diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/protection/UnlockSecretKey.java b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/protection/UnlockSecretKey.java
index 42a5b9b7..78c849ab 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/protection/UnlockSecretKey.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/protection/UnlockSecretKey.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPException;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPPrivateKey;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSecretKey;
 import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.operator.PBESecretKeyDecryptor;
+import org.pgpainless.PGPainless;
 import org.pgpainless.exception.KeyIntegrityException;
 import org.pgpainless.exception.WrongPassphraseException;
 import org.pgpainless.key.info.KeyInfo;
@@ -51,7 +52,9 @@ public final class UnlockSecretKey {
             throw new PGPException("Cannot decrypt secret key.");
         }
 
-        PublicKeyParameterValidationUtil.verifyPublicKeyParameterIntegrity(privateKey, secretKey.getPublicKey());
+        if (PGPainless.getPolicy().isEnableKeyParameterValidation()) {
+            PublicKeyParameterValidationUtil.verifyPublicKeyParameterIntegrity(privateKey, secretKey.getPublicKey());
+        }
 
         return privateKey;
     }
diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/policy/Policy.java b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/policy/Policy.java
index ad9f0635..3556f104 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/policy/Policy.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/policy/Policy.java
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public final class Policy {
     // Signers User-ID is soon to be deprecated.
     private SignerUserIdValidationLevel signerUserIdValidationLevel = SignerUserIdValidationLevel.DISABLED;
 
+    private boolean enableKeyParameterValidation = false;
+
     public enum SignerUserIdValidationLevel {
         /**
          * PGPainless will verify {@link org.bouncycastle.bcpg.sig.SignerUserID} subpackets in signatures strictly.
@@ -701,4 +703,31 @@ public final class Policy {
         this.signerUserIdValidationLevel = signerUserIdValidationLevel;
         return this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Enable or disable validation of public key parameters when unlocking private keys.
+     * Disabled by default.
+     * When enabled, PGPainless will validate, whether public key parameters have been tampered with.
+     * This is a countermeasure against possible attacks described in the paper
+     * "Victory by KO: Attacking OpenPGP Using Key Overwriting" by Lara Bruseghini, Daniel Huigens, and Kenneth G. Paterson.
+     * Since these attacks are only possible in very special conditions (attacker has access to the encrypted private key),
+     * and the countermeasures are very costly, they are disabled by default, but can be enabled using this method.
+     *
+     * @see <a href="https://www.kopenpgp.com/#paper">KOpenPGP.com</a>
+     * @param enable boolean
+     * @return this
+     */
+    public Policy setEnableKeyParameterValidation(boolean enable) {
+        this.enableKeyParameterValidation = enable;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return true, if countermeasures against the KOpenPGP attacks are enabled, false otherwise.
+     *
+     * @return true if countermeasures are enabled, false otherwise.
+     */
+    public boolean isEnableKeyParameterValidation() {
+        return enableKeyParameterValidation;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/investigations/ModifiedPublicKeysInvestigation.java b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/investigations/ModifiedPublicKeysInvestigation.java
index ba16e2d0..6930f78f 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/investigations/ModifiedPublicKeysInvestigation.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/investigations/ModifiedPublicKeysInvestigation.java
@@ -212,10 +212,12 @@ public class ModifiedPublicKeysInvestigation {
         SecretKeyRingProtector protector = SecretKeyRingProtector.unlockAnyKeyWith(Passphrase.fromPassword("12345678"));
         PGPSecretKeyRing dsa = PGPainless.readKeyRing().secretKeyRing(DSA);
 
+        PGPainless.getPolicy().setEnableKeyParameterValidation(true);
         assertThrows(KeyIntegrityException.class, () ->
                 UnlockSecretKey.unlockSecretKey(dsa.getSecretKey(KeyIdUtil.fromLongKeyId("b1bd1f049ec87f3d")), protector));
         assertThrows(KeyIntegrityException.class, () ->
                 UnlockSecretKey.unlockSecretKey(dsa.getSecretKey(KeyIdUtil.fromLongKeyId("f5ffdf6d71dd5789")), protector));
+        PGPainless.getPolicy().setEnableKeyParameterValidation(false);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -223,8 +225,10 @@ public class ModifiedPublicKeysInvestigation {
         SecretKeyRingProtector protector = SecretKeyRingProtector.unlockAnyKeyWith(Passphrase.fromPassword("12345678"));
         PGPSecretKeyRing elgamal = PGPainless.readKeyRing().secretKeyRing(ELGAMAL);
 
+        PGPainless.getPolicy().setEnableKeyParameterValidation(true);
         assertThrows(KeyIntegrityException.class, () ->
                 UnlockSecretKey.unlockSecretKey(elgamal.getSecretKey(KeyIdUtil.fromLongKeyId("f5ffdf6d71dd5789")), protector));
+        PGPainless.getPolicy().setEnableKeyParameterValidation(false);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -232,8 +236,10 @@ public class ModifiedPublicKeysInvestigation {
         PGPSecretKeyRing secretKeys = PGPainless.readKeyRing().secretKeyRing(INJECTED_KEY);
         SecretKeyRingProtector protector = SecretKeyRingProtector.unlockAnyKeyWith(Passphrase.fromPassword("pass"));
 
+        PGPainless.getPolicy().setEnableKeyParameterValidation(true);
         assertThrows(KeyIntegrityException.class, () ->
                 UnlockSecretKey.unlockSecretKey(secretKeys.getSecretKey(), protector));
+        PGPainless.getPolicy().setEnableKeyParameterValidation(false);
     }
 
     @Test