diff --git a/bindings/channels.go b/bindings/channels.go
index c06e1b360bed9da0149ae077ddb1c4ba6d319c75..07d34441ca2b15db49452d303004a8e47b23d137 100644
--- a/bindings/channels.go
+++ b/bindings/channels.go
@@ -780,6 +780,12 @@ func (cm *ChannelsManager) GetIdentity() ([]byte, error) {
 	return json.Marshal(&i)
 }
 
+// ExportPrivateIdentity encrypts and exports the private identity to a portable
+// string.
+func (cm *ChannelsManager) ExportPrivateIdentity(password string) ([]byte, error) {
+	return cm.api.ExportPrivateIdentity(password)
+}
+
 // GetStorageTag returns the storage tag needed to reload the manager.
 func (cm *ChannelsManager) GetStorageTag() string {
 	return cm.api.GetStorageTag()
diff --git a/channels/interface.go b/channels/interface.go
index 1d1874693d0aa80f4a5a1810b790436d2da58240..b7def830340c4eea3aff959d0909f9f7b21962b5 100644
--- a/channels/interface.go
+++ b/channels/interface.go
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ type Manager interface {
 	// GetIdentity returns the public identity associated with this channel manager
 	GetIdentity() cryptoChannel.Identity
 
+	// ExportPrivateIdentity encrypts and exports the private identity to a
+	// portable string.
+	ExportPrivateIdentity(password string) ([]byte, error)
+
 	// GetStorageTag returns the tag at which this manager is store for loading
 	// it is derived from the public key
 	GetStorageTag() string
diff --git a/channels/manager.go b/channels/manager.go
index f3de1b863b589c23f50f04e2f78f9f14c88924d0..d4159c5c12e8fc73b837953f043b83b2e1dd4052 100644
--- a/channels/manager.go
+++ b/channels/manager.go
@@ -238,6 +238,14 @@ func (m *manager) GetIdentity() cryptoChannel.Identity {
 	return m.me.Identity
 }
 
+// ExportPrivateIdentity encrypts and exports the private identity to a portable
+// string.
+func (m *manager) ExportPrivateIdentity(password string) ([]byte, error) {
+	rng := m.rng.GetStream()
+	defer rng.Close()
+	return m.me.Export(password, rng)
+}
+
 func getStorageTag(pub ed25519.PublicKey) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(storageTagFormat, base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(pub))
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3defe062c0381e443f4a827f396d4bd85528ab57..7280c5053f1f503b454c5ad65a1ca090f8bd57bd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20211222005329-7d931ceead6f
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221011183106-8c4450ba3cfb
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20221003185354-b091598d2322
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20221014161526-ce04e14b9f80
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.2.1
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20220901220638-1acc75fabdc6
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20221005205845-b34d538ffd85
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e283526bded061afbaa498703e4448f550a9fef8..efa433d48dccb1d9a7c116ae0ac578f9a153cf35 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -629,31 +629,13 @@ github.com/zeebo/pcg v1.0.1 h1:lyqfGeWiv4ahac6ttHs+I5hwtH/+1mrhlCtVNQM2kHo=
 github.com/zeebo/pcg v1.0.1/go.mod h1:09F0S9iiKrwn9rlI5yjLkmrug154/YRW6KnnXVDM/l4=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20211222005329-7d931ceead6f h1:yXGvNBqzZwAhDYlSnxPRbgor6JWoOt1Z7s3z1O9JR40=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20211222005329-7d931ceead6f/go.mod h1:H6jztdm0k+wEV2QGK/KYA+MY9nj9Zzatux/qIvDDv3k=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20220913220502-eed192f654bd h1:2nHE7EoptSTBFjCxMeAveKT6urbguCwgg8Jx7XYEVe4=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20220913220502-eed192f654bd/go.mod h1:AO6XkMhaHJW8eXlgL5m3UUcJqsSP8F5Wm1GX+wyq/rw=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20220916185715-f1e9a5eda939 h1:+VRx2ULHKs040bBhDAOKNCZnbcXxUk3jD9JoKQzQpLk=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20220916185715-f1e9a5eda939/go.mod h1:AO6XkMhaHJW8eXlgL5m3UUcJqsSP8F5Wm1GX+wyq/rw=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221005205938-10f2defa5b33 h1:mtn/b+/+cMoZNSEo6293U48uqz+aE0si90mPwlhh08w=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221005205938-10f2defa5b33/go.mod h1:oRteMH+R5t1j/FZ+KJJnZUcqJO2sLXnWksN5HPkZUIo=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221010233602-6ed8c94ddac0 h1:Z8VcCdfmA1AHlGdPe/L8QSGhbjSW2NyCNrDxzByfuqI=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221010233602-6ed8c94ddac0/go.mod h1:oRteMH+R5t1j/FZ+KJJnZUcqJO2sLXnWksN5HPkZUIo=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221011164757-27723f6e2a41 h1:xUjEFv7aoiJFCLpTMBPhCjNUWan8+b0GFnjwHORJvU4=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221011164757-27723f6e2a41/go.mod h1:oRteMH+R5t1j/FZ+KJJnZUcqJO2sLXnWksN5HPkZUIo=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221011183106-8c4450ba3cfb h1:aw7Ao1oqho+97gO35HkzBmv2e25qluRXEiNXw/oD8MM=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20221011183106-8c4450ba3cfb/go.mod h1:oRteMH+R5t1j/FZ+KJJnZUcqJO2sLXnWksN5HPkZUIo=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.0-20200804182833-984246dea2c4/go.mod h1:ucm9SFKJo+K0N2GwRRpaNr+tKXMIOVWzmyUD0SbOu2c=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.3/go.mod h1:ZNgBOblhYToR4m8tj4cMvJ9UsJAUKq+p0gCp07WQmhA=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220913220142-ab0771bad0af/go.mod h1:QF8SzsrYh9Elip9EUYUDAhPjqO9DGrrrQxYHvn+VXok=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220920002307-5541473e9aa7 h1:9IsBtL8zcUG86XcfNUVIKcnlL5tyKlyQt1cJ5nogr1U=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220920002307-5541473e9aa7/go.mod h1:QF8SzsrYh9Elip9EUYUDAhPjqO9DGrrrQxYHvn+VXok=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220923135535-fb10d313632a h1:n12oIGF9GzfA/0ZTggCjubTxOZPF8p9WINfkdko9e7E=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220923135535-fb10d313632a/go.mod h1:QF8SzsrYh9Elip9EUYUDAhPjqO9DGrrrQxYHvn+VXok=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220923164228-3f5620181081 h1:xrTNr42Id8rvq6zH+pkoxxCrLhFMpkMC3f34y5mUfQE=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220923164228-3f5620181081/go.mod h1:QF8SzsrYh9Elip9EUYUDAhPjqO9DGrrrQxYHvn+VXok=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220923233816-0364f1b203c6 h1:ZCMqzKB86nrs9ldIoF2ZHvcExrkXIIIeH2RlNVwZx2A=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220923233816-0364f1b203c6/go.mod h1:QF8SzsrYh9Elip9EUYUDAhPjqO9DGrrrQxYHvn+VXok=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20221003185354-b091598d2322 h1:8unQE70BDNRXTWUbjOO9d4kWyh19LySlTZo0Jqx0gPE=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20221003185354-b091598d2322/go.mod h1:QF8SzsrYh9Elip9EUYUDAhPjqO9DGrrrQxYHvn+VXok=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20221014161526-ce04e14b9f80 h1:M9imzr2ZrD0GXsR+nfrzLnJ8Y9axj2Pvq8CTDE+IQb4=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20221014161526-ce04e14b9f80/go.mod h1:QF8SzsrYh9Elip9EUYUDAhPjqO9DGrrrQxYHvn+VXok=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.2.1 h1:dtwbt6KmAXG2Tik5d60iDz2fLhoFBgWwST03p7T+9Is=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.2.1/go.mod h1:USLD7xeDnuZEavygdrgzNEwZXeLQJK/w1a+htpN+JEU=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.0-20200731184040-494269b53b4d/go.mod h1:OQgUZq7SjnE0b+8+iIAT2eqQF+2IFHn73tOo+aV11mg=
@@ -665,10 +647,6 @@ gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20220810173935-592f34a88326/go.mod h1:9Bb
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20220901220638-1acc75fabdc6 h1:/cxxZBP5jTPDpC3zgOx9vV1ojmJyG8pYtkl3IbcewNQ=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20220901220638-1acc75fabdc6/go.mod h1:9Bb2+u+CDSwsEU5Droo6saDAXuBDvLRjexpBhPAYxhA=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.0-20200805174823-841427dd5023/go.mod h1:owEcxTRl7gsoM8c3RQ5KAm5GstxrJp5tn+6JfQ4z5Hw=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20220913215811-c4bf83b27de3 h1:7mReTvEUVoI5Qpltcmbodc/j6rdPPHDIvenY4ZmWP7o=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20220913215811-c4bf83b27de3/go.mod h1:E2QKOKyPKLRjLUwMxgZpTKueEsHDEqshfqOHJ54ttxU=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20220916185248-8a984b8594de h1:44VKuVgT6X1l+MX8/oNmYORA+pa4nkOWV8hYxi4SCzc=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20220916185248-8a984b8594de/go.mod h1:E2QKOKyPKLRjLUwMxgZpTKueEsHDEqshfqOHJ54ttxU=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20221005205845-b34d538ffd85 h1:bX2IYFnEbWTNGhZHfzHME19pkfD4Q7oTxFGI70PM2PM=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20221005205845-b34d538ffd85/go.mod h1:E2QKOKyPKLRjLUwMxgZpTKueEsHDEqshfqOHJ54ttxU=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.3/go.mod h1:DF2HYvvCw9wkBybXcXAgQMzX+MiGbFPjwt3t17VRqRE=
@@ -679,7 +657,6 @@ gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.0-20200803231956-9b192c57ea7c/go.mod h1:wt
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.0-20200804183002-f99f7a7284da/go.mod h1:OK9xevzWCaPO7b1wiluVJGk7R5ZsuC7pHY5hteZFQug=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.2/go.mod h1:cs0QlFpdMDI6lAo61lDRH2JZz+3aVkHy+QogOB6F/qc=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20220222211843-901fa4a2d72b/go.mod h1:9imZHvYwNFobxueSvVtHneZLk9wTK7HQTzxPm+zhFhE=
-gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20220809193445-9fc0a5209548 h1:6orM1nSt9H/uN/oqbF8RYmwZ/OuWU6h79Fp+tWeHIPY=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20220809193445-9fc0a5209548/go.mod h1:AXVVFt7dDAeIUpOGPiStCcUIKsBXLWbmV/BgZ4T+tOo=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20221010192422-3479f09b7769 h1:BBYSog3VSKudey4rhWnCw54PcGcD4YRjTrnwzOhJ/GE=
 gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives v0.0.4-0.20221010192422-3479f09b7769/go.mod h1:AXVVFt7dDAeIUpOGPiStCcUIKsBXLWbmV/BgZ4T+tOo=