaa7..77fd6ad 100644
--- a/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/MoneroWallet.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+#include "daemon/MoneroDaemon.h"
 #include "wallet/wallet2.h"
 
 using namespace std;
+using namespace monero;
 using namespace crypto;
 using namespace cryptonote;
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ using namespace cryptonote;
    * @param daemonConnection is connection information to a daemon (default = an unconnected wallet)
    * @param language is the wallet and mnemonic's language (default = "English")
    */
-  MoneroWallet(network_type networkType, const string& daemonConnection, const string& language);
+  MoneroWallet(network_type networkType, const MoneroRpcConnection& daemonConnection, const string& language);
 
   /**
    * Construct a wallet from a mnemonic phrase.