diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b6f9df22644b196178f6fa17222f586149198794..64cdc581e683cdbb63240888c31193b0fe10eb3d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ update_release:
 	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives@release
 	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives@release
 	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto@release
-	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto@release
+	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto@singleUseMultiPartRequest
 	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/xx_network/comms@release
 	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/elixxir/comms@release
 	GOFLAGS="" go get gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv@master
diff --git a/api/auth.go b/api/auth.go
index f7451941a7cc1f212e18f05e041b7f62c8e62f48..50ac3131b93a6da5feba080fbbdc24846fe78a72 100644
--- a/api/auth.go
+++ b/api/auth.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/e2e/ratchet/partner"
 	"math/rand"
 
 	"github.com/cloudflare/circl/dh/sidh"
@@ -168,14 +169,14 @@ func (c *Client) MakePrecannedContact(precannedID uint) contact.Contact {
 // GetRelationshipFingerprint returns a unique 15 character fingerprint for an
 // E2E relationship. An error is returned if no relationship with the partner
 // is found.
-func (c *Client) GetRelationshipFingerprint(partner *id.ID) (string, error) {
-	m, err := c.e2e.GetPartner(partner)
+func (c *Client) GetRelationshipFingerprint(p *id.ID) (string, error) {
+	m, err := c.e2e.GetPartner(p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Errorf("could not get partner %s: %+v",
-			partner, err)
+			partner.ConnectionFp{}, err)
 	} else if m == nil {
 		return "", errors.Errorf("manager for partner %s is nil.",
-			partner)
+			p)
 	}
 
 	return m.ConnectionFingerprint().String(), nil
diff --git a/bindings/ud.go b/bindings/ud.go
index df34f572de41569a8c2969c24c9fc24b869348a0..23195fd751822311853a869cf92f0c4bbb2b48b5 100644
--- a/bindings/ud.go
+++ b/bindings/ud.go
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ package bindings
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/single"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/ud"
+	udPackage "gitlab.com/elixxir/client/ud"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/contact"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
@@ -21,38 +24,108 @@ import (
 // This package wraps the user discovery system
 
 type UserDiscovery struct {
-	ud *ud.Manager
+	ud *udPackage.Manager
 }
 
-// NewUserDiscovery returns a new user discovery object. Only call this once. It must be called
-// after StartNetworkFollower is called and will fail if the network has never
-// been contacted.
+// NewUserDiscovery returns a new user discovery object. Only call this once.
+// It must be called after StartNetworkFollower is called and will fail if the
+// network has never been contacted. This will auto-register with the
+// UD service. You should only call this on the first instantiation of the user
+// discovery manager.
 // This function technically has a memory leak because it causes both sides of
 // the bindings to think the other is in charge of the client object.
 // In general this is not an issue because the client object should exist
 // for the life of the program.
 // This must be called while start network follower is running.
-func NewUserDiscovery(client *Client) (*UserDiscovery, error) {
-	single, err := client.getSingle()
+func NewUserDiscovery(client *Client, username string) (*UserDiscovery, error) {
+	stream := client.api.GetRng().GetStream()
+	defer stream.Close()
+	m, err := udPackage.NewManager(client.api.GetNetworkInterface(),
+		client.api.GetE2e(), client.api.NetworkFollowerStatus,
+		client.api.GetEventManager(),
+		client.api.GetComms(), client.api.GetStorage(),
+		stream,
+		username, client.api.GetStorage().GetKV())
+
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to create User Discovery Manager")
+		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err,
+			"Failed to create User Discovery Manager")
+	} else {
+		return &UserDiscovery{ud: m}, nil
 	}
-	m, err := ud.NewManager(&client.api, single)
+}
+
+// LoadUserDiscovery loads the state of the UserDiscovery manager
+// from disk. This is meant to be called after any app restart after the first
+// instantiation of the manager by NewUserDiscovery.
+func LoadUserDiscovery(client *Client) (*UserDiscovery, error) {
+	m, err := udPackage.LoadManager(client.api.GetNetworkInterface(),
+		client.api.GetE2e(), client.api.GetEventManager(),
+		client.api.GetComms(), client.api.GetStorage(),
+		client.api.GetStorage().GetKV())
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to create User Discovery Manager")
+		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err,
+			"Failed to load User Discovery Manager")
 	} else {
 		return &UserDiscovery{ud: m}, nil
 	}
 }
 
-// Register registers a user with user discovery. Will return an error if the
-// network signatures are malformed or if the username is taken. Usernames
-// cannot be changed after registration at this time. Will fail if the user is
-// already registered.
-// Identity does not go over cmix, it occurs over normal communications
-func (ud *UserDiscovery) Register(username string) error {
-	return ud.ud.Register(username)
+// NewUserDiscoveryFromBackup returns a new user discovery object. It
+// wil set up the manager with the backup data. Pass into it the backed up
+// facts, one email and phone number each. This will add the registered facts
+// to the backed Store. Any one of these fields may be empty,
+// however both fields being empty will cause an error. Any other fact that is not
+// an email or phone number will return an error. You may only add a fact for the
+// accepted types once each. If you attempt to back up a fact type that has already
+// been backed up, an error will be returned. Anytime an error is returned, it means
+// the backup was not successful.
+// NOTE: Do not use this as a direct store operation. This feature is intended to add facts
+// to a backend store that have ALREADY BEEN REGISTERED on the account.
+// THIS IS NOT FOR ADDING NEWLY REGISTERED FACTS. That is handled on the backend.
+// Only call this once. It must be called after StartNetworkFollower
+// is called and will fail if the network has never been contacted.
+// This function technically has a memory leak because it causes both sides of
+// the bindings to think the other is in charge of the client object.
+// In general this is not an issue because the client object should exist
+// for the life of the program.
+// This must be called while start network follower is running.
+func NewUserDiscoveryFromBackup(client *Client,
+	email, phone string) (*UserDiscovery, error) {
+
+	var emailFact, phoneFact fact.Fact
+	var err error
+	// Parse email as a fact, if it exists
+	if len(email) > 2 {
+		emailFact, err = fact.UnstringifyFact(email)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.WithMessagef(err,
+				"Failed to parse malformed email fact: %s", email)
+		}
+	} else {
+		jww.WARN.Printf("Loading manager without a registered email")
+	}
+
+	// Parse phone number as a fact, if it exists
+	if len(phone) > 2 {
+		phoneFact, err = fact.UnstringifyFact(phone)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.WithMessagef(err, "Failed to parse "+
+				"stringified phone fact %q", phone)
+		}
+	} else {
+		jww.WARN.Printf("Loading manager without a " +
+			"registered phone number")
+	}
+
+	m, err := udPackage.NewManagerFromBackup(client.api.GetNetworkInterface(), client.api.GetE2e(), client.api.NetworkFollowerStatus, client.api.GetEventManager(), client.api.GetComms(), client.api.GetStorage(), emailFact, phoneFact, client.api.GetStorage().GetKV())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err,
+			"Failed to create User Discovery Manager")
+	} else {
+		return &UserDiscovery{ud: m}, nil
+	}
 }
 
 // AddFact adds a fact for the user to user discovery. Will only succeed if the
@@ -73,15 +146,17 @@ func (ud *UserDiscovery) AddFact(fStr string) (string, error) {
 	return ud.ud.SendRegisterFact(f)
 }
 
-// ConfirmFact confirms a fact first registered via AddFact. The confirmation ID comes from
-// AddFact while the code will come over the associated communications system
+// ConfirmFact confirms a fact first registered via AddFact.
+// The confirmation ID comes from AddFact while the code will come over the
+// associated communications system
 func (ud *UserDiscovery) ConfirmFact(confirmationID, code string) error {
-	return ud.ud.SendConfirmFact(confirmationID, code)
+	return ud.ud.ConfirmFact(confirmationID, code)
 }
 
-// RemoveFact removes a previously confirmed fact.  Will fail if the passed fact string is
-// not well-formed or if the fact is not associated with this client.
-// Users cannot remove username facts and must instead remove the user.
+// RemoveFact removes a previously confirmed fact.  Will fail if the
+// passed fact string is not well-formed or if the fact is not associated
+// with this client. Users cannot remove username facts and must instead
+// remove the user.
 func (ud *UserDiscovery) RemoveFact(fStr string) error {
 	f, err := fact.UnstringifyFact(fStr)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -91,47 +166,16 @@ func (ud *UserDiscovery) RemoveFact(fStr string) error {
 	return ud.ud.RemoveFact(f)
 }
 
-// RemoveUser deletes a user. The fact sent must be the username.
+// PermanentDeleteAccount deletes a user. The fact sent must be the username.
 // This function preserves the username forever and makes it
 // unusable.
-func (ud *UserDiscovery) RemoveUser(fStr string) error {
+func (ud *UserDiscovery) PermanentDeleteAccount(fStr string) error {
 	f, err := fact.UnstringifyFact(fStr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to remove due to "+
 			"malformed fact")
 	}
-	return ud.ud.RemoveUser(f)
-}
-
-//BackUpMissingFacts adds a registered fact to the Store object and saves
-// it to storage. It can take in both an email or a phone number, passed into
-// the function in that order.  Any one of these fields may be empty,
-// however both fields being empty will cause an error. Any other fact that is not
-// an email or phone number will return an error. You may only add a fact for the
-// accepted types once each. If you attempt to back up a fact type that has already
-// been backed up, an error will be returned. Anytime an error is returned, it means
-// the backup was not successful.
-// NOTE: Do not use this as a direct store operation. This feature is intended to add facts
-// to a backend store that have ALREADY BEEN REGISTERED on the account.
-// THIS IS NOT FOR ADDING NEWLY REGISTERED FACTS. That is handled on the backend.
-func (ud *UserDiscovery) BackUpMissingFacts(email, phone string) error {
-	var emailFact, phoneFact fact.Fact
-	var err error
-	if len(email) > 2 {
-		emailFact, err = fact.UnstringifyFact(email)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.WithMessagef(err, "Failed to parse malformed email fact: %s", email)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if len(phone) > 2 {
-		phoneFact, err = fact.UnstringifyFact(phone)
-		if err != nil {
-			return errors.WithMessagef(err, "Failed to parse malformed phone fact: %s", phone)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return ud.ud.BackUpMissingFacts(emailFact, phoneFact)
+	return ud.ud.PermanentDeleteAccount(f)
 }
 
 // SearchCallback returns the result of a search
@@ -139,6 +183,8 @@ type SearchCallback interface {
 	Callback(contacts *ContactList, error string)
 }
 
+const maxSearchMessages = 20
+
 // Search for the passed Facts.  The factList is the stringification of a
 // fact list object, look at /bindings/list.go for more on that object.
 // This will reject if that object is malformed. The SearchCallback will return
@@ -146,11 +192,12 @@ type SearchCallback interface {
 // This is NOT intended to be used to search for multiple users at once, that
 // can have a privacy reduction. Instead, it is intended to be used to search
 // for a user where multiple pieces of information is known.
-func (ud UserDiscovery) Search(fl string, callback SearchCallback,
-	timeoutMS int) error {
+func (ud UserDiscovery) Search(client *Client,
+	fl string, callback SearchCallback,
+	timeoutMS int) ([]int, error) {
 	factList, _, err := fact.UnstringifyFactList(fl)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to search due to "+
+		return []int{}, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to search due to "+
 			"malformed fact list")
 	}
 	timeout := time.Duration(timeoutMS) * time.Millisecond
@@ -164,7 +211,33 @@ func (ud UserDiscovery) Search(fl string, callback SearchCallback,
 		}
 		callback.Callback(contactList, errStr)
 	}
-	return ud.ud.Search(factList, cb, timeout)
+
+	udContact, err := ud.ud.GetContact()
+	if err != nil {
+		return []int{}, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to get user discovery "+
+			"contact object")
+	}
+
+	stream := client.api.GetRng().GetStream()
+	defer stream.Close()
+
+	p := single.RequestParams{
+		Timeout:             timeout,
+		MaxResponseMessages: maxSearchMessages,
+		CmixParam:           cmix.GetDefaultCMIXParams(),
+	}
+
+	rids, _, err := udPackage.Search(
+		client.api.GetNetworkInterface(), client.api.GetEventManager(),
+		stream, client.api.GetE2e().GetGroup(), udContact,
+		cb, factList, p)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return []int{}, errors.WithMessagef(err,
+			"Failed to search for facts %q", factList.Stringify())
+	}
+
+	return convertRoundIdSliceToIntSlice(rids), nil
 }
 
 // SingleSearchCallback returns the result of a single search
@@ -178,11 +251,11 @@ type SingleSearchCallback interface {
 // a list of contacts, each having the facts it hit against.
 // This only searches for a single fact at a time. It is intended to make some
 // simple use cases of the API easier.
-func (ud UserDiscovery) SearchSingle(f string, callback SingleSearchCallback,
-	timeoutMS int) error {
+func (ud UserDiscovery) SearchSingle(client *Client, f string, callback SingleSearchCallback,
+	timeoutMS int) ([]int, error) {
 	fObj, err := fact.UnstringifyFact(f)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to single search due "+
+		return []int{}, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to single search due "+
 			"to malformed fact")
 	}
 	timeout := time.Duration(timeoutMS) * time.Millisecond
@@ -196,7 +269,32 @@ func (ud UserDiscovery) SearchSingle(f string, callback SingleSearchCallback,
 		}
 		callback.Callback(c, errStr)
 	}
-	return ud.ud.Search([]fact.Fact{fObj}, cb, timeout)
+	udContact, err := ud.ud.GetContact()
+	if err != nil {
+		return []int{}, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to get user discovery "+
+			"contact object")
+	}
+
+	stream := client.api.GetRng().GetStream()
+	defer stream.Close()
+
+	p := single.RequestParams{
+		Timeout:             timeout,
+		MaxResponseMessages: maxSearchMessages,
+		CmixParam:           cmix.GetDefaultCMIXParams(),
+	}
+
+	rids, _, err := udPackage.Search(client.api.GetNetworkInterface(),
+		client.api.GetEventManager(),
+		stream, client.api.GetE2e().GetGroup(), udContact,
+		cb, []fact.Fact{fObj}, p)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return []int{}, errors.WithMessagef(err,
+			"Failed to Search (single) for fact %q", fObj.Stringify())
+	}
+
+	return convertRoundIdSliceToIntSlice(rids), nil
 }
 
 // LookupCallback returns the result of a single lookup
@@ -204,16 +302,32 @@ type LookupCallback interface {
 	Callback(contact *Contact, error string)
 }
 
+// convertRoundIdSliceToIntSlice is a helper function which
+// converts a slice of id.Round to a slice of integers.
+func convertRoundIdSliceToIntSlice(rids []id.Round) []int {
+	ridInts := make([]int, 0)
+	for _, rid := range rids {
+		ridInts = append(ridInts, int(rid))
+	}
+
+	return ridInts
+}
+
+// maxLookupMessages is the maximum responses that may be received for a
+// single Lookup request.
+const maxLookupMessages = 20
+
 // Lookup the contact object associated with the given userID.  The
 // id is the byte representation of an id.
 // This will reject if that id is malformed. The LookupCallback will return
 // the associated contact if it exists.
-func (ud UserDiscovery) Lookup(idBytes []byte, callback LookupCallback,
-	timeoutMS int) error {
+func (ud UserDiscovery) Lookup(client *Client,
+	idBytes []byte, callback LookupCallback,
+	timeoutMS int) ([]int, error) {
 
 	uid, err := id.Unmarshal(idBytes)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to lookup due to "+
+		return []int{}, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to lookup due to "+
 			"malformed id")
 	}
 
@@ -229,7 +343,34 @@ func (ud UserDiscovery) Lookup(idBytes []byte, callback LookupCallback,
 		callback.Callback(c, errStr)
 	}
 
-	return ud.ud.Lookup(uid, cb, timeout)
+	// Retrieve user discovery contact object
+	udContact, err := ud.ud.GetContact()
+	if err != nil {
+		return []int{}, errors.WithMessage(err,
+			"Failed to get user discovery "+
+				"contact object")
+	}
+
+	stream := client.api.GetRng().GetStream()
+	defer stream.Close()
+
+	p := single.RequestParams{
+		Timeout:             timeout,
+		MaxResponseMessages: maxLookupMessages,
+		CmixParam:           cmix.GetDefaultCMIXParams(),
+	}
+
+	rid, _, err := udPackage.Lookup(client.api.GetNetworkInterface(),
+		stream, client.api.GetE2e().GetGroup(),
+		udContact,
+		cb, uid, p)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return []int{}, errors.WithMessagef(err,
+			"Failed to lookup ID %q", uid)
+	}
+
+	return convertRoundIdSliceToIntSlice(rid), nil
 
 }
 
@@ -250,7 +391,8 @@ type lookupResponse struct {
 // This will reject if that id is malformed or if the indexing on the IDList
 // object is wrong. The MultiLookupCallback will return with all contacts
 // returned within the timeout.
-func (ud UserDiscovery) MultiLookup(ids *IdList, callback MultiLookupCallback,
+func (ud UserDiscovery) MultiLookup(client *Client,
+	ids *IdList, callback MultiLookupCallback,
 	timeoutMS int) error {
 
 	idList := make([]*id.ID, 0, ids.Len())
@@ -274,6 +416,20 @@ func (ud UserDiscovery) MultiLookup(ids *IdList, callback MultiLookupCallback,
 
 	timeout := time.Duration(timeoutMS) * time.Millisecond
 
+	p := single.RequestParams{
+		Timeout:             timeout,
+		MaxResponseMessages: maxLookupMessages,
+		CmixParam:           cmix.GetDefaultCMIXParams(),
+	}
+
+	// Retrieve user discovery contact object
+	udContact, err := ud.ud.GetContact()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.WithMessage(err,
+			"Failed to get user discovery "+
+				"contact object")
+	}
+
 	//loop through the IDs and send the lookup
 	for i := range idList {
 		locali := i
@@ -288,7 +444,11 @@ func (ud UserDiscovery) MultiLookup(ids *IdList, callback MultiLookupCallback,
 		}
 
 		go func() {
-			err := ud.ud.Lookup(localID, cb, timeout)
+			stream := client.api.GetRng().GetStream()
+			defer stream.Close()
+			_, _, err := udPackage.Lookup(client.api.GetNetworkInterface(),
+				stream, client.api.GetE2e().GetGroup(),
+				udContact, cb, localID, p)
 			if err != nil {
 				results <- lookupResponse{
 					C: contact.Contact{},
@@ -339,7 +499,3 @@ func (ud *UserDiscovery) SetAlternativeUserDiscovery(address, cert, contactFile
 func (ud *UserDiscovery) UnsetAlternativeUserDiscovery() error {
 	return ud.ud.UnsetAlternativeUserDiscovery()
 }
-
-func WrapUserDiscovery(ud *ud.Manager) *UserDiscovery {
-	return &UserDiscovery{ud: ud}
-}
diff --git a/cmd/single.go b/cmd/single.go
index ce698a01a32b79138ff80e1edefe9b4d15d7cb06..c2cd177f2c01987aa03d308f2fa96dce32946e06 100644
--- a/cmd/single.go
+++ b/cmd/single.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ var singleCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			recvCh: make(chan struct {
 				request *single.Request
 				ephID   receptionID.EphemeralIdentity
-				round   rounds.Round
+				round   []rounds.Round
 			}),
 		}
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ type Response struct {
 }
 
 func (r *Response) Callback(payload []byte, receptionID receptionID.EphemeralIdentity,
-	round rounds.Round, err error) {
+	round []rounds.Round, err error) {
 	jww.DEBUG.Printf("Payload: %v, receptionID: %v, round: %v, err: %v",
 		payload, receptionID, round, err)
 	r.callbackChan <- struct {
@@ -243,16 +243,16 @@ type Receiver struct {
 	recvCh chan struct {
 		request *single.Request
 		ephID   receptionID.EphemeralIdentity
-		round   rounds.Round
+		round   []rounds.Round
 	}
 }
 
 func (r *Receiver) Callback(req *single.Request, ephID receptionID.EphemeralIdentity,
-	round rounds.Round) {
+	round []rounds.Round) {
 	r.recvCh <- struct {
 		request *single.Request
 		ephID   receptionID.EphemeralIdentity
-		round   rounds.Round
+		round   []rounds.Round
 	}{
 		request: req,
 		ephID:   ephID,
diff --git a/cmix/message/fingerprints.go b/cmix/message/fingerprints.go
index e396530db3abd5179502824bb39ad1f11841f99b..dcef3a77fec43a4854978c28901a98d6374aa639 100644
--- a/cmix/message/fingerprints.go
+++ b/cmix/message/fingerprints.go
@@ -119,11 +119,13 @@ func (f *FingerprintsManager) DeleteClientFingerprints(clientID *id.ID) {
 }
 
 func RandomFingerprint(rng csprng.Source) format.Fingerprint {
-	fp := format.Fingerprint{}
-	fpBuf := make([]byte, len(fp[:]))
+	fpBuf := make([]byte, format.KeyFPLen)
 	if _, err := rng.Read(fpBuf); err != nil {
 		jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to generate fingerprint: %+v", err)
 	}
-	copy(fp[:], fpBuf)
-	return fp
+
+	// The first bit must be 0.
+	fpBuf[0] &= 0x7F
+
+	return format.NewFingerprint(fpBuf)
 }
diff --git a/e2e/ratchet/partner/utils.go b/e2e/ratchet/partner/utils.go
index ffd95db26e15a0bd403eec57ce7d863d3dd3406c..0bfc02fbc28338f628d967f2f092a32c7deb951b 100644
--- a/e2e/ratchet/partner/utils.go
+++ b/e2e/ratchet/partner/utils.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (p *testManager) ReceiveRelationshipFingerprint() []byte {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 
-func (p *testManager) ConnectionFingerprintBytes() []byte {
+func (p *testManager) ConnectionFingerprintBytes() ConnectionFp {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6a99bc114b871f87af2b56acb96e2ff603f2dda9..7e99394cf5300b8d2a17c9659890f42a16b70330 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.7.1
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/bloomfilter v0.0.0-20200930191214-10e9ac31b228
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/comms v0.0.4-0.20220323190139-9ed75f3a8b2c
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220415180223-ec8d560270a1
-	gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.7
+	gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220420170330-979607dcc6da
+		gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.7
 	gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives v0.0.3-0.20220330212736-cce83b5f948f
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/comms v0.0.4-0.20220315161313-76acb14429ac
 	gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto v0.0.5-0.20220317171841-084640957d71
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8b274f94dffe0f1a5eb524a70567efb96e5e82cd..68096279f9c5896d461e7d7810d4a99058a52a93 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.3/go.mod h1:ZNgBOblhYToR4m8tj4cMvJ9UsJAUKq+p0gCp0
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220222221347-95c7ae58da6b/go.mod h1:tD6XjtQh87T2nKZL5I/pYPck5M2wLpkZ1Oz7H/LqO10=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220309234716-1ba339865787 h1:+qmsWov412+Yn7AKUhTbOcDgAydNXlNLPmFpO2W5LwY=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220309234716-1ba339865787/go.mod h1:tD6XjtQh87T2nKZL5I/pYPck5M2wLpkZ1Oz7H/LqO10=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220317172048-3de167bd9406/go.mod h1:tD6XjtQh87T2nKZL5I/pYPck5M2wLpkZ1Oz7H/LqO10=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220325215559-7489d68d7714 h1:epnov8zyFWod14MUNtGHSbZCVSkZjN4NvoiBs1TgEV8=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220325215559-7489d68d7714/go.mod h1:tD6XjtQh87T2nKZL5I/pYPck5M2wLpkZ1Oz7H/LqO10=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220325224306-705ce59288bb h1:WdlmG+KPaM2Pjo1EFiFFPYEVSMV64Di1CitQnXGWBOQ=
@@ -298,14 +297,12 @@ gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220331001626-1829e71edf56 h1:1HJHlRwh3dDbvw
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220331001626-1829e71edf56/go.mod h1:JkByWX/TXCjdu6pRJsx+jwttbBGvlAljYSJMImDmt+4=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220406193349-d25222ea3c6e h1:P+E0+AdevTNWBdqf4+covcmTrRfe6rKPLtevFrjbKQA=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220406193349-d25222ea3c6e/go.mod h1:JkByWX/TXCjdu6pRJsx+jwttbBGvlAljYSJMImDmt+4=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220414175442-6d2304df43d7 h1:xEE795GeUyQaa4lRAI8IjyH31glm2OvFgzY9eiMEr1M=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220414175442-6d2304df43d7/go.mod h1:JkByWX/TXCjdu6pRJsx+jwttbBGvlAljYSJMImDmt+4=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220414225314-6f3eb9c073a5 h1:yw3G8ZEiWu2eSZWRQmj6nBhiJIYK3Cw2MJzDPkNHYVA=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220414225314-6f3eb9c073a5/go.mod h1:tD6XjtQh87T2nKZL5I/pYPck5M2wLpkZ1Oz7H/LqO10=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220415172207-7de5e3cdb340 h1:f1JsT60cKFXcHPoaOD1ohIOA22FQd42vbKjF9wrKfNs=
-gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220415172207-7de5e3cdb340/go.mod h1:JkByWX/TXCjdu6pRJsx+jwttbBGvlAljYSJMImDmt+4=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220415180223-ec8d560270a1 h1:stzHgpYxHQu3JgvQu5Vr0hr4nzJUk5CxspZEoNx26eQ=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220415180223-ec8d560270a1/go.mod h1:JkByWX/TXCjdu6pRJsx+jwttbBGvlAljYSJMImDmt+4=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220418163058-a76028e93dd3 h1:tYr7CjBj3p4tmUmvEmsX5n0m0GsfG8eJOu1YLoBHE2g=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220418163058-a76028e93dd3/go.mod h1:JkByWX/TXCjdu6pRJsx+jwttbBGvlAljYSJMImDmt+4=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220420170330-979607dcc6da h1:SZQTa7Gp2vPAwu3yQDhkiKPhFqQXCsiRi0s40e/em/Y=
+gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto v0.0.7-0.20220420170330-979607dcc6da/go.mod h1:JkByWX/TXCjdu6pRJsx+jwttbBGvlAljYSJMImDmt+4=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.6 h1:M2hUSNhH/ChxDd+s8xBqSEKgoPtmE6hOEBqQ73KbN6A=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.6/go.mod h1:e6WPUt97taFZe5PFLPb1Dupk7tqmDCTQu1kkstqJvw4=
 gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv v0.1.7 h1:OW2z+N4QCqqMFzouAwFTWWMKz0Y/PDhyYReN7gQ5NiQ=
diff --git a/single/cypher.go b/single/cypher.go
index 8a05758319fb01afffec8de48a4f333711d8ea46..065cfe2d6525c60a8ae59b770b60b192287c4b16 100644
--- a/single/cypher.go
+++ b/single/cypher.go
@@ -16,15 +16,21 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/format"
 )
 
+type newKeyFn func(dhKey *cyclic.Int, keyNum uint64) []byte
+type newFpFn func(dhKey *cyclic.Int, keyNum uint64) format.Fingerprint
+
 // makeCyphers generates all fingerprints for a given number of messages.
-func makeCyphers(dhKey *cyclic.Int, messageCount uint8) []cypher {
+func makeCyphers(dhKey *cyclic.Int, messageCount uint8, newKey newKeyFn,
+	newFp newFpFn) []cypher {
 
 	cypherList := make([]cypher, messageCount)
 
 	for i := uint8(0); i < messageCount; i++ {
 		cypherList[i] = cypher{
-			dhKey: dhKey,
-			num:   i,
+			dhKey:  dhKey,
+			num:    i,
+			newKey: newKey,
+			newFp:  newFp,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -32,22 +38,25 @@ func makeCyphers(dhKey *cyclic.Int, messageCount uint8) []cypher {
 }
 
 type cypher struct {
-	dhKey *cyclic.Int
-	num   uint8
+	dhKey  *cyclic.Int
+	num    uint8
+	newKey newKeyFn // Function used to create new key
+	newFp  newFpFn  // Function used to create new fingerprint
 }
 
 func (rk *cypher) getKey() []byte {
-	return singleUse.NewResponseKey(rk.dhKey, uint64(rk.num))
+	return rk.newKey(rk.dhKey, uint64(rk.num))
 }
 
 func (rk *cypher) GetFingerprint() format.Fingerprint {
-	return singleUse.NewResponseFingerprint(rk.dhKey, uint64(rk.num))
+	return rk.newFp(rk.dhKey, uint64(rk.num))
 }
 
 func (rk *cypher) Encrypt(rp message.ResponsePart) (
 	fp format.Fingerprint, encryptedPayload, mac []byte) {
 	fp = rk.GetFingerprint()
 	key := rk.getKey()
+
 	// FIXME: Encryption is identical to what is used by e2e.Crypt, lets make
 	//  them the same code path.
 	encryptedPayload = cAuth.Crypt(key, fp[:24], rp.Marshal())
@@ -59,7 +68,7 @@ func (rk *cypher) Decrypt(contents, mac []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	fp := rk.GetFingerprint()
 	key := rk.getKey()
 
-	// Verify the cMix message MAC
+	// Verify the CMix message MAC
 	if !singleUse.VerifyMAC(key, contents, mac) {
 		return nil, errors.New("failed to verify the single-use MAC")
 	}
diff --git a/single/interfaces.go b/single/interfaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8ee9bf00212ff187cc5059798d7f44a2fb2a9cda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/single/interfaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package single
+
+import (
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/message"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/network"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/format"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id/ephemeral"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// CMix is a sub-interface of the cmix.Client. It contains the methods
+// relevant to what is used in this package.
+type CMix interface {
+	IsHealthy() bool
+	GetAddressSpace() uint8
+	GetMaxMessageLength() int
+	DeleteClientFingerprints(identity *id.ID)
+	AddFingerprint(identity *id.ID, fingerprint format.Fingerprint,
+		mp message.Processor) error
+	AddIdentity(id *id.ID, validUntil time.Time, persistent bool)
+	Send(recipient *id.ID, fingerprint format.Fingerprint,
+		service message.Service, payload, mac []byte, cmixParams cmix.CMIXParams) (
+		id.Round, ephemeral.Id, error)
+	AddService(clientID *id.ID, newService message.Service,
+		response message.Processor)
+	DeleteService(clientID *id.ID, toDelete message.Service,
+		processor message.Processor)
+	GetInstance() *network.Instance
+	CheckInProgressMessages()
+}
diff --git a/single/listener.go b/single/listener.go
index bd5f7dab613f06eba040fae03d819d7779e66200..1416e335dcdb22406225bcccbe7c6ff55b7ac9ce 100644
--- a/single/listener.go
+++ b/single/listener.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/identity/receptionID"
 	cmixMsg "gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/message"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/rounds"
@@ -16,8 +15,10 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
 )
 
+const listenerProcessorName = "listenerProcessorName"
+
 type Receiver interface {
-	Callback(*Request, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, rounds.Round)
+	Callback(*Request, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, []rounds.Round)
 }
 
 type Listener interface {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ type listener struct {
 	tag       string
 	grp       *cyclic.Group
 	cb        Receiver
-	net       cmix.Client
+	net       CMix
 }
 
 // Listen allows a server to listen for single use requests. It will register a
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ type listener struct {
 // listener can be active for a tag-myID pair, and an error will be returned if
 // that is violated. When requests are received, they will be called on the
 // Receiver interface.
-func Listen(tag string, myId *id.ID, privKey *cyclic.Int, net cmix.Client,
+func Listen(tag string, myId *id.ID, privKey *cyclic.Int, net CMix,
 	e2eGrp *cyclic.Group, cb Receiver) Listener {
 
 	l := &listener{
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ func Listen(tag string, myId *id.ID, privKey *cyclic.Int, net cmix.Client,
 
 func (l *listener) Process(ecrMsg format.Message,
 	receptionID receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, round rounds.Round) {
-
 	// Unmarshal the cMix message contents to a request message
 	requestMsg, err := message.UnmarshalRequest(ecrMsg.GetContents(),
 		l.grp.GetP().ByteLen())
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (l *listener) Process(ecrMsg format.Message,
 	// Generate DH key and symmetric key
 	senderPubkey := requestMsg.GetPubKey(l.grp)
 	dhKey := l.grp.Exp(senderPubkey, l.myPrivKey, l.grp.NewInt(1))
-	key := singleUse.NewTransmitKey(dhKey)
+	key := singleUse.NewRequestKey(dhKey)
 
 	// Verify the MAC
 	if !singleUse.VerifyMAC(key, requestMsg.GetPayload(), ecrMsg.GetMac()) {
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ func (l *listener) Process(ecrMsg format.Message,
 	// Decrypt the request message payload
 	fp := ecrMsg.GetKeyFP()
 	decryptedPayload := cAuth.Crypt(key, fp[:24], requestMsg.GetPayload())
-
 	// Unmarshal payload
 	payload, err := message.UnmarshalRequestPayload(decryptedPayload)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -98,20 +97,61 @@ func (l *listener) Process(ecrMsg format.Message,
 		return
 	}
 
-	used := uint32(0)
-
-	r := Request{
-		sender:         payload.GetRecipientID(requestMsg.GetPubKey(l.grp)),
-		senderPubKey:   senderPubkey,
-		dhKey:          dhKey,
-		tag:            l.tag,
-		maxParts:       0,
-		used:           &used,
-		requestPayload: payload.GetContents(),
-		net:            l.net,
+	cbFunc := func(payloadContents []byte, rounds []rounds.Round) {
+		used := uint32(0)
+
+		r := Request{
+			sender:         payload.GetRecipientID(requestMsg.GetPubKey(l.grp)),
+			senderPubKey:   senderPubkey,
+			dhKey:          dhKey,
+			tag:            l.tag,
+			maxParts:       payload.GetMaxResponseParts(),
+			used:           &used,
+			requestPayload: payloadContents,
+			net:            l.net,
+		}
+
+		go l.cb.Callback(&r, receptionID, rounds)
+	}
+
+	if numParts := payload.GetNumParts(); numParts > 1 {
+		c := message.NewCollator(numParts)
+		_, _, err = c.Collate(payload)
+		if err != nil {
+
+			return
+		}
+		cyphers := makeCyphers(dhKey, numParts,
+			singleUse.NewRequestPartKey, singleUse.NewRequestPartFingerprint)
+		ridCollector := newRoundIdCollector(int(numParts))
+		for i, cy := range cyphers {
+			key = singleUse.NewRequestPartKey(dhKey, uint64(i+1))
+			fp = singleUse.NewRequestPartFingerprint(dhKey, uint64(i+1))
+			p := &requestPartProcessor{
+				myId:     l.myId,
+				tag:      l.tag,
+				cb:       cbFunc,
+				c:        c,
+				cy:       cy,
+				roundIDs: ridCollector,
+			}
+			err = l.net.AddFingerprint(l.myId, fp, p)
+			if err != nil {
+				jww.ERROR.Printf("Failed to add fingerprint for request part "+
+					"%d of %d (%s): %+v", i, numParts, l.tag, err)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
+		l.net.CheckInProgressMessages()
+	} else {
+		cbFunc(payload.GetContents(), []rounds.Round{round})
 	}
+}
+
+func (l *listener) String() string {
+	return listenerProcessorName
 
-	go l.cb.Callback(&r, receptionID, round)
 }
 
 func (l *listener) Stop() {
diff --git a/single/message/collator.go b/single/message/collator.go
index d2eff3a366f657e1d21f3c031cabd74a3b6f0850..9e59eb9e95f00b5b4ec8b0550bf403523e130cec 100644
--- a/single/message/collator.go
+++ b/single/message/collator.go
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ import (
 // Error messages.
 const (
 	// Collate
-	errUnmarshalResponsePart = "failed to unmarshal response payload: %+v"
-	errMaxParts              = "max number of parts reported by payload %d is larger than collator expected (%d)"
-	errPartOutOfRange        = "payload part number %d greater than max number of expected parts (%d)"
-	errPartExists            = "a payload for the part number %d already exists in the list"
+	errMaxParts       = "max number of parts reported by payload %d is larger than collator expected (%d)"
+	errPartOutOfRange = "payload part number %d greater than max number of expected parts (%d)"
+	errPartExists     = "a payload for the part number %d already exists in the list"
 )
 
 // Initial value of the Collator maxNum that indicates it has yet to be set.
@@ -26,6 +25,17 @@ type Collator struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 }
 
+type Part interface {
+	// GetNumParts returns the total number of parts in the message.
+	GetNumParts() uint8
+
+	// GetPartNum returns the index of this part in the message.
+	GetPartNum() uint8
+
+	// GetContents returns the contents of the message part.
+	GetContents() []byte
+}
+
 // NewCollator generates an empty list of payloads to fit the max number of
 // possible messages. maxNum is set to indicate that it is not yet set.
 func NewCollator(messageCount uint8) *Collator {
@@ -38,38 +48,33 @@ func NewCollator(messageCount uint8) *Collator {
 
 // Collate collects message payload parts. Once all parts are received, the full
 // collated payload is returned along with true. Otherwise, returns false.
-func (c *Collator) Collate(payloadBytes []byte) ([]byte, bool, error) {
-	payload, err := UnmarshalResponsePart(payloadBytes)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, false, errors.Errorf(errUnmarshalResponsePart, err)
-	}
-
+func (c *Collator) Collate(part Part) ([]byte, bool, error) {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
 
 	// If this is the first message received, then set the max number of
 	// messages expected to be received off its max number of parts
 	if c.maxNum == unsetCollatorMax {
-		if int(payload.GetNumParts()) > len(c.payloads) {
+		if int(part.GetNumParts()) > len(c.payloads) {
 			return nil, false, errors.Errorf(
-				errMaxParts, payload.GetNumParts(), len(c.payloads))
+				errMaxParts, part.GetNumParts(), len(c.payloads))
 		}
-		c.maxNum = int(payload.GetNumParts())
+		c.maxNum = int(part.GetNumParts())
 	}
 
 	// Make sure that the part number is within the expected number of parts
-	if int(payload.GetPartNum()) >= c.maxNum {
+	if int(part.GetPartNum()) >= c.maxNum {
 		return nil, false,
-			errors.Errorf(errPartOutOfRange, payload.GetPartNum(), c.maxNum)
+			errors.Errorf(errPartOutOfRange, part.GetPartNum(), c.maxNum)
 	}
 
 	// Make sure no payload with the same part number exists
-	if c.payloads[payload.GetPartNum()] != nil {
-		return nil, false, errors.Errorf(errPartExists, payload.GetPartNum())
+	if c.payloads[part.GetPartNum()] != nil {
+		return nil, false, errors.Errorf(errPartExists, part.GetPartNum())
 	}
 
 	// Add the payload to the list
-	c.payloads[payload.GetPartNum()] = payload.GetContents()
+	c.payloads[part.GetPartNum()] = part.GetContents()
 	c.count++
 
 	// Return false if not all messages have been received
diff --git a/single/message/collator_test.go b/single/message/collator_test.go
index 9ad8312525a246fd14e9bd21f67701cd0125af91..617697db480b6dd6f6375757b326952db17021f9 100644
--- a/single/message/collator_test.go
+++ b/single/message/collator_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -29,16 +28,17 @@ func TestNewCollator(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCollator_Collate(t *testing.T) {
 	messageCount := 16
 	msgPayloadSize := 2
-	msgParts := map[int]ResponsePart{}
+	msgParts := map[int]mockPart{}
 	expectedData := make([]byte, messageCount*msgPayloadSize)
 	copy(expectedData, "This is the expected final data.")
 
 	buff := bytes.NewBuffer(expectedData)
 	for i := 0; i < messageCount; i++ {
-		msgParts[i] = NewResponsePart(msgPayloadSize + 5)
-		msgParts[i].SetNumParts(uint8(messageCount))
-		msgParts[i].SetPartNum(uint8(i))
-		msgParts[i].SetContents(buff.Next(msgPayloadSize))
+		msgParts[i] = mockPart{
+			numParts: uint8(messageCount),
+			partNum:  uint8(i),
+			contents: buff.Next(msgPayloadSize),
+		}
 	}
 
 	c := NewCollator(uint8(messageCount))
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestCollator_Collate(t *testing.T) {
 		var err error
 		var collated bool
 
-		fullPayload, collated, err = c.Collate(part.Marshal())
+		fullPayload, collated, err = c.Collate(part)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("Collate returned an error for part #%d: %+v", j, err)
 		}
@@ -71,31 +71,12 @@ func TestCollator_Collate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Error path: the byte slice cannot be unmarshaled.
-func TestCollator_collate_UnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
-	payloadBytes := []byte{1}
-	c := NewCollator(1)
-	payload, collated, err := c.Collate(payloadBytes)
-	expectedErr := strings.Split(errUnmarshalResponsePart, "%")[0]
-
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErr) {
-		t.Errorf("Collate failed to return an error for failing to "+
-			"unmarshal the payload.\nexpected: %s\nreceived: %+v",
-			expectedErr, err)
-	}
-
-	if payload != nil || collated {
-		t.Errorf("Collate signaled the payload was collated on error."+
-			"\npayload:  %+v\ncollated: %+v", payload, collated)
-	}
-}
-
 // Error path: max reported parts by payload larger than set in Collator.
 func TestCollator_Collate_MaxPartsError(t *testing.T) {
-	payloadBytes := []byte{0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}
+	p := mockPart{0xFF, 0xFF, []byte{0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}}
 	messageCount := uint8(1)
 	c := NewCollator(messageCount)
-	_, _, err := c.Collate(payloadBytes)
+	_, _, err := c.Collate(p)
 	expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(errMaxParts, 0xFF, messageCount)
 
 	if err == nil || err.Error() != expectedErr {
@@ -107,11 +88,11 @@ func TestCollator_Collate_MaxPartsError(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Error path: the message part number is greater than the max number of parts.
 func TestCollator_Collate_PartNumTooLargeError(t *testing.T) {
-	payloadBytes := []byte{25, 5, 5, 5, 5}
-	partNum := uint8(5)
-	c := NewCollator(partNum)
-	_, _, err := c.Collate(payloadBytes)
-	expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(errPartOutOfRange, partNum, c.maxNum)
+	p := mockPart{35, 5, []byte{5, 5, 5}}
+	messageCount := uint8(1)
+	c := NewCollator(messageCount)
+	_, _, err := c.Collate(p)
+	expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(errMaxParts, p.numParts, messageCount)
 
 	if err == nil || err.Error() != expectedErr {
 		t.Errorf("Collate failed to return the expected error when the part "+
@@ -122,17 +103,28 @@ func TestCollator_Collate_PartNumTooLargeError(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Error path: a message with the part number already exists.
 func TestCollator_Collate_PartExistsError(t *testing.T) {
-	payloadBytes := []byte{0, 1, 5, 0, 1, 20}
+	p := mockPart{5, 1, []byte{5, 0, 1, 20}}
 	c := NewCollator(5)
-	_, _, err := c.Collate(payloadBytes)
+	_, _, err := c.Collate(p)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Collate returned an error: %+v", err)
 	}
-	expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(errPartExists, payloadBytes[1])
+	expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(errPartExists, p.partNum)
 
-	_, _, err = c.Collate(payloadBytes)
+	_, _, err = c.Collate(p)
 	if err == nil || err.Error() != expectedErr {
 		t.Errorf("Collate failed to return an error when the part number "+
 			"already exists.\nexpected: %s\nreceived: %+v", expectedErr, err)
 	}
 }
+
+type mockPart struct {
+	numParts uint8
+	partNum  uint8
+	contents []byte
+}
+
+func (m mockPart) GetNumParts() uint8  { return m.numParts }
+func (m mockPart) GetPartNum() uint8   { return m.partNum }
+func (m mockPart) GetContents() []byte { return m.contents }
+func (m mockPart) Marshal() []byte     { return append([]byte{m.numParts, m.partNum}, m.contents...) }
diff --git a/single/message/request.go b/single/message/request.go
index 75e83510926c7b1d559be6068b0bde1702cae34c..3519902e75b6804df0e4ca0108b396e5af79863b 100644
--- a/single/message/request.go
+++ b/single/message/request.go
@@ -277,11 +277,23 @@ func (mp RequestPayload) GetNumRequestParts() uint8 {
 	return mp.numRequestParts[0]
 }
 
+// GetNumParts returns the number of messages in the request. This function
+// wraps GetMaxRequestParts so that RequestPayload adheres to the Part
+// interface.
+func (mp RequestPayload) GetNumParts() uint8 {
+	return mp.GetNumRequestParts()
+}
+
 // SetNumRequestParts sets the number of messages in the request.
 func (mp RequestPayload) SetNumRequestParts(num uint8) {
 	copy(mp.numRequestParts, []byte{num})
 }
 
+// GetPartNum always returns 0 since it is the first message.
+func (mp RequestPayload) GetPartNum() uint8 {
+	return 0
+}
+
 // GetContents returns the payload's contents.
 func (mp RequestPayload) GetContents() []byte {
 	return mp.contents[:binary.BigEndian.Uint16(mp.size)]
diff --git a/single/message/requestPart.go b/single/message/requestPart.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..11d9f27b663cd15d500d7bf3321427c08f70c5d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/single/message/requestPart.go
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Copyright © 2020 xx network SEZC                                          //
+//                                                                           //
+// Use of this source code is governed by a license that can be found in the //
+// LICENSE file                                                              //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+package message
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
+)
+
+// Error messages.
+const (
+	// NewRequestPart
+	errReqPartPayloadSize = "[SU] Failed to create new single-use request " +
+		"message part: external payload size (%d) is smaller than the " +
+		"minimum message size for a request part (%d)."
+
+	// UnmarshalRequestPart
+	errReqPartDataSize = "size of data (%d) must be at least %d"
+
+	// RequestPart.SetContents
+	errReqPartContentsSize = "[SU] Failed to set contents of single-use " +
+		"request message part: size of the supplied contents (%d) is larger " +
+		"than the max message size (%d)."
+)
+
+// Sizes of fields.
+const (
+	reqPartPartNumLen = 1
+	reqPartSizeLen    = 2
+	reqPartMinSize    = reqPartPartNumLen + reqPartSizeLen
+)
+
+/*
++------------------------------+
+|    cMix Message Contents     |
++---------+---------+----------+
+| partNum |  size   | contents |
+|  1 byte | 2 bytes | variable |
++---------+---------+----------+
+*/
+
+type RequestPart struct {
+	data     []byte // Serial of all contents
+	partNum  []byte // Index of message in a series of messages
+	size     []byte // Size of the contents
+	contents []byte // The encrypted contents
+}
+
+// NewRequestPart generates a new request message part of the specified size.
+func NewRequestPart(externalPayloadSize int) RequestPart {
+	if externalPayloadSize < reqPartMinSize {
+		jww.FATAL.Panicf(
+			errReqPartPayloadSize, externalPayloadSize, reqPartMinSize)
+	}
+
+	rmp := mapRequestPart(make([]byte, externalPayloadSize))
+	return rmp
+}
+
+// GetRequestPartContentsSize returns the size of the contents for the given
+// external payload size.
+func GetRequestPartContentsSize(externalPayloadSize int) int {
+	return externalPayloadSize - reqPartMinSize
+}
+
+// mapRequestPart builds a message part mapped to the passed in data.
+// It is mapped by reference; a copy is not made.
+func mapRequestPart(data []byte) RequestPart {
+	return RequestPart{
+		data:     data,
+		partNum:  data[:reqPartPartNumLen],
+		size:     data[reqPartPartNumLen:reqPartMinSize],
+		contents: data[reqPartMinSize:],
+	}
+}
+
+// UnmarshalRequestPart converts a byte buffer into a request message part.
+func UnmarshalRequestPart(b []byte) (RequestPart, error) {
+	if len(b) < reqPartMinSize {
+		return RequestPart{}, errors.Errorf(
+			errReqPartDataSize, len(b), reqPartMinSize)
+	}
+	return mapRequestPart(b), nil
+}
+
+// Marshal returns the bytes of the message part.
+func (m RequestPart) Marshal() []byte {
+	return m.data
+}
+
+// GetPartNum returns the index of this part in the message.
+func (m RequestPart) GetPartNum() uint8 {
+	return m.partNum[0]
+}
+
+// SetPartNum sets the part number of the message.
+func (m RequestPart) SetPartNum(num uint8) {
+	copy(m.partNum, []byte{num})
+}
+
+// GetNumParts always returns 0. It is here so that RequestPart adheres to th
+// Part interface.
+func (m RequestPart) GetNumParts() uint8 {
+	return 0
+}
+
+// GetContents returns the contents of the message part.
+func (m RequestPart) GetContents() []byte {
+	return m.contents[:binary.BigEndian.Uint16(m.size)]
+}
+
+// GetContentsSize returns the length of the contents.
+func (m RequestPart) GetContentsSize() int {
+	return int(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(m.size))
+}
+
+// GetMaxContentsSize returns the max capacity of the contents.
+func (m RequestPart) GetMaxContentsSize() int {
+	return len(m.contents)
+}
+
+// SetContents sets the contents of the message part. Does not zero out previous
+// contents.
+func (m RequestPart) SetContents(contents []byte) {
+	if len(contents) > len(m.contents) {
+		jww.FATAL.Panicf(errReqPartContentsSize, len(contents), len(m.contents))
+	}
+
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(m.size, uint16(len(contents)))
+
+	copy(m.contents, contents)
+}
diff --git a/single/message/requestPart_test.go b/single/message/requestPart_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..75090ffd6823c5c6844fbaa60bea64057f380fca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/single/message/requestPart_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Copyright © 2020 xx network SEZC                                          //
+//                                                                           //
+// Use of this source code is governed by a license that can be found in the //
+// LICENSE file                                                              //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+package message
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// Happy path.
+func Test_NewRequestPart(t *testing.T) {
+	prng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(42))
+	payloadSize := prng.Intn(2000)
+	expected := RequestPart{
+		data:     make([]byte, payloadSize),
+		partNum:  make([]byte, reqPartPartNumLen),
+		size:     make([]byte, reqPartSizeLen),
+		contents: make([]byte, payloadSize-reqPartMinSize),
+	}
+
+	rmp := NewRequestPart(payloadSize)
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, rmp) {
+		t.Errorf("NewRequestPart did not return the expected "+
+			"RequestPart.\nexpected: %+v\nreceived: %+v", expected, rmp)
+	}
+}
+
+// Error path: provided contents size is not large enough.
+func Test_NewRequestPart_PayloadSizeError(t *testing.T) {
+	externalPayloadSize := 1
+	expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(
+		errReqPartPayloadSize, externalPayloadSize, reqPartMinSize)
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r == nil || r != expectedErr {
+			t.Errorf("NewRequestPart did not panic with the expected error "+
+				"when the size of the payload is smaller than the required "+
+				"size.\nexpected: %s\nreceived: %+v", expectedErr, r)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	_ = NewRequestPart(externalPayloadSize)
+}
+
+// Happy path.
+func Test_mapRequestPart(t *testing.T) {
+	prng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(42))
+	expectedPartNum := uint8(prng.Uint32())
+	size := []byte{uint8(prng.Uint64()), uint8(prng.Uint64())}
+	expectedContents := make([]byte, prng.Intn(2000))
+	prng.Read(expectedContents)
+	var data []byte
+	data = append(data, expectedPartNum)
+	data = append(data, size...)
+	data = append(data, expectedContents...)
+
+	rmp := mapRequestPart(data)
+
+	if expectedPartNum != rmp.partNum[0] {
+		t.Errorf("mapRequestPart did not correctly map partNum."+
+			"\nexpected: %d\nreceived: %d", expectedPartNum, rmp.partNum[0])
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(expectedContents, rmp.contents) {
+		t.Errorf("mapRequestPart did not correctly map contents."+
+			"\nexpected: %+v\nreceived: %+v", expectedContents, rmp.contents)
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(data, rmp.data) {
+		t.Errorf("mapRequestPart did not save the data correctly."+
+			"\nexpected: %+v\nreceived: %+v", data, rmp.data)
+	}
+}
+
+// Happy path.
+func TestRequestPart_Marshal_UnmarshalRequestPart(t *testing.T) {
+	prng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(42))
+	payload := make([]byte, prng.Intn(2000))
+	prng.Read(payload)
+	rmp := NewRequestPart(prng.Intn(2000))
+
+	data := rmp.Marshal()
+
+	newRmp, err := UnmarshalRequestPart(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("UnmarshalRequestPart produced an error: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(rmp, newRmp) {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to Marshal and unmarshal the RequestPart."+
+			"\nexpected: %+v\nrecieved: %+v", rmp, newRmp)
+	}
+}
+
+// Error path: provided bytes are too small.
+func Test_UnmarshalRequestPart_Error(t *testing.T) {
+	data := []byte{1}
+	expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(errReqPartDataSize, len(data), reqPartMinSize)
+	_, err := UnmarshalRequestPart([]byte{1})
+	if err == nil || err.Error() != expectedErr {
+		t.Errorf("UnmarshalRequestPart did not produce the expected error "+
+			"when the byte slice is smaller required."+
+			"\nexpected: %s\nreceived: %+v", expectedErr, err)
+	}
+}
+
+// Happy path.
+func TestRequestPart_SetPartNum_GetPartNum(t *testing.T) {
+	prng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(42))
+	expectedPartNum := uint8(prng.Uint32())
+	rmp := NewRequestPart(prng.Intn(2000))
+
+	rmp.SetPartNum(expectedPartNum)
+
+	if expectedPartNum != rmp.GetPartNum() {
+		t.Errorf("GetPartNum failed to return the expected part number."+
+			"\nexpected: %d\nrecieved: %d", expectedPartNum, rmp.GetPartNum())
+	}
+}
+
+// Happy path.
+func TestRequestPart_GetMaxParts(t *testing.T) {
+	prng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(42))
+	expectedMaxParts := uint8(0)
+	rmp := NewRequestPart(prng.Intn(2000))
+
+	if expectedMaxParts != rmp.GetNumParts() {
+		t.Errorf("GetNumParts failed to return the expected max parts."+
+			"\nexpected: %d\nrecieved: %d", expectedMaxParts, rmp.GetNumParts())
+	}
+}
+
+// Happy path.
+func TestRequestPart_SetContents_GetContents_GetContentsSize_GetMaxContentsSize(t *testing.T) {
+	prng := rand.New(rand.NewSource(42))
+	externalPayloadSize := prng.Intn(2000)
+	contentSize := externalPayloadSize - reqPartMinSize - 10
+	expectedContents := make([]byte, contentSize)
+	prng.Read(expectedContents)
+	rmp := NewRequestPart(externalPayloadSize)
+	rmp.SetContents(expectedContents)
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(expectedContents, rmp.GetContents()) {
+		t.Errorf("GetContents failed to return the expected contents."+
+			"\nexpected: %+v\nrecieved: %+v", expectedContents, rmp.GetContents())
+	}
+
+	if contentSize != rmp.GetContentsSize() {
+		t.Errorf("GetContentsSize failed to return the expected contents size."+
+			"\nexpected: %d\nrecieved: %d", contentSize, rmp.GetContentsSize())
+	}
+
+	if externalPayloadSize-reqPartMinSize != rmp.GetMaxContentsSize() {
+		t.Errorf("GetMaxContentsSize failed to return the expected max "+
+			"contents size.\nexpected: %d\nrecieved: %d",
+			externalPayloadSize-reqPartMinSize, rmp.GetMaxContentsSize())
+	}
+}
+
+// Error path: size of supplied contents does not match message contents size.
+func TestRequestPart_SetContents_ContentsSizeError(t *testing.T) {
+	payloadSize, contentsLen := 255, 500
+	expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf(
+		errReqPartContentsSize, contentsLen, payloadSize-reqPartMinSize)
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r == nil || r != expectedErr {
+			t.Errorf("SetContents did not panic with the expected error when "+
+				"the size of the supplied bytes is larger than the content "+
+				"size.\nexpected: %s\nreceived: %+v", expectedErr, r)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	rmp := NewRequestPart(payloadSize)
+	rmp.SetContents(make([]byte, contentsLen))
+}
diff --git a/single/receivedRequest.go b/single/receivedRequest.go
index 7de42ddcea880386e36d2590688c95bb1f58d6b6..c0fdb2956055958f392db7c3e80dc010d937adb5 100644
--- a/single/receivedRequest.go
+++ b/single/receivedRequest.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/single/message"
 	ds "gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/network/dataStructures"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/cyclic"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/e2e/singleUse"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/states"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
 	"sync"
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ type Request struct {
 	maxParts       uint8       // Max number of messages allowed in reply
 	used           *uint32     // Atomic variable
 	requestPayload []byte
-	net            cmix.Client
+	net            CMix
 }
 
 // GetMaxParts returns the maximum number of message parts that can be sent in a
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ func (r Request) Respond(payload []byte, cmixParams cmix.CMIXParams,
 	parts := partitionResponse(payload, r.net.GetMaxMessageLength(), r.maxParts)
 
 	// Encrypt and send the partitions
-	cyphers := makeCyphers(r.dhKey, uint8(len(parts)))
+	cyphers := makeCyphers(r.dhKey, uint8(len(parts)),
+		singleUse.NewResponseKey, singleUse.NewResponseFingerprint)
 	rounds := make([]id.Round, len(parts))
 	sendResults := make(chan ds.EventReturn, len(parts))
 
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ func (r Request) Respond(payload []byte, cmixParams cmix.CMIXParams,
 		cmixParams.DebugTag = "single.Response"
 	}
 
+	// fixme: should the above debug tag and the below service tag be flipped??
 	svc := cmixMsg.Service{
 		Identifier: r.dhKey.Bytes(),
 		Tag:        "single.response-dummyService",
@@ -115,7 +118,8 @@ func (r Request) Respond(payload []byte, cmixParams cmix.CMIXParams,
 			defer wg.Done()
 			partFP, ecrPart, mac := cyphers[j].Encrypt(parts[j])
 			// Send Message
-			round, ephID, err := r.net.Send(r.sender, partFP, svc, ecrPart, mac,
+			round, ephID, err := r.net.Send(r.sender, partFP, svc,
+				ecrPart, mac,
 				cmixParams)
 			if err != nil {
 				atomic.AddUint32(&failed, 1)
diff --git a/single/request.go b/single/request.go
index 2fa534197e5735ce631cc43fb9a77c173f6b66ae..2b8a11bb2d5fa29ce6dfea434bdee910fa5be3f9 100644
--- a/single/request.go
+++ b/single/request.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package single
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix"
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 // Response interface allows for callbacks to
 type Response interface {
 	Callback(payload []byte, receptionID receptionID.EphemeralIdentity,
-		round rounds.Round, err error)
+		rounds []rounds.Round, err error)
 }
 
 type RequestParams struct {
@@ -44,11 +45,13 @@ func GetDefaultRequestParams() RequestParams {
 // Error messages.
 const (
 	// TransmitRequest
-	errNetworkHealth  = "cannot send singe-use request when the network is not healthy"
-	errMakeDhKeys     = "failed to generate DH keys (%s for %s): %+v"
-	errMakeIDs        = "failed to generate IDs (%s for %s): %+v"
-	errAddFingerprint = "failed to add fingerprint %d of %d: %+v (%s for %s)"
-	errSendRequest    = "failed to send %s request to %s: %+v"
+	errPayloadSize     = "size of payload %d exceeds the maximum size of %d (%s for %s)"
+	errNetworkHealth   = "cannot send singe-use request when the network is not healthy"
+	errMakeDhKeys      = "failed to generate DH keys (%s for %s): %+v"
+	errMakeIDs         = "failed to generate IDs (%s for %s): %+v"
+	errAddFingerprint  = "failed to add fingerprint %d of %d: %+v (%s for %s)"
+	errSendRequest     = "failed to send %s request to %s: %+v"
+	errSendRequestPart = "failed to send request part %d of %d (%s for %s): %+v"
 
 	// generateDhKeys
 	errGenerateInGroup = "failed to generate private key in group: %+v"
@@ -61,11 +64,17 @@ const (
 	errResponseTimeout = "waiting for response to single-use request timed out after %s"
 )
 
+// Maximum number of request part cMix messages.
+const maxNumRequestParts = 255
+
 // GetMaxRequestSize returns the maximum size of a request payload.
-func GetMaxRequestSize(net cmix.Client, e2eGrp *cyclic.Group) int {
+func GetMaxRequestSize(net CMix, e2eGrp *cyclic.Group) int {
 	payloadSize := message.GetRequestPayloadSize(net.GetMaxMessageLength(),
 		e2eGrp.GetP().ByteLen())
-	return message.GetRequestContentsSize(payloadSize)
+	requestSize := message.GetRequestContentsSize(payloadSize)
+	requestPartSize := message.GetRequestPartContentsSize(
+		net.GetMaxMessageLength())
+	return requestSize + (maxNumRequestParts * requestPartSize)
 }
 
 /* Single is a system which allows for an end-to-end encrypted anonymous request
@@ -81,16 +90,24 @@ func GetMaxRequestSize(net cmix.Client, e2eGrp *cyclic.Group) int {
 // containing the given payload. The request is identified as coming from a new
 // user ID and the recipient of the request responds to that address. As a
 // result, this request does not reveal the identity of the sender.
-// The current implementation only allows for a single cMix request payload.
-// Because the request payload itself must include negotiation materials, it is
-// limited to just a few thousand bits of payload, and will return an error if
-// the payload is too large. GetMaxRequestSize can be used to get this max size.
+//
+// The current implementation allows for up to maxNumRequestParts cMix request
+// payloads. GetMaxRequestSize can be used to get the max size.
+//
 // The network follower must be running and healthy to transmit.
 func TransmitRequest(recipient contact.Contact, tag string, payload []byte,
-	callback Response, param RequestParams, net cmix.Client, rng csprng.Source,
-	e2eGrp *cyclic.Group) (id.Round, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, error) {
+	callback Response, param RequestParams, net CMix, rng csprng.Source,
+	e2eGrp *cyclic.Group) ([]id.Round, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, error) {
+
+	if len(payload) > GetMaxRequestSize(net, e2eGrp) {
+		return nil, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{}, errors.Errorf(
+			errPayloadSize, len(payload), GetMaxRequestSize(net, e2eGrp), tag,
+			recipient)
+	}
+
 	if !net.IsHealthy() {
-		return 0, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{}, errors.New(errNetworkHealth)
+		return nil, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{},
+			errors.New(errNetworkHealth)
 	}
 
 	// Get address ID address space size; this blocks until the address space
@@ -101,41 +118,49 @@ func TransmitRequest(recipient contact.Contact, tag string, payload []byte,
 	// Generate DH key and public key
 	dhKey, publicKey, err := generateDhKeys(e2eGrp, recipient.DhPubKey, rng)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{},
+		return nil, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{},
 			errors.Errorf(errMakeDhKeys, tag, recipient, err)
 	}
 
 	// Build the message payload
+	payloadSize := message.GetRequestPayloadSize(net.GetMaxMessageLength(),
+		e2eGrp.GetP().ByteLen())
+	firstPart, parts := partitionPayload(
+		message.GetRequestContentsSize(payloadSize),
+		message.GetRequestPartContentsSize(net.GetMaxMessageLength()),
+		payload)
 	request := message.NewRequest(
 		net.GetMaxMessageLength(), e2eGrp.GetP().ByteLen())
 	requestPayload := message.NewRequestPayload(
-		request.GetPayloadSize(), payload, param.MaxResponseMessages)
+		request.GetPayloadSize(), firstPart, param.MaxResponseMessages)
 
 	// Generate new user ID and address ID
 	var sendingID receptionID.EphemeralIdentity
 	requestPayload, sendingID, err = makeIDs(
 		requestPayload, publicKey, addressSize, param.Timeout, timeStart, rng)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{},
+		return nil, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{},
 			errors.Errorf(errMakeIDs, tag, recipient, err)
 	}
 
 	// Encrypt and assemble payload
-	fp := singleUse.NewTransmitFingerprint(recipient.DhPubKey)
-	key := singleUse.NewTransmitKey(dhKey)
+	fp := singleUse.NewRequestFingerprint(recipient.DhPubKey)
+	key := singleUse.NewRequestKey(dhKey)
+
 	encryptedPayload := auth.Crypt(key, fp[:24], requestPayload.Marshal())
+	// Generate CMix message MAC
+	mac := singleUse.MakeMAC(key, encryptedPayload)
+
+	// Assemble the payload
 	request.SetPubKey(publicKey)
 	request.SetPayload(encryptedPayload)
 
-	// Generate cMix message MAC
-	mac := singleUse.MakeMAC(key, encryptedPayload)
-
 	// Register the response pickup
 	collator := message.NewCollator(param.MaxResponseMessages)
 	timeoutKillChan := make(chan bool)
 	var callbackOnce sync.Once
 	wrapper := func(payload []byte, receptionID receptionID.EphemeralIdentity,
-		round rounds.Round, err error) {
+		rounds []rounds.Round, err error) {
 		select {
 		case timeoutKillChan <- true:
 		default:
@@ -143,12 +168,14 @@ func TransmitRequest(recipient contact.Contact, tag string, payload []byte,
 
 		callbackOnce.Do(func() {
 			net.DeleteClientFingerprints(sendingID.Source)
-			go callback.Callback(payload, receptionID, round, err)
+			go callback.Callback(payload, receptionID, rounds, err)
 		})
 	}
 
-	cyphers := makeCyphers(dhKey, param.MaxResponseMessages)
+	cyphers := makeCyphers(dhKey, param.MaxResponseMessages,
+		singleUse.NewResponseKey, singleUse.NewResponseFingerprint)
 
+	roundIds := newRoundIdCollector(len(cyphers))
 	for i, cy := range cyphers {
 		processor := responseProcessor{
 			sendingID: sendingID,
@@ -157,12 +184,13 @@ func TransmitRequest(recipient contact.Contact, tag string, payload []byte,
 			cy:        cy,
 			tag:       tag,
 			recipient: &recipient,
+			roundIDs:  roundIds,
 		}
 
 		err = net.AddFingerprint(
 			sendingID.Source, processor.cy.GetFingerprint(), &processor)
 		if err != nil {
-			return 0, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{}, errors.Errorf(
+			return nil, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{}, errors.Errorf(
 				errAddFingerprint, i, len(cyphers), tag, recipient, err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -177,17 +205,39 @@ func TransmitRequest(recipient contact.Contact, tag string, payload []byte,
 	}
 	param.CmixParam.Timeout = param.Timeout
 
-	rid, _, err := net.Send(recipient.ID, cmixMsg.RandomFingerprint(rng), svc,
+	rid, _, err := net.Send(recipient.ID, fp, svc,
 		request.Marshal(), mac, param.CmixParam)
 	if err != nil {
-		return 0, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{},
+		return nil, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{},
 			errors.Errorf(errSendRequest, tag, recipient, err)
 	}
 
+	// todo: this is jono's work but there's a send above it,
+	//  probably just WIP code, talk to jono and resolve once tests work
+	roundIDs := make([]id.Round, len(parts)+1)
+	roundIDs[0] = rid
+	for i, part := range parts {
+		requestPart := message.NewRequestPart(net.GetMaxMessageLength())
+		requestPart.SetPartNum(uint8(i + 1))
+		requestPart.SetContents(part)
+
+		key = singleUse.NewResponseKey(dhKey, uint64(i+1))
+		fp = singleUse.NewResponseFingerprint(dhKey, uint64(i+1))
+		encryptedPayload = auth.Crypt(key, fp[:24], requestPart.Marshal())
+		mac = singleUse.MakeMAC(key, encryptedPayload)
+
+		roundIDs[i+1], _, err = net.Send(
+			recipient.ID, fp, svc, encryptedPayload, mac, param.CmixParam)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{}, errors.Errorf(
+				errSendRequestPart, i, len(part), tag, recipient, err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	remainingTimeout := param.Timeout - netTime.Since(timeStart)
 	go waitForTimeout(timeoutKillChan, wrapper, remainingTimeout)
 
-	return rid, sendingID, nil
+	return []id.Round{rid}, sendingID, nil
 }
 
 // generateDhKeys generates a new public key and DH key.
@@ -201,12 +251,11 @@ func generateDhKeys(grp *cyclic.Group, dhPubKey *cyclic.Int, rng io.Reader) (
 		return nil, nil, errors.Errorf(errGenerateInGroup, err)
 	}
 	privKey := grp.NewIntFromBytes(privKeyBytes)
-
 	// Generate public key and DH key
 	publicKey = grp.ExpG(privKey, grp.NewInt(1))
 	dhKey = grp.Exp(dhPubKey, privKey, grp.NewInt(1))
 
-	return dhKey, publicKey, nil
+	return
 }
 
 // makeIDs generates a new user ID and address ID with a start and end within
@@ -265,8 +314,36 @@ func waitForTimeout(kill chan bool, cb callbackWrapper, timeout time.Duration) {
 		cb(
 			nil,
 			receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{},
-			rounds.Round{},
+			nil,
 			errors.Errorf(errResponseTimeout, timeout),
 		)
 	}
 }
+
+// partitionPayload splits the payload into its parts. The first part is of size
+// firstPartSize and is shorter than the rest since it is sent in the
+// message.Request, which includes extra information. It is also returned on its
+// own so that it can be handled on its own. The rest of the parts are of size
+// partSize and will be sent as part of message.RequestPart.
+func partitionPayload(firstPartSize, partSize int, payload []byte) (
+	firstPart []byte, parts [][]byte) {
+
+	// Return just the first part if it fits in a single message
+	if len(payload) <= firstPartSize {
+		return payload, nil
+	}
+
+	firstPart = payload[:firstPartSize]
+
+	numParts := (len(payload[:firstPartSize]) + partSize - 1) / partSize
+	parts = make([][]byte, 0, numParts)
+	buff := bytes.NewBuffer(payload[firstPartSize:])
+
+	for n := buff.Next(partSize); len(n) > 0; n = buff.Next(partSize) {
+		newPart := make([]byte, partSize)
+		copy(newPart, n)
+		parts = append(parts, newPart)
+	}
+
+	return firstPart, parts
+}
diff --git a/single/requestPartProcessor.go b/single/requestPartProcessor.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b6564d1e8712741b01a6ff675372455c6c5307a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/single/requestPartProcessor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Copyright © 2020 xx network SEZC                                           //
+//                                                                            //
+// Use of this source code is governed by a license that can be found in the  //
+// LICENSE file                                                               //
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+package single
+
+import (
+	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/identity/receptionID"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/rounds"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/single/message"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/format"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
+)
+
+const requestPartProcessorName = "requestPartProcessor"
+
+// requestPartProcessor handles the decryption and collation of request parts.
+type requestPartProcessor struct {
+	myId     *id.ID
+	tag      string
+	cb       func(payloadContents []byte, rounds []rounds.Round)
+	c        *message.Collator
+	cy       cypher
+	roundIDs *roundCollector
+}
+
+func (rpp *requestPartProcessor) Process(msg format.Message,
+	_ receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, round rounds.Round) {
+
+	decrypted, err := rpp.cy.Decrypt(msg.GetContents(), msg.GetMac())
+	if err != nil {
+		jww.ERROR.Printf("[SU] Failed to decrypt single-use request payload "+
+			"for %s to %s: %+v", rpp.tag, rpp.myId, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	requestPart, err := message.UnmarshalRequestPart(decrypted)
+	if err != nil {
+		jww.ERROR.Printf("[SU] Failed to unmarshal single-use request part "+
+			"payload for %s to %s: %+v", rpp.tag, rpp.myId, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	payload, done, err := rpp.c.Collate(requestPart)
+	if err != nil {
+		jww.ERROR.Printf("[SU] Failed to collate single-use request payload "+
+			"for %s to %s: %+v", rpp.tag, rpp.myId, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	rpp.roundIDs.add(round)
+
+	if done {
+		rpp.cb(payload, rpp.roundIDs.getList())
+	}
+}
+
+func (rpp *requestPartProcessor) String() string {
+	return requestPartProcessorName
+}
diff --git a/single/responseProcessor.go b/single/responseProcessor.go
index 62f526a4919d115b60376be3ad565070c68ad63d..dac81e10cf77ad0bbaa98ad12953fa2746a05007 100644
--- a/single/responseProcessor.go
+++ b/single/responseProcessor.go
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/format"
 )
 
+const responseProcessorName = "responseProcessorName"
+
 type callbackWrapper func(payload []byte,
-	receptionID receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, round rounds.Round, err error)
+	receptionID receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, rounds []rounds.Round, err error)
 
 // responseProcessor is registered for each potential fingerprint. Adheres to
 // the message.Processor interface registered with cmix.Client
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ type responseProcessor struct {
 	cy        cypher
 	tag       string
 	recipient *contact.Contact
+	roundIDs  *roundCollector
 }
 
 // Process decrypts a response part and adds it to the collator - returning
@@ -38,7 +41,14 @@ func (rsp *responseProcessor) Process(ecrMsg format.Message,
 		return
 	}
 
-	payload, done, err := rsp.c.Collate(decrypted)
+	responsePart, err := message.UnmarshalResponsePart(decrypted)
+	if err != nil {
+		jww.ERROR.Printf("[SU] Failed to unmarshal single-use response part "+
+			"payload for %s to %s: %+v", rsp.tag, rsp.recipient.ID, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	payload, done, err := rsp.c.Collate(responsePart)
 	if err != nil {
 		jww.ERROR.Printf("[SU] Failed to collate single-use response payload "+
 			"for %s to %s, single use may fail: %+v",
@@ -46,8 +56,10 @@ func (rsp *responseProcessor) Process(ecrMsg format.Message,
 		return
 	}
 
+	rsp.roundIDs.add(round)
+
 	if done {
-		rsp.callback(payload, receptionID, round, nil)
+		rsp.callback(payload, receptionID, rsp.roundIDs.getList(), nil)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/single/roundCollector.go b/single/roundCollector.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4d48b8e32c0f3e458457502481dd69344c510ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/single/roundCollector.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Copyright © 2020 xx network SEZC                                           //
+//                                                                            //
+// Use of this source code is governed by a license that can be found in the  //
+// LICENSE file                                                               //
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+package single
+
+import (
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/rounds"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// roundCollector keeps track of a list of unique rounds. Multiple inserts of
+// the same round are ignored. It is multi-thread safe.
+type roundCollector struct {
+	list map[id.Round]rounds.Round
+	mux  sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// newRoundIdCollector initialises a new roundCollector with a list of the
+// given size. Size is not necessary and can be larger or smaller than the real
+// size.
+func newRoundIdCollector(size int) *roundCollector {
+	return &roundCollector{
+		list: make(map[id.Round]rounds.Round, size),
+	}
+}
+
+// add inserts a new round to the list.
+func (rc *roundCollector) add(round rounds.Round) {
+	rc.mux.Lock()
+	defer rc.mux.Unlock()
+
+	rc.list[round.ID] = round
+}
+
+// getList returns the list of round IDs.
+func (rc *roundCollector) getList() []rounds.Round {
+	rc.mux.Lock()
+	defer rc.mux.Unlock()
+
+	list := make([]rounds.Round, 0, len(rc.list))
+
+	for _, round := range rc.list {
+		list = append(list, round)
+	}
+
+	return list
+}
diff --git a/storage/clientVersion/store_test.go b/storage/clientVersion/store_test.go
index c9f5ab78a1f80df2a3388677adc080a42e1ff6e2..0e8cae86f2822b5ea9d3cb09e1bc71cd0c682884 100644
--- a/storage/clientVersion/store_test.go
+++ b/storage/clientVersion/store_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 // Happy path.
 func TestNewStore(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	expected := &Store{
 		version: version.New(42, 43, "44"),
 		kv:      kv.Prefix(prefix),
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestNewStore(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Happy path.
 func TestLoadStore(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	ver := version.New(1, 2, "3A")
 
 	expected := &Store{
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestLoadStore(t *testing.T) {
 // Error path: an error is returned when the loaded Store has an invalid version
 // that fails to be parsed.
 func TestLoadStore_ParseVersionError(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	obj := versioned.Object{
 		Version:   storeVersion,
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestLoadStore_ParseVersionError(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Happy path.
 func TestStore_Get(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	expected := version.New(1, 2, "3A")
 
 	s := &Store{
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestStore_Get(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Happy path.
 func TestStore_CheckUpdateRequired(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	storedVersion := version.New(1, 2, "3")
 	newVersion := version.New(2, 3, "4")
 	s, err := NewStore(storedVersion, kv)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestStore_CheckUpdateRequired(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Happy path: the new version is equal to the stored version.
 func TestStore_CheckUpdateRequired_EqualVersions(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	storedVersion := version.New(2, 3, "3")
 	newVersion := version.New(2, 3, "4")
 	s, err := NewStore(storedVersion, kv)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func TestStore_CheckUpdateRequired_EqualVersions(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Error path: new version is older than stored version.
 func TestStore_CheckUpdateRequired_NewVersionTooOldError(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	storedVersion := version.New(2, 3, "4")
 	newVersion := version.New(1, 2, "3")
 	s, err := NewStore(storedVersion, kv)
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func TestStore_CheckUpdateRequired_NewVersionTooOldError(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Happy path.
 func TestStore_update(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	ver1 := version.New(1, 2, "3A")
 	ver2 := version.New(1, 5, "patch5")
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func TestStore_update(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Happy path.
 func TestStore_save(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	ver := version.New(1, 2, "3A")
 
 	s := &Store{
diff --git a/storage/user/cryptographic_test.go b/storage/user/cryptographic_test.go
index 0d2fab2084c773f83053760fccb8dcb5ca794b2d..1096ccf683e288ae99577bc14989ab3fd71af599 100644
--- a/storage/user/cryptographic_test.go
+++ b/storage/user/cryptographic_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 // Test for NewCryptographicIdentity function
 func TestNewCryptographicIdentity(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	uid := id.NewIdFromString("zezima", id.User, t)
 	salt := []byte("salt")
 	_ = newCryptographicIdentity(uid, uid, salt, salt, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, false, kv)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestNewCryptographicIdentity(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test loading cryptographic identity from KV store
 func TestLoadCryptographicIdentity(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	uid := id.NewIdFromString("zezima", id.User, t)
 	salt := []byte("salt")
 	ci := newCryptographicIdentity(uid, uid, salt, salt, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, false, kv)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestLoadCryptographicIdentity(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Happy path for GetReceptionRSA function
 func TestCryptographicIdentity_GetReceptionRSA(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	uid := id.NewIdFromString("zezima", id.User, t)
 	pk1, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 64)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestCryptographicIdentity_GetReceptionRSA(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Happy path for GetTransmissionRSA function
 func TestCryptographicIdentity_GetTransmissionRSA(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	uid := id.NewIdFromString("zezima", id.User, t)
 	pk1, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rand.Reader, 64)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestCryptographicIdentity_GetTransmissionRSA(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Happy path for GetSalt function
 func TestCryptographicIdentity_GetTransmissionSalt(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	uid := id.NewIdFromString("zezima", id.User, t)
 	ts := []byte("transmission salt")
 	rs := []byte("reception salt")
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestCryptographicIdentity_GetTransmissionSalt(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Happy path for GetSalt function
 func TestCryptographicIdentity_GetReceptionSalt(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	uid := id.NewIdFromString("zezima", id.User, t)
 	ts := []byte("transmission salt")
 	rs := []byte("reception salt")
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func TestCryptographicIdentity_GetReceptionSalt(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Happy path for GetUserID function
 func TestCryptographicIdentity_GetTransmissionID(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	rid := id.NewIdFromString("zezima", id.User, t)
 	tid := id.NewIdFromString("jakexx360", id.User, t)
 	salt := []byte("salt")
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func TestCryptographicIdentity_GetTransmissionID(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Happy path for GetUserID function
 func TestCryptographicIdentity_GetReceptionID(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	rid := id.NewIdFromString("zezima", id.User, t)
 	tid := id.NewIdFromString("jakexx360", id.User, t)
 	salt := []byte("salt")
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestCryptographicIdentity_GetReceptionID(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Happy path for IsPrecanned functions
 func TestCryptographicIdentity_IsPrecanned(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	uid := id.NewIdFromString("zezima", id.User, t)
 	salt := []byte("salt")
 	ci := newCryptographicIdentity(uid, uid, salt, salt, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, true, kv)
diff --git a/storage/user/registation_test.go b/storage/user/registation_test.go
index 31c6d3d1ee67f4e81fddd4a5822a18d0ad4d7ccf..cec369ea41ca74c63ea972e3455a4b577ebcd464 100644
--- a/storage/user/registation_test.go
+++ b/storage/user/registation_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 // Test User GetRegistrationValidationSignature function
 func TestUser_GetRegistrationValidationSignature(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	uid := id.NewIdFromString("test", id.User, t)
 	salt := []byte("salt")
 	u, err := NewUser(kv, uid, uid, salt, salt, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, false)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestUser_GetRegistrationValidationSignature(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test SetRegistrationValidationSignature setter
 func TestUser_SetRegistrationValidationSignature(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	uid := id.NewIdFromString("test", id.User, t)
 	salt := []byte("salt")
 	u, err := NewUser(kv, uid, uid, salt, salt, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, false)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestUser_SetRegistrationValidationSignature(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test loading registrationValidationSignature from the KV store
 func TestUser_loadRegistrationValidationSignature(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	uid := id.NewIdFromString("test", id.User, t)
 	salt := []byte("salt")
 	u, err := NewUser(kv, uid, uid, salt, salt, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, false)
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func TestUser_loadRegistrationValidationSignature(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test User's getter/setter functions for TimeStamp
 func TestUser_GetRegistrationTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	uid := id.NewIdFromString("test", id.User, t)
 	salt := []byte("salt")
 	u, err := NewUser(kv, uid, uid, salt, salt, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, false)
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func TestUser_GetRegistrationTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test loading registrationTimestamp from the KV store
 func TestUser_loadRegistrationTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	uid := id.NewIdFromString("test", id.User, t)
 	salt := []byte("salt")
 	u, err := NewUser(kv, uid, uid, salt, salt, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, false)
diff --git a/storage/user/user_test.go b/storage/user/user_test.go
index 0fd3d8d1819163dcadac0d7bed29f183f45acd32..01a93088c1e54c7d2b6d03a6d5a6a1cb0cfb8803 100644
--- a/storage/user/user_test.go
+++ b/storage/user/user_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 package user
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/versioned"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/signature/rsa"
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 // Test loading user from a KV store
 func TestLoadUser(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	_, err := LoadUser(kv)
 
 	if err == nil {
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func TestLoadUser(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test NewUser function
 func TestNewUser(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	uid := id.NewIdFromString("test", id.User, t)
 	salt := []byte("salt")
 	u, err := NewUser(kv, uid, uid, salt, salt, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, false)
@@ -49,20 +48,3 @@ func TestNewUser(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new user: %+v", err)
 	}
 }
-
-// Test GetCryptographicIdentity function from user
-func TestUser_GetCryptographicIdentity(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
-	uid := id.NewIdFromString("test", id.User, t)
-	rsalt := []byte("reception salt")
-	tsalt := []byte("transmission salt")
-	u, err := NewUser(kv, uid, uid, tsalt, rsalt, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, &rsa.PrivateKey{}, false)
-	if err != nil || u == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to create new user: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	ci := u.GetCryptographicIdentity()
-	if bytes.Compare(ci.transmissionSalt, tsalt) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("Cryptographic Identity not retrieved properly")
-	}
-}
diff --git a/storage/user/username_test.go b/storage/user/username_test.go
index 7571d3804136b560f5730b76d69b5672cd6d5c48..f4a851145b8296bdab49b07bb6996d51344dc2ae 100644
--- a/storage/user/username_test.go
+++ b/storage/user/username_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 // Test normal function and errors for User's SetUsername function
 func TestUser_SetUsername(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	tid := id.NewIdFromString("trans", id.User, t)
 	rid := id.NewIdFromString("recv", id.User, t)
 	tsalt := []byte("tsalt")
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestUser_SetUsername(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test functionality of User's GetUsername function
 func TestUser_GetUsername(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	tid := id.NewIdFromString("trans", id.User, t)
 	rid := id.NewIdFromString("recv", id.User, t)
 	tsalt := []byte("tsalt")
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func TestUser_GetUsername(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test the loadUsername helper function
 func TestUser_loadUsername(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	tid := id.NewIdFromString("trans", id.User, t)
 	rid := id.NewIdFromString("recv", id.User, t)
 	tsalt := []byte("tsalt")
diff --git a/storage/utility/blockStore_test.go b/storage/utility/blockStore_test.go
index c9e2fb56daef0cff51eb7e283b463f9782ac4cf6..3f13417858d38cb5d7b94667f17c0d17535bf29b 100644
--- a/storage/utility/blockStore_test.go
+++ b/storage/utility/blockStore_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestNewBlockStore(t *testing.T) {
 		blockSize:  20,
 		firstSaved: 0,
 		lastSaved:  0,
-		kv:         versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)),
+		kv:         versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()),
 	}
 
 	bs, err := NewBlockStore(expected.numBlocks, expected.blockSize, expected.kv)
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestBlockStore_Store_LoadBlockStore(t *testing.T) {
 		expected := make([][]byte, len(iter[v.dataCutIndex:]))
 		copy(expected, iter[v.dataCutIndex:])
 
-		bs, err := NewBlockStore(v.numBlocks, v.blockSize, versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)))
+		bs, err := NewBlockStore(v.numBlocks, v.blockSize, versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()))
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("Failed to create new BlockStore (%d): %+v", i, err)
 		}
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func TestBlockStore_saveBlock_loadBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		blockSize:  20,
 		firstSaved: 0,
 		lastSaved:  0,
-		kv:         versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)),
+		kv:         versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()),
 	}
 
 	for i := range bs.block {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func TestBlockStore_saveBlock_SaveError(t *testing.T) {
 		blockSize:  20,
 		firstSaved: 0,
 		lastSaved:  0,
-		kv:         versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)),
+		kv:         versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()),
 	}
 
 	for i := range bs.block {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func TestBlockStore_saveBlock_SaveError(t *testing.T) {
 // Error path: loading of nonexistent key returns an error.
 func TestBlockStore_loadBlock_LoadStorageError(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedErr := strings.SplitN(bKvLoadErr, "%", 2)[0]
-	bs := &BlockStore{kv: versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))}
+	bs := &BlockStore{kv: versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())}
 	_, err := bs.loadBlock(0)
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErr) {
 		t.Errorf("loadBlock() did not return the expected error."+
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func TestBlockStore_loadBlock_LoadStorageError(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Error path: unmarshalling of invalid data fails.
 func TestBlockStore_loadBlock_UnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
-	bs := &BlockStore{kv: versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))}
+	bs := &BlockStore{kv: versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())}
 	expectedErr := strings.SplitN(bJsonUnmarshalErr, "%", 2)[0]
 
 	// Construct object with invalid data
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func TestBlockStore_pruneBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 		blockSize:  32,
 		firstSaved: 0,
 		lastSaved:  0,
-		kv:         versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)),
+		kv:         versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()),
 	}
 
 	// Save blocks to storage
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestBlockStore_getKey_Consistency(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBlockStore_save_load(t *testing.T) {
 	bs := &BlockStore{
 		numBlocks: 5, blockSize: 6, firstSaved: 7, lastSaved: 8,
-		kv: versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)),
+		kv: versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()),
 	}
 
 	err := bs.save()
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func TestBlockStore_save_load(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBlockStore_load_KvGetError(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedErr := strings.SplitN(bsKvLoadErr, "%", 2)[0]
 
-	testBS := &BlockStore{kv: versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))}
+	testBS := &BlockStore{kv: versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())}
 	err := testBS.load()
 	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErr) {
 		t.Errorf("load() did not return an error for a nonexistent item in storage."+
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func TestBlockStore_load_KvGetError(t *testing.T) {
 // Error path: unmarshalling of invalid data fails.
 func TestBlockStore_load_UnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedErr := strings.SplitN(bsKvUnmarshalErr, "%", 2)[0]
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	// Construct invalid versioning object
 	obj := versioned.Object{
diff --git a/storage/utility/bucketParams_test.go b/storage/utility/bucketParams_test.go
index c2ce1bdbfdb99bb0dd0dba059216556805cb03bc..d908ac99ad964b35a345fbfde6af92c642b072c4 100644
--- a/storage/utility/bucketParams_test.go
+++ b/storage/utility/bucketParams_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 // todo: write tests
 
 func TestNewBucketParamsStore(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	capacity, leakedTokens, leakDuration := uint32(10), uint32(11), time.Duration(12)
 	bps, err := NewBucketParamsStore(capacity, leakedTokens, leakDuration, kv)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestNewBucketParamsStore(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestLoadBucketParamsStore(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	capacity, leakedTokens, leakDuration := uint32(10), uint32(11), time.Duration(12)
 	bps, err := NewBucketParamsStore(capacity, leakedTokens, leakDuration, kv)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/storage/utility/dh_test.go b/storage/utility/dh_test.go
index 36fb3c5734af6ea7bd29479279f01b10522b803d..bea2f2448d14a80c3319871f78edf7f1edad90e9 100644
--- a/storage/utility/dh_test.go
+++ b/storage/utility/dh_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 // Unit test for StoreCyclicKey
 func TestStoreCyclicKey(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := versioned.NewKV(kv)
 	grp := getTestGroup()
 	x := grp.NewInt(77)
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestStoreCyclicKey(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Unit test for LoadCyclicKey
 func TestLoadCyclicKey(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := versioned.NewKV(kv)
 	grp := getTestGroup()
 	x := grp.NewInt(77)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestLoadCyclicKey(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Unit test for DeleteCyclicKey
 func TestDeleteCyclicKey(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := versioned.NewKV(kv)
 	grp := getTestGroup()
 	x := grp.NewInt(77)
diff --git a/storage/utility/group_test.go b/storage/utility/group_test.go
index ef8ed3ea22dead0c1764d094513a22ccf53e931f..02e6504be687d1e7b331ad63d6c139d9d6963f22 100644
--- a/storage/utility/group_test.go
+++ b/storage/utility/group_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 // Unit test for StoreGroup
 func TestStoreGroup(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := versioned.NewKV(kv)
 	grp := getTestGroup()
 	err := StoreGroup(vkv, grp, "testKey")
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TestStoreGroup(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Unit test for LoadGroup
 func TestLoadGroup(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := versioned.NewKV(kv)
 	grp := getTestGroup()
 
diff --git a/storage/utility/messageBuffer_test.go b/storage/utility/messageBuffer_test.go
index e9d1a841b199024be981abc511a78d5355521f76..fc7f39a7c8fba2acdb6f8eb2efe395afcc7ce814 100644
--- a/storage/utility/messageBuffer_test.go
+++ b/storage/utility/messageBuffer_test.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestNewMessageBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 		messages:           make(map[MessageHash]struct{}),
 		processingMessages: make(map[MessageHash]struct{}),
 		handler:            th,
-		kv:                 versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)),
+		kv:                 versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()),
 		key:                "testKey",
 	}
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestLoadMessageBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 		messages:           make(map[MessageHash]struct{}),
 		processingMessages: make(map[MessageHash]struct{}),
 		handler:            th,
-		kv:                 versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)),
+		kv:                 versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()),
 		key:                "testKey",
 	}
 	_ = addTestMessages(expectedMB, 20)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestLoadMessageBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests happy path of save() with a new empty MessageBuffer.
 func TestMessageBuffer_save_NewMB(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	key := "testKey"
 
 	mb, err := NewMessageBuffer(kv, newTestHandler(), key)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestMessageBuffer_save_NewMB(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests happy path of save().
 func TestMessageBuffer_save(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	key := "testKey"
 	mb, err := NewMessageBuffer(kv, newTestHandler(), key)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func TestMessageBuffer_save(t *testing.T) {
 // Tests happy path of MessageBuffer.Add().
 func TestMessageBuffer_Add(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create new MessageBuffer and fill with messages
-	testMB, err := NewMessageBuffer(versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)), newTestHandler(), "testKey")
+	testMB, err := NewMessageBuffer(versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()), newTestHandler(), "testKey")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create new MessageBuffer: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func TestMessageBuffer_Add(t *testing.T) {
 // Tests happy path of MessageBuffer.Next().
 func TestMessageBuffer_Next(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create new MessageBuffer and fill with messages
-	testMB, err := NewMessageBuffer(versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)), newTestHandler(), "testKey")
+	testMB, err := NewMessageBuffer(versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()), newTestHandler(), "testKey")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create new MessageBuffer: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func TestMessageBuffer_Next(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestMessageBuffer_InvalidNext(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create new MessageBuffer and fill with messages
-	testMB, err := NewMessageBuffer(versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)), newTestHandler(), "testKey")
+	testMB, err := NewMessageBuffer(versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()), newTestHandler(), "testKey")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create new MessageBuffer: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func TestMessageBuffer_InvalidNext(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMessageBuffer_Succeeded(t *testing.T) {
 	th := newTestHandler()
 	// Create new MessageBuffer and fill with message
-	testMB, err := NewMessageBuffer(versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)), th, "testKey")
+	testMB, err := NewMessageBuffer(versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()), th, "testKey")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create new MessageBuffer: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestMessageBuffer_Succeeded(t *testing.T) {
 func TestMessageBuffer_Failed(t *testing.T) {
 	th := newTestHandler()
 	// Create new MessageBuffer and fill with message
-	testMB, err := NewMessageBuffer(versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)), th, "testKey")
+	testMB, err := NewMessageBuffer(versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()), th, "testKey")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create new MessageBuffer: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/storage/utility/multiStateVector_test.go b/storage/utility/multiStateVector_test.go
index 83527da507a2f3f9641f0625192faca0fbedd1c7..38085804b5bf11adbf35e21d240863b84b2a2a0c 100644
--- a/storage/utility/multiStateVector_test.go
+++ b/storage/utility/multiStateVector_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 // Tests that NewMultiStateVector returns a new MultiStateVector with the
 // expected values.
 func TestNewMultiStateVector(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	key := "testKey"
 	expected := &MultiStateVector{
 		numKeys:         189,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestNewMultiStateVector_StateMapError(t *testing.T) {
 // random states are generated and manually inserted into the vector and then
 // each key is checked for the expected vector
 func TestMultiStateVector_Get(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 5, nil, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_Get(t *testing.T) {
 // Error path: tests that MultiStateVector.get returns the expected error when
 // the key number is greater than the max key number.
 func TestMultiStateVector_get_KeyNumMaxError(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 5, nil, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_Set(t *testing.T) {
 		{false, false, true, false, true},
 		{false, false, false, false, false},
 	}
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 5, stateMap, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_Set(t *testing.T) {
 // Error path: tests that MultiStateVector.Set returns the expected error when
 // the key number is greater than the last key number.
 func TestMultiStateVector_Set_KeyNumMaxError(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 5, nil, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_Set_KeyNumMaxError(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Tests that MultiStateVector.SetMany
 func TestMultiStateVector_SetMany(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 5, nil, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_SetMany(t *testing.T) {
 // Error path: tests that MultiStateVector.SetMany returns the expected error
 // when one of the keys is greater than the last key number.
 func TestMultiStateVector_SetMany_KeyNumMaxError(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 5, nil, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_SetMany_KeyNumMaxError(t *testing.T) {
 // Error path: tests that MultiStateVector.set returns the expected error when
 // the key number is greater than the last key number.
 func TestMultiStateVector_set_KeyNumMaxError(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 5, nil, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_set_KeyNumMaxError(t *testing.T) {
 // Error path: tests that MultiStateVector.set returns the expected error when
 // the given state is greater than the last state.
 func TestMultiStateVector_set_NewStateMaxError(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 5, nil, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_set_NewStateMaxError(t *testing.T) {
 // Error path: tests that MultiStateVector.set returns the expected error when
 // the state read from the vector is greater than the last state.
 func TestMultiStateVector_set_OldStateMaxError(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 5, nil, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_set_OldStateMaxError(t *testing.T) {
 // the state change is not allowed by the state map.
 func TestMultiStateVector_set_StateChangeError(t *testing.T) {
 	stateMap := [][]bool{{true, false}, {true, true}}
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 2, stateMap, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_set_StateChangeError(t *testing.T) {
 // Tests that MultiStateVector.GetNumKeys returns the expected number of keys.
 func TestMultiStateVector_GetNumKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	numKeys := uint16(155)
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(numKeys, 5, nil, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_GetNumKeys(t *testing.T) {
 // Tests that MultiStateVector.GetCount returns the correct count for each state
 // after each key has been set to a random state.
 func TestMultiStateVector_GetCount(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(
 		156, 5, nil, "TestMultiStateVector_GetCount", kv)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_GetCount(t *testing.T) {
 // Error path: tests that MultiStateVector.GetCount returns the expected error
 // when the given state is greater than the last state.
 func TestMultiStateVector_GetCount_NewStateMaxError(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 5, nil, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_GetCount_NewStateMaxError(t *testing.T) {
 // Tests that MultiStateVector.GetKeys returns the correct list of keys for each
 // state after each key has been set to a random state.
 func TestMultiStateVector_GetKeys(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(
 		156, 5, nil, "TestMultiStateVector_GetKeys", kv)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_GetKeys(t *testing.T) {
 // Error path: tests that MultiStateVector.GetKeys returns the expected error
 // when the given state is greater than the last state.
 func TestMultiStateVector_GetKeys_NewStateMaxError(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 5, nil, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_DeepCopy(t *testing.T) {
 		{false, false, true, false, true},
 		{false, false, false, false, false},
 	}
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 5, stateMap, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_DeepCopy(t *testing.T) {
 // Tests that MultiStateVector.DeepCopy is able to make the expected copy when
 // the state map is nil.
 func TestMultiStateVector_DeepCopy_NilStateMap(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(155, 5, nil, "", kv)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Failed to create new MultiStateVector: %+v", err)
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ func TestLoadMultiStateVector(t *testing.T) {
 // no object is saved in storage.
 func TestLoadMultiStateVector_GetFromStorageError(t *testing.T) {
 	key := "TestLoadMultiStateVector_GetFromStorageError"
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	expectedErr := strings.Split(loadGetMsvErr, "%")[0]
 
 	_, err := LoadMultiStateVector(nil, key, kv)
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ func TestLoadMultiStateVector_GetFromStorageError(t *testing.T) {
 // Error path: tests that LoadMultiStateVector returns the expected error when
 // the data in storage cannot be unmarshalled.
 func TestLoadMultiStateVector_UnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	key := "TestLoadMultiStateVector_MarshalError"
 	expectedErr := strings.Split(loadUnmarshalMsvErr, "%")[0]
 
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ func TestMultiStateVector_save(t *testing.T) {
 		vect:            []uint64{0, 1, 2},
 		stateUseCount:   []uint16{5, 12, 104, 0, 4000},
 		key:             makeStateVectorKey("TestMultiStateVector_save"),
-		kv:              versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)),
+		kv:              versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()),
 	}
 
 	expectedData, err := msv.marshal()
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ func Test_makeMultiStateVectorKey(t *testing.T) {
 // random state.
 func newTestFilledMSV(numKeys uint16, numStates uint8, stateMap [][]bool,
 	key string, t *testing.T) (*MultiStateVector, *versioned.KV) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	msv, err := NewMultiStateVector(numKeys, numStates, stateMap, key, kv)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/storage/utility/sidh_test.go b/storage/utility/sidh_test.go
index 34ab3c43cfa84ee85de99fa3dff357e44dec244d..d547011d3ef6860e685204ce013dd437675215e5 100644
--- a/storage/utility/sidh_test.go
+++ b/storage/utility/sidh_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 // TestStoreLoadDeleteSIDHPublicKey tests the load/store/delete functions
 // for SIDH Public Keys
 func TestStoreLoadDeleteSIDHPublicKey(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := versioned.NewKV(kv)
 	rng := fastRNG.NewStreamGenerator(1, 3, csprng.NewSystemRNG)
 	myRng := rng.GetStream()
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestStoreLoadDeleteSIDHPublicKey(t *testing.T) {
 // TestStoreLoadDeleteSIDHPublicKey tests the load/store/delete functions
 // for SIDH Private Keys
 func TestStoreLoadDeleteSIDHPrivateKey(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := versioned.NewKV(kv)
 	rng := fastRNG.NewStreamGenerator(1, 3, csprng.NewSystemRNG)
 	myRng := rng.GetStream()
diff --git a/storage/utility/stateVector_test.go b/storage/utility/stateVector_test.go
index 2d537ef61f2d2a7c810d3e609362cb8551f6a17e..4b2188b25c6dd41689aea9cbe003ea0ba8443b7a 100644
--- a/storage/utility/stateVector_test.go
+++ b/storage/utility/stateVector_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 // Tests that NewStateVector creates the expected new StateVector and that it is
 // saved to storage.
 func TestNewStateVector(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	key := "myTestKey"
 	numKeys := uint32(275)
 	expected := &StateVector{
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ func TestLoadStateVector(t *testing.T) {
 // original.
 func TestLoadStateVector_GetError(t *testing.T) {
 	key := "StateVectorLoadStateVector"
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 	expectedErr := "object not found"
 
 	_, err := LoadStateVector(kv, key)
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ func TestLoadStateVector_GetError(t *testing.T) {
 // original.
 func TestLoadStateVector_UnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
 	key := "StateVectorLoadStateVector"
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	// Save invalid StateVector to storage
 	obj := versioned.Object{
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ func TestStateVector_save(t *testing.T) {
 		numKeys:        1000,
 		numAvailable:   1000,
 		key:            makeStateVectorKey(key),
-		kv:             versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)),
+		kv:             versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()),
 	}
 	expectedData, err := sv.marshal()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ func TestStateVector_SaveTEST(t *testing.T) {
 		numKeys:        1000,
 		numAvailable:   1000,
 		key:            makeStateVectorKey(key),
-		kv:             versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)),
+		kv:             versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()),
 	}
 	expectedData, err := sv.marshal()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ func TestStateVector_SetNumAvailableTEST_InvalidInterfaceError(t *testing.T) {
 func TestStateVector_SetKvTEST(t *testing.T) {
 	sv := newTestStateVector("SetKvTEST", 1000, t)
 
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore)).Prefix("NewKV")
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore()).Prefix("NewKV")
 	sv.SetKvTEST(kv, t)
 
 	if sv.kv != kv {
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ func TestStateVector_SetKvTEST_InvalidInterfaceError(t *testing.T) {
 // newTestStateVector produces a new StateVector using the specified number of
 // keys and key string for testing.
 func newTestStateVector(key string, numKeys uint32, t *testing.T) *StateVector {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	sv, err := NewStateVector(kv, key, numKeys)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/storage/versioned/kv_test.go b/storage/versioned/kv_test.go
index 88cc0fcb8faaffca1886d8dc2b95e6c62c540c58..99bf17a969a0d042b1e1934c07957e00a75f8610 100644
--- a/storage/versioned/kv_test.go
+++ b/storage/versioned/kv_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 // KV get should call the Upgrade function when it's available
 func TestVersionedKV_Get_Err(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := NewKV(kv)
 	key := vkv.GetFullKey("test", 0)
 	result, err := vkv.Get(key, 0)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestVersionedKV_Get_Err(t *testing.T) {
 // Test versioned KV happy path
 func TestVersionedKV_GetUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 	// Set up a dummy KV with the required data
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := NewKV(kv)
 	key := vkv.GetFullKey("test", 0)
 	original := Object{
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ func TestVersionedKV_GetUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 		Data:      []byte("not upgraded"),
 	}
-	originalSerialized := original.Marshal()
-	kv[key] = originalSerialized
+	err := kv.Set(key, &original)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to set original: %+v", err)
+	}
 
 	upgrade := []Upgrade{func(oldObject *Object) (*Object, error) {
 		return &Object{
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ func TestVersionedKV_GetUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 // Test versioned KV key not found path
 func TestVersionedKV_GetUpgrade_KeyNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	// Set up a dummy KV with the required data
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := NewKV(kv)
 	key := "test"
 
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ func TestVersionedKV_GetUpgrade_KeyNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 // Test versioned KV upgrade func returns error path
 func TestVersionedKV_GetUpgrade_UpgradeReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 	// Set up a dummy KV with the required data
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := NewKV(kv)
 	key := vkv.GetFullKey("test", 0)
 	original := Object{
@@ -99,8 +101,10 @@ func TestVersionedKV_GetUpgrade_UpgradeReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 		Data:      []byte("not upgraded"),
 	}
-	originalSerialized := original.Marshal()
-	kv[key] = originalSerialized
+	err := kv.Set(key, &original)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to set original: %+v", err)
+	}
 
 	upgrade := []Upgrade{func(oldObject *Object) (*Object, error) {
 		return &Object{}, errors.New("test error")
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ func TestVersionedKV_GetUpgrade_UpgradeReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 // Test delete key happy path
 func TestVersionedKV_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 	// Set up a dummy KV with the required data
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := NewKV(kv)
 	key := vkv.GetFullKey("test", 0)
 	original := Object{
@@ -127,16 +131,20 @@ func TestVersionedKV_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 		Data:      []byte("not upgraded"),
 	}
-	originalSerialized := original.Marshal()
-	kv[key] = originalSerialized
+	err := kv.Set(key, &original)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to set original: %+v", err)
+	}
 
-	err := vkv.Delete("test", 0)
+	err = vkv.Delete("test", 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error getting something that should have been in: %v",
 			err)
 	}
 
-	if _, ok := kv[key]; ok {
+	o := &Object{}
+	err = kv.Get(key, o)
+	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Key still exists in kv map")
 	}
 }
@@ -144,7 +152,7 @@ func TestVersionedKV_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 // Test get without Upgrade path
 func TestVersionedKV_Get(t *testing.T) {
 	// Set up a dummy KV with the required data
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := NewKV(kv)
 	originalVersion := uint64(0)
 	key := vkv.GetFullKey("test", originalVersion)
@@ -153,8 +161,10 @@ func TestVersionedKV_Get(t *testing.T) {
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 		Data:      []byte("not upgraded"),
 	}
-	originalSerialized := original.Marshal()
-	kv[key] = originalSerialized
+	err := kv.Set(key, &original)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to set original in kv: %+v", err)
+	}
 
 	result, err := vkv.Get("test", originalVersion)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -169,7 +179,7 @@ func TestVersionedKV_Get(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test that Set puts data in the store
 func TestVersionedKV_Set(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := make(ekv.Memstore)
+	kv := ekv.MakeMemstore()
 	vkv := NewKV(kv)
 	originalVersion := uint64(1)
 	key := vkv.GetFullKey("test", originalVersion)
@@ -184,8 +194,9 @@ func TestVersionedKV_Set(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Store should now have data in it at that key
-	_, ok := kv[key]
-	if !ok {
-		t.Error("data store didn't have anything in the key")
+	o := &Object{}
+	err = kv.Get(key, o)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error("data store didn't have anything in the key: %+v", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/ud/addFact.go b/ud/addFact.go
index 1985970ff976eeb25d9c437a187287cf61fe7c8a..6412e94b308871e9aa7266b2176e39cb8f169376 100644
--- a/ud/addFact.go
+++ b/ud/addFact.go
@@ -8,15 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/factID"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/hash"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/connect"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/signature/rsa"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
 )
 
-type addFactComms interface {
-	SendRegisterFact(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactRegisterRequest) (*pb.FactRegisterResponse, error)
-}
-
 // SendRegisterFact adds a fact for the user to user discovery. Will only
 // succeed if the user is already registered and the system does not have the
 // fact currently registered for any user.
@@ -24,16 +19,21 @@ type addFactComms interface {
 // confirmation id instead. Over the communications system the fact is
 // associated with, a code will be sent. This confirmation ID needs to be
 // called along with the code to finalize the fact.
-func (m *Manager) SendRegisterFact(fact fact.Fact) (string, error) {
-	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.SendRegisterFact(%s)", fact.Stringify())
-	return m.addFact(fact, m.myID, m.comms)
+func (m *Manager) SendRegisterFact(f fact.Fact) (string, error) {
+	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.SendRegisterFact(%s)", f.Stringify())
+	m.factMux.Lock()
+	defer m.factMux.Unlock()
+	return m.addFact(f, m.e2e.GetReceptionID(), m.comms)
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) addFact(inFact fact.Fact, uid *id.ID, aFC addFactComms) (string, error) {
+// addFact is the helper function for SendRegisterFact.
+func (m *Manager) addFact(inFact fact.Fact, myId *id.ID,
+	aFC addFactComms) (string, error) {
 
-	if !m.IsRegistered() {
-		return "", errors.New("Failed to add fact: " +
-			"client is not registered")
+	// get UD host
+	udHost, err := m.getOrAddUdHost()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	// Create a primitives Fact so we can hash it
@@ -46,38 +46,34 @@ func (m *Manager) addFact(inFact fact.Fact, uid *id.ID, aFC addFactComms) (strin
 	fHash := factID.Fingerprint(f)
 
 	// Sign our inFact for putting into the request
-	fSig, err := rsa.Sign(rand.Reader, m.privKey, hash.CMixHash, fHash, nil)
+	privKey := m.user.PortableUserInfo().ReceptionRSA
+	fSig, err := rsa.Sign(rand.Reader, privKey, hash.CMixHash, fHash, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
 	// Create our Fact Removal Request message data
 	remFactMsg := pb.FactRegisterRequest{
-		UID: uid.Marshal(),
+		UID: myId.Marshal(),
 		Fact: &pb.Fact{
-			Fact:     inFact.Fact,
-			FactType: uint32(inFact.T),
+			Fact:     f.Fact,
+			FactType: uint32(f.T),
 		},
 		FactSig: fSig,
 	}
 
-	// get UD host
-	host, err := m.getHost()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
 	// Send the message
-	response, err := aFC.SendRegisterFact(host, &remFactMsg)
+	response, err := aFC.SendRegisterFact(udHost, &remFactMsg)
 
 	confirmationID := ""
 	if response != nil {
 		confirmationID = response.ConfirmationID
 	}
 
-	err = m.storage.GetUd().StoreUnconfirmedFact(confirmationID, f)
+	err = m.store.StoreUnconfirmedFact(confirmationID, f)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", errors.WithMessagef(err, "Failed to store unconfirmed fact %v", f.Fact)
+		return "", errors.WithMessagef(err,
+			"Failed to store unconfirmed fact %v", f.Fact)
 	}
 	// Return the error
 	return confirmationID, err
diff --git a/ud/addFact_test.go b/ud/addFact_test.go
index 7fecfc4d6d59a3a15666e662cbb149af52c6795d..1a1a38cdcd75f6b416786f76742bfe92ca990d64 100644
--- a/ud/addFact_test.go
+++ b/ud/addFact_test.go
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@ package ud
 
 import (
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/client"
 	pb "gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/mixmessages"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/connect"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/signature/rsa"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
@@ -31,28 +27,8 @@ func (rFC *testAFC) SendRegisterFact(*connect.Host, *pb.FactRegisterRequest) (
 
 // Test that the addFact function completes successfully
 func TestAddFact(t *testing.T) {
-	isReg := uint32(1)
 
-	// Create a new Private Key to use for signing the Fact
-	rng := csprng.NewSystemRNG()
-	cpk, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rng, 2048)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	comms, err := client.NewClientComms(nil, nil, nil, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to start client comms: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Create our Manager object
-	m := Manager{
-		comms:      comms,
-		net:        newTestNetworkManager(t),
-		privKey:    cpk,
-		registered: &isReg,
-		storage:    storage.InitTestingSession(t),
-	}
+	m, _ := newTestManager(t)
 
 	// Create our test fact
 	USCountryCode := "US"
@@ -68,7 +44,7 @@ func TestAddFact(t *testing.T) {
 	tAFC := testAFC{}
 	uid := &id.ID{}
 	// Run addFact and see if it returns without an error!
-	_, err = m.addFact(f, uid, &tAFC)
+	_, err := m.addFact(f, uid, &tAFC)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/ud/alternate.go b/ud/alternate.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..33720102924ce123b7cb423093e994f25a9ec99f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ud/alternate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package ud
+
+import (
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/contact"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/connect"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
+)
+
+// alternateUd is an alternative user discovery service.
+// This is used for testing, so client can avoid contacting
+// the production server. This requires an alternative,
+// deployed UD service.
+type alternateUd struct {
+	host     *connect.Host
+	dhPubKey []byte
+}
+
+// SetAlternativeUserDiscovery sets the alternativeUd object within manager.
+// Once set, any user discovery operation will go through the alternative
+// user discovery service.
+// To undo this operation, use UnsetAlternativeUserDiscovery.
+func (m *Manager) SetAlternativeUserDiscovery(altCert, altAddress,
+	contactFile []byte) error {
+	params := connect.GetDefaultHostParams()
+	params.AuthEnabled = false
+
+	udIdBytes, dhPubKey, err := contact.ReadContactFromFile(contactFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	udID, err := id.Unmarshal(udIdBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Add a new host and return it if it does not already exist
+	host, err := m.comms.AddHost(udID, string(altAddress),
+		altCert, params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.WithMessage(err, "User Discovery host object could "+
+			"not be constructed.")
+	}
+
+	m.alternativeUd = &alternateUd{
+		host:     host,
+		dhPubKey: dhPubKey,
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// UnsetAlternativeUserDiscovery clears out the information from
+// the Manager object.
+func (m *Manager) UnsetAlternativeUserDiscovery() error {
+	if m.alternativeUd == nil {
+		return errors.New("Alternative User Discovery is already unset.")
+	}
+
+	m.alternativeUd = nil
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/ud/comms.go b/ud/comms.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..07a450a405a98750fb6a2bd9dd3424c5c6f5e478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ud/comms.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package ud
+
+import (
+	pb "gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/mixmessages"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/connect"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/messages"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
+)
+
+// Comms is a sub-interface of the client.Comms interface. This contains
+// RPCs and methods relevant to sending to the UD service.
+type Comms interface {
+	// SendRegisterUser is the gRPC send function for the user registering
+	// their username with the UD service.
+	SendRegisterUser(host *connect.Host, message *pb.UDBUserRegistration) (*messages.Ack, error)
+	// SendRegisterFact is the gRPC send function for the user registering
+	// a fact.Fact (email/phone number) with the UD service.
+	SendRegisterFact(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactRegisterRequest) (*pb.FactRegisterResponse, error)
+	// SendConfirmFact is the gRPC send function for the user confirming
+	// their fact.Fact has been registered successfully with the UD service.
+	SendConfirmFact(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactConfirmRequest) (*messages.Ack, error)
+	// SendRemoveFact is the gRPC send function for the user removing
+	// a registered fact.Fact from the UD service. This fact.Fact must be
+	// owned by the user.
+	SendRemoveFact(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactRemovalRequest) (*messages.Ack, error)
+	// SendRemoveUser is the gRPC send function for the user removing
+	// their username from the UD service.
+	SendRemoveUser(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactRemovalRequest) (*messages.Ack, error)
+	// AddHost is a function which adds a connect.Host object to the internal
+	// comms manager. This will be used here exclusively for adding
+	// the UD service if it does not currently exist within the internal
+	// manger.
+	AddHost(hid *id.ID, address string,
+		cert []byte, params connect.HostParams) (host *connect.Host, err error)
+	// GetHost retrieves a connect.Host object from the internal comms manager.
+	// This will be used exclusively to retrieve the UD service's connect.Host
+	// object. This will be used to send to the UD service on the above
+	// gRPC send functions.
+	GetHost(hostId *id.ID) (*connect.Host, bool)
+}
+
+// removeFactComms is a sub-interface of the Comms interface for the
+// removeFact comm.
+type removeFactComms interface {
+	SendRemoveFact(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactRemovalRequest) (*messages.Ack, error)
+}
+
+// removeUserComms is a sub-interface of the Comms interface for the
+// permanentDeleteAccount comm.
+type removeUserComms interface {
+	SendRemoveUser(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactRemovalRequest) (*messages.Ack, error)
+}
+
+// confirmFactComm is a sub-interface of the Comms interface for the
+// confirmFact comm.
+type confirmFactComm interface {
+	SendConfirmFact(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactConfirmRequest) (*messages.Ack, error)
+}
+
+// registerUserComms is a sub-interface of the Comms interface for the
+// registerUser comm.
+type registerUserComms interface {
+	SendRegisterUser(*connect.Host, *pb.UDBUserRegistration) (*messages.Ack, error)
+}
+
+// addFactComms is a sub-interface of the Comms interface for the
+// addFact comms
+type addFactComms interface {
+	SendRegisterFact(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactRegisterRequest) (*pb.FactRegisterResponse, error)
+}
diff --git a/ud/confirmFact.go b/ud/confirmFact.go
index 7432911b2458e5744afacc77640b78eb2637153d..fb81b7a9ee78e373fb54aaa6504d22c4eb1fa35b 100644
--- a/ud/confirmFact.go
+++ b/ud/confirmFact.go
@@ -4,33 +4,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 	pb "gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/mixmessages"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/connect"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/messages"
 )
 
-type confirmFactComm interface {
-	SendConfirmFact(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactConfirmRequest) (*messages.Ack, error)
-}
-
-// SendConfirmFact confirms a fact first registered via AddFact. The
+// ConfirmFact confirms a fact first registered via AddFact. The
 // confirmation ID comes from AddFact while the code will come over the
 // associated communications system.
-func (m *Manager) SendConfirmFact(confirmationID, code string) error {
-	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.SendConfirmFact(%s, %s)", confirmationID, code)
+func (m *Manager) ConfirmFact(confirmationID, code string) error {
+	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.ConfirmFact(%s, %s)", confirmationID, code)
 	if err := m.confirmFact(confirmationID, code, m.comms); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to confirm fact")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+// confirmFact is a helper function for ConfirmFact.
 func (m *Manager) confirmFact(confirmationID, code string, comm confirmFactComm) error {
-	if !m.IsRegistered() {
-		return errors.New("Failed to confirm fact: " +
-			"client is not registered")
-	}
-
 	// get UD host
-	host, err := m.getHost()
+	udHost, err := m.getOrAddUdHost()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -39,14 +29,16 @@ func (m *Manager) confirmFact(confirmationID, code string, comm confirmFactComm)
 		ConfirmationID: confirmationID,
 		Code:           code,
 	}
-	_, err = comm.SendConfirmFact(host, msg)
+	_, err = comm.SendConfirmFact(udHost, msg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = m.storage.GetUd().ConfirmFact(confirmationID)
+	err = m.store.ConfirmFact(confirmationID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithMessagef(err, "Failed to confirm fact in storage with confirmation ID: %q", confirmationID)
+		return errors.WithMessagef(err,
+			"Failed to confirm fact in storage with confirmation ID: %q",
+			confirmationID)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/ud/confirmFact_test.go b/ud/confirmFact_test.go
index 4b9789b40d07d4ea3689d2caa5c90752ca1fea46..b59a3c385a499ff9685c5520056ac3c59cb0c9b0 100644
--- a/ud/confirmFact_test.go
+++ b/ud/confirmFact_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package ud
 
 import (
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/client"
 	pb "gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/mixmessages"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/connect"
@@ -22,20 +20,9 @@ func (t *testComm) SendConfirmFact(_ *connect.Host, message *pb.FactConfirmReque
 
 // Happy path.
 func TestManager_confirmFact(t *testing.T) {
-	isReg := uint32(1)
 
-	comms, err := client.NewClientComms(nil, nil, nil, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to start client comms: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Set up manager
-	m := &Manager{
-		comms:      comms,
-		net:        newTestNetworkManager(t),
-		registered: &isReg,
-		storage:    storage.InitTestingSession(t),
-	}
+	// Create our Manager object
+	m, _ := newTestManager(t)
 
 	c := &testComm{}
 
@@ -45,7 +32,7 @@ func TestManager_confirmFact(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Set up store for expected state
-	err = m.storage.GetUd().StoreUnconfirmedFact(expectedRequest.ConfirmationID, fact.Fact{})
+	err := m.store.StoreUnconfirmedFact(expectedRequest.ConfirmationID, fact.Fact{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("StoreUnconfirmedFact error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/ud/interfaces.go b/ud/interfaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..33db0140789e9185b671f7dceee8f05dcc177098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ud/interfaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package ud
+
+import (
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/api"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/single"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/user"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/cyclic"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
+)
+
+// CMix is a sub-interface of the cmix.Client. It contains the methods
+// relevant to what is used in this package.
+type CMix interface {
+	// CMix is passed down into the single use package,
+	// and thus has to adhere to the sub-interface defined in that package
+	single.CMix
+}
+
+// E2E is a sub-interface of the e2e.Handler. It contains the methods
+// relevant to what is used in this package.
+type E2E interface {
+	// GetGroup returns the cyclic group used for end to end encruption
+	GetGroup() *cyclic.Group
+
+	// GetReceptionID returns the default IDs
+	GetReceptionID() *id.ID
+}
+
+// UserInfo is a sub-interface for the user.User object in storage.
+// It contains the methods relevant to what is used in this package.
+type UserInfo interface {
+	PortableUserInfo() user.Info
+	GetReceptionRegistrationValidationSignature() []byte
+}
+
+// NetworkStatus is an interface for the api.Client's
+// NetworkFollowerStatus method.
+type NetworkStatus func() api.Status
diff --git a/ud/lookup.go b/ud/lookup.go
index 2ba65223404fc234380a31b60774d5ce2cdbcd0c..bdcf557b8ebffd2bd21b75e7ed7ba20d58dedd54 100644
--- a/ud/lookup.go
+++ b/ud/lookup.go
@@ -4,39 +4,51 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/identity/receptionID"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/rounds"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/single"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/contact"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/cyclic"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // LookupTag specifies which callback to trigger when UD receives a lookup
 // request.
 const LookupTag = "xxNetwork_UdLookup"
 
-// TODO: reconsider where this comes from
-const maxLookupMessages = 20
-
 type lookupCallback func(contact.Contact, error)
 
 // Lookup returns the public key of the passed ID as known by the user discovery
 // system or returns by the timeout.
-func (m *Manager) Lookup(uid *id.ID, callback lookupCallback, timeout time.Duration) error {
-	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.Lookup(%s, %s)", uid, timeout)
-	return m.lookup(uid, callback, timeout)
+func Lookup(services CMix,
+	rng csprng.Source, grp *cyclic.Group,
+	udContact contact.Contact, callback lookupCallback,
+	uid *id.ID, p single.RequestParams) ([]id.Round,
+	receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, error) {
+
+	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.Lookup(%s, %s)", uid, p.Timeout)
+	return lookup(services, rng, uid, grp, udContact, callback, p)
 }
 
 // BatchLookup performs a Lookup operation on a list of user IDs.
 // The lookup performs a callback on each lookup on the returned contact object
 // constructed from the response.
-func (m *Manager) BatchLookup(uids []*id.ID, callback lookupCallback, timeout time.Duration) {
-	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.BatchLookup(%s, %s)", uids, timeout)
+func BatchLookup(udContact contact.Contact,
+	services CMix, callback lookupCallback,
+	rng csprng.Source,
+	uids []*id.ID, grp *cyclic.Group,
+	p single.RequestParams) {
+	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.BatchLookup(%s, %s)", uids, p.Timeout)
 
 	for _, uid := range uids {
 		go func(localUid *id.ID) {
-			err := m.lookup(localUid, callback, timeout)
+			_, _, err := lookup(services, rng, localUid, grp,
+				udContact, callback, p)
 			if err != nil {
-				jww.WARN.Printf("Failed batch lookup on user %s: %v", localUid, err)
+				jww.WARN.Printf("Failed batch lookup on user %s: %v",
+					localUid, err)
 			}
 		}(uid)
 	}
@@ -47,67 +59,73 @@ func (m *Manager) BatchLookup(uids []*id.ID, callback lookupCallback, timeout ti
 // lookup is a helper function which sends a lookup request to the user discovery
 // service. It will construct a contact object off of the returned public key.
 // The callback will be called on that contact object.
-func (m *Manager) lookup(uid *id.ID, callback lookupCallback, timeout time.Duration) error {
+func lookup(net CMix, rng csprng.Source, uid *id.ID,
+	grp *cyclic.Group, udContact contact.Contact,
+	callback lookupCallback,
+	p single.RequestParams) (
+	[]id.Round, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, error) {
 	// Build the request and marshal it
 	request := &LookupSend{UserID: uid.Marshal()}
 	requestMarshaled, err := proto.Marshal(request)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to form outgoing lookup request.")
-	}
-
-	f := func(payload []byte, err error) {
-		m.lookupResponseProcess(uid, callback, payload, err)
-	}
-
-	// get UD contact
-	c, err := m.getContact()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return []id.Round{},
+			receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{}, errors.WithMessage(err,
+				"Failed to form outgoing lookup request.")
 	}
 
-	err = m.single.TransmitSingleUse(c, requestMarshaled, LookupTag,
-		maxLookupMessages, f, timeout)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to transmit lookup request.")
+	response := lookupResponse{
+		cb:  callback,
+		uid: uid,
+		grp: grp,
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return single.TransmitRequest(udContact, LookupTag, requestMarshaled,
+		response, p, net, rng,
+		grp)
 }
 
-// lookupResponseProcess processes the lookup response. The returned public key
+// lookupResponse processes the lookup response. The returned public key
 // and the user ID will be constructed into a contact object. The contact object
 // will be passed into the callback.
-func (m *Manager) lookupResponseProcess(uid *id.ID, callback lookupCallback,
-	payload []byte, err error) {
+type lookupResponse struct {
+	cb  lookupCallback
+	uid *id.ID
+	grp *cyclic.Group
+}
+
+func (m lookupResponse) Callback(payload []byte,
+	receptionID receptionID.EphemeralIdentity,
+	rounds []rounds.Round, err error) {
+
 	if err != nil {
-		go callback(contact.Contact{}, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to lookup."))
+		go m.cb(contact.Contact{}, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to lookup."))
 		return
 	}
 
 	// Unmarshal the message
-	lookupResponse := &LookupResponse{}
-	if err := proto.Unmarshal(payload, lookupResponse); err != nil {
+	lr := &LookupResponse{}
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(payload, lr); err != nil {
 		jww.WARN.Printf("Dropped a lookup response from user discovery due to "+
 			"failed unmarshal: %s", err)
 	}
-	if lookupResponse.Error != "" {
+	if lr.Error != "" {
 		err = errors.Errorf("User Discovery returned an error on lookup: %s",
-			lookupResponse.Error)
-		go callback(contact.Contact{}, err)
+			lr.Error)
+		go m.cb(contact.Contact{}, err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	c := contact.Contact{
-		ID:       uid,
-		DhPubKey: m.grp.NewIntFromBytes(lookupResponse.PubKey),
+		ID:       m.uid,
+		DhPubKey: m.grp.NewIntFromBytes(lr.PubKey),
 	}
 
-	if lookupResponse.Username != "" {
+	if lr.Username != "" {
 		c.Facts = fact.FactList{{
-			Fact: lookupResponse.Username,
+			Fact: lr.Username,
 			T:    fact.Username,
 		}}
 	}
 
-	go callback(c, nil)
+	go m.cb(c, nil)
 }
diff --git a/ud/lookup_test.go b/ud/lookup_test.go
index a6debf89424b24b44ad70033e32d947541277cf8..23311707d472990ef9028c075e37487ea1300e70 100644
--- a/ud/lookup_test.go
+++ b/ud/lookup_test.go
@@ -1,213 +1,111 @@
 package ud
 
 import (
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/single"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/stoppable"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/client"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/contact"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/cyclic"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/large"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
-	"math/rand"
 	"reflect"
-	"strings"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
 
 // Happy path.
 func TestManager_Lookup(t *testing.T) {
-	// Set up manager
-	isReg := uint32(1)
-
-	comms, err := client.NewClientComms(nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	// Set up mock UD values
+	grp := getGroup()
+	prng := NewPrng(42)
+	privKeyBytes, err := csprng.GenerateInGroup(
+		grp.GetP().Bytes(), grp.GetP().ByteLen(), prng)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to start client comms: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	m := &Manager{
-		comms:      comms,
-		storage:    storage.InitTestingSession(t),
-		net:        newTestNetworkManager(t),
-		grp:        cyclic.NewGroup(large.NewInt(107), large.NewInt(2)),
-		single:     &mockSingleLookup{},
-		registered: &isReg,
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to generate a mock private key: %v", err)
 	}
+	udMockPrivKey := grp.NewIntFromBytes(privKeyBytes)
+	publicKey := grp.ExpG(udMockPrivKey, grp.NewInt(1))
 
 	// Generate callback function
-	callbackChan := make(chan struct {
-		c   contact.Contact
-		err error
-	})
+	callbackChan := make(mockChannel)
 	callback := func(c contact.Contact, err error) {
-		callbackChan <- struct {
-			c   contact.Contact
-			err error
-		}{c: c, err: err}
-	}
-	uid := id.NewIdFromUInt(0x500000000000000, id.User, t)
-
-	// Run the lookup
-	err = m.Lookup(uid, callback, 10*time.Millisecond)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Lookup() returned an error: %+v", err)
+		callbackChan <- mockResponse{
+			c:   []contact.Contact{c},
+			err: err,
+		}
 	}
 
-	// Verify the callback is called
-	select {
-	case cb := <-callbackChan:
-		if cb.err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("Callback returned an error: %+v", cb.err)
-		}
+	// Set up mock manager
+	m, tnm := newTestManager(t)
 
-		expectedContact := contact.Contact{
-			ID:       uid,
-			DhPubKey: m.grp.NewIntFromBytes([]byte{5}),
-		}
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedContact, cb.c) {
-			t.Errorf("Failed to get expected Contact."+
-				"\n\texpected: %v\n\treceived: %v", expectedContact, cb.c)
-		}
-	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
-		t.Error("Callback not called.")
+	udContact, err := m.GetContact()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get contact: %v", err)
 	}
-}
 
-// Happy path.
-func TestManager_lookupResponseProcess(t *testing.T) {
-	m := &Manager{grp: cyclic.NewGroup(large.NewInt(107), large.NewInt(2))}
-
-	uid := id.NewIdFromUInt(rand.Uint64(), id.User, t)
-	callbackChan := make(chan struct {
-		c   contact.Contact
-		err error
-	})
-	callback := func(c contact.Contact, err error) {
-		callbackChan <- struct {
-			c   contact.Contact
-			err error
-		}{c: c, err: err}
-	}
-	pubKey := []byte{5}
+	uid := id.NewIdFromUInt(0x500000000000000, id.User, t)
 	expectedContact := contact.Contact{
 		ID:       uid,
-		DhPubKey: m.grp.NewIntFromBytes(pubKey),
-	}
-
-	// Generate expected Send message
-	payload, err := proto.Marshal(&LookupResponse{PubKey: pubKey})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to marshal LookupSend: %+v", err)
+		DhPubKey: publicKey,
 	}
 
-	m.lookupResponseProcess(uid, callback, payload, nil)
-
-	select {
-	case results := <-callbackChan:
-		if results.err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("Callback returned an error: %+v", results.err)
-		}
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedContact, results.c) {
-			t.Errorf("Callback returned unexpected Contact."+
-				"\nexpected: %+v\nreceived: %+v", expectedContact, results.c)
-		}
-	case <-time.NewTimer(50 * time.Millisecond).C:
-		t.Error("Callback time out.")
-	}
-}
+	contacts := []*Contact{&Contact{
+		UserID: expectedContact.ID.Bytes(),
+		PubKey: expectedContact.DhPubKey.Bytes(),
+	}}
 
-// Happy path: error is returned on callback when passed into function.
-func TestManager_lookupResponseProcess_CallbackError(t *testing.T) {
-	m := &Manager{grp: cyclic.NewGroup(large.NewInt(107), large.NewInt(2))}
+	receiver := newMockReceiver(callbackChan, contacts, t)
 
-	callbackChan := make(chan struct {
-		c   contact.Contact
-		err error
-	})
-	callback := func(c contact.Contact, err error) {
-		callbackChan <- struct {
-			c   contact.Contact
-			err error
-		}{c: c, err: err}
+	udbId, err := id.Unmarshal(tnm.instance.GetFullNdf().Get().UDB.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to unmarshal ID in mock ndf: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	testErr := errors.New("lookup failure")
+	mockListener := single.Listen(LookupTag, udbId, udMockPrivKey,
+		tnm, grp, receiver)
 
-	m.lookupResponseProcess(nil, callback, []byte{}, testErr)
+	defer mockListener.Stop()
 
-	select {
-	case results := <-callbackChan:
-		if results.err == nil || !strings.Contains(results.err.Error(), testErr.Error()) {
-			t.Errorf("Callback failed to return error."+
-				"\nexpected: %+v\nreceived: %+v", testErr, results.err)
-		}
-	case <-time.NewTimer(50 * time.Millisecond).C:
-		t.Error("Callback time out.")
+	r := m.e2e.GetGroup().NewInt(1)
+	m.e2e.GetGroup().Random(r)
+	s := ""
+	jsonable, err := r.MarshalJSON()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to marshal json: %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, b := range jsonable {
+		s += strconv.Itoa(int(b)) + ", "
 	}
-}
 
-// Error path: LookupResponse message contains an error.
-func TestManager_lookupResponseProcess_MessageError(t *testing.T) {
-	m := &Manager{grp: cyclic.NewGroup(large.NewInt(107), large.NewInt(2))}
+	t.Logf("%v", r.Bytes())
+	t.Logf("%s", s)
 
-	uid := id.NewIdFromUInt(rand.Uint64(), id.User, t)
-	callbackChan := make(chan struct {
-		c   contact.Contact
-		err error
-	})
-	callback := func(c contact.Contact, err error) {
-		callbackChan <- struct {
-			c   contact.Contact
-			err error
-		}{c: c, err: err}
+	timeout := 500 * time.Millisecond
+	p := single.RequestParams{
+		Timeout:             timeout,
+		MaxResponseMessages: 1,
+		CmixParam:           cmix.GetDefaultCMIXParams(),
 	}
 
-	// Generate expected Send message
-	testErr := "LookupResponse error occurred"
-	payload, err := proto.Marshal(&LookupResponse{Error: testErr})
+	// Run the lookup
+	_, _, err = Lookup(m.network, prng,
+		grp, udContact, callback, uid, p)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to marshal LookupSend: %+v", err)
+		t.Errorf("Lookup() returned an error: %+v", err)
 	}
 
-	m.lookupResponseProcess(uid, callback, payload, nil)
-
+	// Verify the callback is called
 	select {
-	case results := <-callbackChan:
-		if results.err == nil || !strings.Contains(results.err.Error(), testErr) {
-			t.Errorf("Callback failed to return error."+
-				"\nexpected: %s\nreceived: %+v", testErr, results.err)
+	case cb := <-callbackChan:
+		if cb.err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Callback returned an error: %+v", cb.err)
 		}
-	case <-time.NewTimer(50 * time.Millisecond).C:
-		t.Error("Callback time out.")
-	}
-}
-
-// mockSingleLookup is used to test the lookup function, which uses the single-
-// use manager. It adheres to the SingleInterface interface.
-type mockSingleLookup struct {
-}
 
-func (s *mockSingleLookup) TransmitSingleUse(_ contact.Contact, payload []byte,
-	_ string, _ uint8, callback single.ReplyCallback, _ time.Duration) error {
-
-	lookupMsg := &LookupSend{}
-	if err := proto.Unmarshal(payload, lookupMsg); err != nil {
-		return errors.Errorf("Failed to unmarshal LookupSend: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	lookupResponse := &LookupResponse{PubKey: lookupMsg.UserID[:1]}
-	msg, err := proto.Marshal(lookupResponse)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Errorf("Failed to marshal LookupResponse: %+v", err)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual([]contact.Contact{expectedContact},
+			cb.c) {
+			t.Errorf("Failed to get expected Contact."+
+				"\n\texpected: %v\n\treceived: %v", expectedContact, cb.c)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Error("Callback not called.")
 	}
-
-	callback(msg, nil)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (s *mockSingleLookup) StartProcesses() (stoppable.Stoppable, error) {
-	return stoppable.NewSingle(""), nil
 }
diff --git a/ud/manager.go b/ud/manager.go
index 6bd6b7b1a7f5f78532509d00c8a5f89ed4437651..53e6a37f62630e24f0754ac4b731bddf01e37c0c 100644
--- a/ud/manager.go
+++ b/ud/manager.go
@@ -1,225 +1,230 @@
 package ud
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/api"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/interfaces"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/single"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/single/old"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/stoppable"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/client"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/event"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/versioned"
+	store "gitlab.com/elixxir/client/ud/store"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/contact"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/cyclic"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/fastRNG"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/connect"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/signature/rsa"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
-	"math"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
-type SingleInterface interface {
-	TransmitSingleUse(contact.Contact, []byte, string, uint8, single.ReplyCallback,
-		time.Duration) error
-	StartProcesses() (stoppable.Stoppable, error)
-}
-
+// Manager is the control structure for the contacting the user discovery service.
 type Manager struct {
-	// External
-	client  *api.Client
-	comms   *client.Comms
-	rng     *fastRNG.StreamGenerator
-	sw      interfaces.Switchboard
-	storage *storage.Session
-	net     interfaces.NetworkManager
-
-	// Loaded from external access
-	privKey *rsa.PrivateKey
-	grp     *cyclic.Group
-
-	// internal structures
-	single SingleInterface
-	myID   *id.ID
-
-	// alternate User discovery service to circumvent production
+	// Network is a sub-interface of the cmix.Client interface. It
+	// allows the Manager to retrieve network state.
+	network CMix
+
+	// e2e is a sub-interface of the e2e.Handler. It allows the Manager
+	// to retrieve the client's E2E information.
+	e2e E2E
+
+	// events allows the Manager to report events to the other
+	// levels of the client.
+	events event.Reporter
+
+	// store is an instantiation of this package's storage object.
+	// It contains the facts that are in some state of being registered
+	// with the UD service
+	store *store.Store
+
+	// user is a sub-interface of the user.User object in the storage package.
+	// This allows the Manager to pull user information for registration
+	// and verifying the client's identity
+	user UserInfo
+
+	// comms is a sub-interface of the client.Comms interface. It contains
+	// gRPC functions for registering and fact operations.
+	comms Comms
+
+	// kv is a versioned key-value store used for isRegistered and
+	// setRegistered. This is separated from store operations as store's kv
+	// has a different prefix which breaks backwards compatibility.
+	kv *versioned.KV
+
+	// factMux is to be used for Add/Remove fact.Fact operations.
+	// This prevents simultaneous calls to Add/Remove calls which
+	// may cause unexpected behaviour.
+	factMux sync.Mutex
+
+	// alternativeUd is an alternate User discovery service to circumvent
+	// production. This is for testing with a separately deployed UD service.
 	alternativeUd *alternateUd
-
-	registered *uint32
 }
 
-// alternateUd is an alternative user discovery service.
-// This is used for testing, so client can avoid using
-// the production server.
-type alternateUd struct {
-	host     *connect.Host
-	dhPubKey []byte
-}
-
-// NewManager builds a new user discovery manager. It requires that an updated
+// NewManager builds a new user discovery manager.
+// It requires that an updated
 // NDF is available and will error if one is not.
-func NewManager(client *api.Client, single *old.Manager) (*Manager, error) {
+func NewManager(services CMix, e2e E2E,
+	follower NetworkStatus,
+	events event.Reporter, comms Comms, userStore UserInfo,
+	rng csprng.Source, username string,
+	kv *versioned.KV) (*Manager, error) {
 	jww.INFO.Println("ud.NewManager()")
-	if client.NetworkFollowerStatus() != api.Running {
+
+	if follower() != api.Running {
 		return nil, errors.New(
 			"cannot start UD Manager when network follower is not running.")
 	}
 
+	// Initialize manager
 	m := &Manager{
-		client:  client,
-		comms:   client.GetComms(),
-		rng:     client.GetRng(),
-		sw:      client.GetSwitchboard(),
-		storage: client.GetStorage(),
-		net:     client.GetNetworkInterface(),
-		single:  single,
+		network: services,
+		e2e:     e2e,
+		events:  events,
+		comms:   comms,
+		user:    userStore,
+		kv:      kv,
 	}
 
-	// check that user discovery is available in the NDF
-	def := m.net.GetInstance().GetPartialNdf().Get()
-
-	if def.UDB.Cert == "" {
-		return nil, errors.New("NDF does not have User Discovery information, " +
-			"is there network access?: Cert not present.")
+	// Initialize store
+	var err error
+	m.store, err = store.NewOrLoadStore(kv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("Failed to initialize store: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Create the user discovery host object
-	hp := connect.GetDefaultHostParams()
-	// Client will not send KeepAlive packets
-	hp.KaClientOpts.Time = time.Duration(math.MaxInt64)
-	hp.MaxRetries = 3
-	hp.SendTimeout = 3 * time.Second
-	hp.AuthEnabled = false
-
-	m.myID = m.storage.User().GetCryptographicIdentity().GetReceptionID()
-
-	// get the commonly used data from storage
-	m.privKey = m.storage.GetUser().ReceptionRSA
+	// Initialize/Get host
+	udHost, err := m.getOrAddUdHost()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "User Discovery host object could "+
+			"not be constructed.")
+	}
 
-	// Load if the client is registered
-	m.loadRegistered()
+	// Register with user discovery
+	err = m.register(username, rng, comms, udHost)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("Failed to register: %v", err)
+	}
 
-	// Store the pointer to the group locally for easy access
-	m.grp = m.storage.E2e().GetGroup()
+	// Set storage to registered
+	if err = m.setRegistered(); err != nil && m.events != nil {
+		m.events.Report(1, "UserDiscovery", "Registration",
+			fmt.Sprintf("User Registered with UD: %+v",
+				username))
+	}
 
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-// SetAlternativeUserDiscovery sets the alternativeUd object within manager.
-// Once set, any user discovery operation will go through the alternative
-// user discovery service.
-// To undo this operation, use UnsetAlternativeUserDiscovery.
-func (m *Manager) SetAlternativeUserDiscovery(altCert, altAddress, contactFile []byte) error {
-	params := connect.GetDefaultHostParams()
-	params.AuthEnabled = false
+// NewManagerFromBackup builds a new user discover manager from a backup.
+// It will construct a manager that is already registered and restore
+// already registered facts into store.
+func NewManagerFromBackup(services CMix,
+	e2e E2E, follower NetworkStatus,
+	events event.Reporter, comms Comms, userStore UserInfo,
+	email, phone fact.Fact, kv *versioned.KV) (*Manager, error) {
+	jww.INFO.Println("ud.NewManagerFromBackup()")
+	if follower() != api.Running {
+		return nil, errors.New(
+			"cannot start UD Manager when " +
+				"network follower is not running.")
+	}
+
+	// Initialize manager
+	m := &Manager{
+		network: services,
+		e2e:     e2e,
+		events:  events,
+		comms:   comms,
+		user:    userStore,
+		kv:      kv,
+	}
 
-	udIdBytes, dhPubKey, err := contact.ReadContactFromFile(contactFile)
+	// Initialize our store
+	var err error
+	m.store, err = store.NewOrLoadStore(kv)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	udID, err := id.Unmarshal(udIdBytes)
+	// Put any passed in missing facts into store
+	err = m.store.BackUpMissingFacts(email, phone)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to restore UD store "+
+			"from backup")
 	}
 
-	// Add a new host and return it if it does not already exist
-	host, err := m.comms.AddHost(udID, string(altAddress),
-		altCert, params)
+	// Create the user discovery host object
+	_, err = m.getOrAddUdHost()
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithMessage(err, "User Discovery host object could "+
+		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "User Discovery host object could "+
 			"not be constructed.")
 	}
 
-	m.alternativeUd = &alternateUd{
-		host:     host,
-		dhPubKey: dhPubKey,
+	// Set as registered. Since it's from a backup,
+	// the client is already registered
+	if err = m.setRegistered(); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "failed to set client as "+
+			"registered with user discovery.")
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return m, nil
 }
 
-// UnsetAlternativeUserDiscovery clears out the information from
-// the Manager object.
-func (m *Manager) UnsetAlternativeUserDiscovery() error {
-	if m.alternativeUd == nil {
-		return errors.New("Alternative User Discovery is already unset.")
+// LoadManager loads the state of the Manager
+// from disk. This is meant to be called after any the first
+// instantiation of the manager by NewUserDiscovery.
+func LoadManager(services CMix, e2e E2E,
+	events event.Reporter, comms Comms, userStore UserInfo,
+	kv *versioned.KV) (*Manager, error) {
+
+	m := &Manager{
+		network: services,
+		e2e:     e2e,
+		events:  events,
+		comms:   comms,
+		user:    userStore,
+
+		kv: kv,
 	}
 
-	m.alternativeUd = nil
-	return nil
-}
+	if !m.isRegistered() {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("LoadManager could not detect that " +
+			"the user has been registered. Has a manager been initiated before?")
+	}
+
+	var err error
+	m.store, err = store.NewOrLoadStore(kv)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("Failed to initialize store: %v", err)
+	}
 
-// BackUpMissingFacts adds a registered fact to the Store object. It can take in both an
-// email and a phone number. One or the other may be nil, however both is considered
-// an error. It checks for the proper fact type for the associated fact.
-// Any other fact.FactType is not accepted and returns an error and nothing is backed up.
-// If you attempt to back up a fact type that has already been backed up,
-// an error will be returned and nothing will be backed up.
-// Otherwise, it adds the fact and returns whether the Store saved successfully.
-func (m *Manager) BackUpMissingFacts(email, phone fact.Fact) error {
-	return m.storage.GetUd().BackUpMissingFacts(email, phone)
+	return m, err
 }
 
 // GetFacts returns a list of fact.Fact objects that exist within the
 // Store's registeredFacts map.
 func (m *Manager) GetFacts() []fact.Fact {
-	return m.storage.GetUd().GetFacts()
+	return m.store.GetFacts()
 }
 
 // GetStringifiedFacts returns a list of stringified facts from the Store's
 // registeredFacts map.
 func (m *Manager) GetStringifiedFacts() []string {
-	return m.storage.GetUd().GetStringifiedFacts()
+	return m.store.GetStringifiedFacts()
 }
 
-// getHost returns the current UD host for the UD ID found in the NDF. If the
-// host does not exist, then it is added and returned
-func (m *Manager) getHost() (*connect.Host, error) {
-	// Return alternative User discovery service if it has been set
-	if m.alternativeUd != nil {
-		return m.alternativeUd.host, nil
-	}
-
-	netDef := m.net.GetInstance().GetPartialNdf().Get()
-	// Unmarshal UD ID from the NDF
-	udID, err := id.Unmarshal(netDef.UDB.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("failed to unmarshal UD ID from NDF: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Return the host, if it exists
-	host, exists := m.comms.GetHost(udID)
-	if exists {
-		return host, nil
-	}
-
-	params := connect.GetDefaultHostParams()
-	params.AuthEnabled = false
-	params.SendTimeout = 20 * time.Second
-
-	// Add a new host and return it if it does not already exist
-	host, err = m.comms.AddHost(udID, netDef.UDB.Address,
-		[]byte(netDef.UDB.Cert), params)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "User Discovery host object could "+
-			"not be constructed.")
-	}
-
-	return host, nil
-}
-
-// getContact returns the contact for UD as retrieved from the NDF.
-func (m *Manager) getContact() (contact.Contact, error) {
+// GetContact returns the contact for UD as retrieved from the NDF.
+func (m *Manager) GetContact() (contact.Contact, error) {
+	grp := m.e2e.GetGroup()
 	// Return alternative User discovery contact if set
 	if m.alternativeUd != nil {
 		// Unmarshal UD DH public key
-		alternativeDhPubKey := m.storage.E2e().GetGroup().NewInt(1)
-		if err := alternativeDhPubKey.UnmarshalJSON(m.alternativeUd.dhPubKey); err != nil {
+		alternativeDhPubKey := grp.NewInt(1)
+		if err := alternativeDhPubKey.
+			UnmarshalJSON(m.alternativeUd.dhPubKey); err != nil {
 			return contact.Contact{},
-				errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to unmarshal UD DH public key.")
+				errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to unmarshal UD "+
+					"DH public key.")
 		}
 
 		return contact.Contact{
@@ -230,7 +235,7 @@ func (m *Manager) getContact() (contact.Contact, error) {
 		}, nil
 	}
 
-	netDef := m.net.GetInstance().GetPartialNdf().Get()
+	netDef := m.network.GetInstance().GetPartialNdf().Get()
 
 	// Unmarshal UD ID from the NDF
 	udID, err := id.Unmarshal(netDef.UDB.ID)
@@ -240,10 +245,11 @@ func (m *Manager) getContact() (contact.Contact, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Unmarshal UD DH public key
-	dhPubKey := m.storage.E2e().GetGroup().NewInt(1)
+	dhPubKey := grp.NewInt(1)
 	if err = dhPubKey.UnmarshalJSON(netDef.UDB.DhPubKey); err != nil {
 		return contact.Contact{},
-			errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to unmarshal UD DH public key.")
+			errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to unmarshal UD DH "+
+				"public key.")
 	}
 
 	return contact.Contact{
@@ -253,3 +259,45 @@ func (m *Manager) getContact() (contact.Contact, error) {
 		Facts:          nil,
 	}, nil
 }
+
+// getOrAddUdHost returns the current UD host for the UD ID found in the NDF.
+// If the host does not exist, then it is added and returned.
+func (m *Manager) getOrAddUdHost() (*connect.Host, error) {
+	// Return alternative User discovery service if it has been set
+	if m.alternativeUd != nil {
+		return m.alternativeUd.host, nil
+	}
+
+	netDef := m.network.GetInstance().GetPartialNdf().Get()
+	if netDef.UDB.Cert == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("NDF does not have User Discovery information, " +
+			"is there network access?: Cert not present.")
+	}
+
+	// Unmarshal UD ID from the NDF
+	udID, err := id.Unmarshal(netDef.UDB.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("failed to "+
+			"unmarshal UD ID from NDF: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Return the host, if it exists
+	host, exists := m.comms.GetHost(udID)
+	if exists {
+		return host, nil
+	}
+
+	params := connect.GetDefaultHostParams()
+	params.AuthEnabled = false
+	params.SendTimeout = 20 * time.Second
+
+	// Add a new host and return it if it does not already exist
+	host, err = m.comms.AddHost(udID, netDef.UDB.Address,
+		[]byte(netDef.UDB.Cert), params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "User Discovery host "+
+			"object could not be constructed.")
+	}
+
+	return host, nil
+}
diff --git a/ud/manager_test.go b/ud/manager_test.go
index 1dcb6c273df1c6ec7ed92980b15fc8990cfab01a..1bf18a58b4f3aa41915eddecc789c2c1f240fb4f 100644
--- a/ud/manager_test.go
+++ b/ud/manager_test.go
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 package ud
 
 import (
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/client"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/signature/rsa"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -53,30 +50,10 @@ EnretBzQkeKeBwoB2u6NTiOmUjk=
 var testContact = `<xxc(2)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xxc>`
 
 func TestManager_SetAlternativeUserDiscovery(t *testing.T) {
-	isReg := uint32(1)
-
-	// Create a new Private Key to use for signing the Fact
-	rng := csprng.NewSystemRNG()
-	cpk, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rng, 2048)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	comms, err := client.NewClientComms(nil, nil, nil, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to start client comms: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Create our Manager object
-	m := Manager{
-		comms:      comms,
-		net:        newTestNetworkManager(t),
-		privKey:    cpk,
-		registered: &isReg,
-	}
+	m, _ := newTestManager(t)
 
 	altAddr := "0.0.0.0:11420"
-	err = m.SetAlternativeUserDiscovery([]byte(testCert), []byte(altAddr), []byte(testContact))
+	err := m.SetAlternativeUserDiscovery([]byte(testCert), []byte(altAddr), []byte(testContact))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error in SetAlternativeUserDiscovery: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/ud/register.go b/ud/register.go
index 55e62c1f804dd7f18de75b0135f8b789f9992a53..caae813dc950dbe260a07b19ce5be12b6a5db2e7 100644
--- a/ud/register.go
+++ b/ud/register.go
@@ -1,61 +1,40 @@
 package ud
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 	pb "gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/mixmessages"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/factID"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/hash"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/connect"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/messages"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/signature/rsa"
 )
 
-type registerUserComms interface {
-	SendRegisterUser(*connect.Host, *pb.UDBUserRegistration) (*messages.Ack, error)
-}
-
-// Register registers a user with user discovery. Will return an error if the
-// network signatures are malformed or if the username is taken. Usernames cannot
-// be changed after registration at this time. Will fail if the user is already
-// registered.
-// Identity does not go over cmix, it occurs over normal communications
-func (m *Manager) Register(username string) error {
-	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.Register(%s)", username)
-	return m.register(username, m.comms)
-}
-
-// register registers a user with user discovery with a specified comm for
-// easier testing.
-func (m *Manager) register(username string, comm registerUserComms) error {
-	if m.IsRegistered() {
-		return errors.New("cannot register client with User Discovery: " +
-			"client is already registered")
-	}
+// register initiates registration with user discovery given a specified
+// username. Provided a comms sub-interface to facilitate testing.
+func (m *Manager) register(username string, rng csprng.Source,
+	comm registerUserComms, udHost *connect.Host) error {
 
 	var err error
-	user := m.storage.User()
-	cryptoUser := m.storage.User().GetCryptographicIdentity()
-	rng := m.rng.GetStream()
+	cryptoUser := m.user.PortableUserInfo()
 
 	// Construct the user registration message
 	msg := &pb.UDBUserRegistration{
-		PermissioningSignature: user.GetReceptionRegistrationValidationSignature(),
-		RSAPublicPem:           string(rsa.CreatePublicKeyPem(cryptoUser.GetReceptionRSA().GetPublic())),
+		PermissioningSignature: m.user.GetReceptionRegistrationValidationSignature(),
+		RSAPublicPem:           string(rsa.CreatePublicKeyPem(cryptoUser.ReceptionRSA.GetPublic())),
 		IdentityRegistration: &pb.Identity{
 			Username: username,
-			DhPubKey: m.storage.E2e().GetDHPublicKey().Bytes(),
-			Salt:     cryptoUser.GetReceptionSalt(),
+			DhPubKey: cryptoUser.E2eDhPublicKey.Bytes(),
+			Salt:     cryptoUser.ReceptionSalt,
 		},
-		UID:       cryptoUser.GetReceptionID().Marshal(),
-		Timestamp: user.GetRegistrationTimestamp().UnixNano(),
+		UID:       cryptoUser.ReceptionID.Marshal(),
+		Timestamp: cryptoUser.RegistrationTimestamp,
 	}
 
 	// Sign the identity data and add to user registration message
 	identityDigest := msg.IdentityRegistration.Digest()
-	msg.IdentitySignature, err = rsa.Sign(rng, cryptoUser.GetReceptionRSA(),
+	msg.IdentitySignature, err = rsa.Sign(rng, cryptoUser.ReceptionRSA,
 		hash.CMixHash, identityDigest, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Errorf("Failed to sign user's IdentityRegistration: %+v", err)
@@ -69,11 +48,11 @@ func (m *Manager) register(username string, comm registerUserComms) error {
 
 	// Hash and sign fact
 	hashedFact := factID.Fingerprint(usernameFact)
-	signedFact, err := rsa.Sign(rng, cryptoUser.GetReceptionRSA(), hash.CMixHash, hashedFact, nil)
+	signedFact, err := rsa.Sign(rng, cryptoUser.ReceptionRSA, hash.CMixHash, hashedFact, nil)
 
 	// Add username fact register request to the user registration message
 	msg.Frs = &pb.FactRegisterRequest{
-		UID: cryptoUser.GetReceptionID().Marshal(),
+		UID: cryptoUser.ReceptionID.Marshal(),
 		Fact: &pb.Fact{
 			Fact:     username,
 			FactType: 0,
@@ -81,23 +60,7 @@ func (m *Manager) register(username string, comm registerUserComms) error {
 		FactSig: signedFact,
 	}
 
-	// get UD host
-	host, err := m.getHost()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	// Register user with user discovery
-	_, err = comm.SendRegisterUser(host, msg)
-
-	if err == nil {
-		err = m.setRegistered()
-		if m.client != nil {
-			m.client.ReportEvent(1, "UserDiscovery", "Registration",
-				fmt.Sprintf("User Registered with UD: %+v",
-					user))
-		}
-	}
-
+	_, err = comm.SendRegisterUser(udHost, msg)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/ud/register_test.go b/ud/register_test.go
index 0bdd3ef54f664235549b98e40f380f7bc21585c3..3aae46e19b7a3834e3f16c6f42a35e8e696e20bc 100644
--- a/ud/register_test.go
+++ b/ud/register_test.go
@@ -2,16 +2,12 @@ package ud
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/client"
 	pb "gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/mixmessages"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/factID"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/fastRNG"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/hash"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/connect"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/messages"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/signature/rsa"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
@@ -28,34 +24,26 @@ func (t *testRegisterComm) SendRegisterUser(_ *connect.Host, msg *pb.UDBUserRegi
 
 // Happy path.
 func TestManager_register(t *testing.T) {
-	isReg := uint32(0)
+	m, _ := newTestManager(t)
 
-	comms, err := client.NewClientComms(nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	udHost, err := m.getOrAddUdHost()
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to start client comms: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Set up manager
-	m := &Manager{
-		comms:      comms,
-		net:        newTestNetworkManager(t),
-		rng:        fastRNG.NewStreamGenerator(12, 3, csprng.NewSystemRNG),
-		storage:    storage.InitTestingSession(t),
-		registered: &isReg,
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get/add ud host: %+v", err)
 	}
 
 	c := &testRegisterComm{}
+	prng := NewPrng(42)
 
-	err = m.register("testUser", c)
+	err = m.register("testUser", prng, c, udHost)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("register() returned an error: %+v", err)
 	}
 
 	// Check if the UDBUserRegistration contents are correct
-	m.isCorrect("testUser", c.msg, t)
+	isCorrect("testUser", c.msg, m, t)
 
 	// Verify the signed identity data
-	pubKey := m.storage.User().GetCryptographicIdentity().GetTransmissionRSA().GetPublic()
+	pubKey := m.user.PortableUserInfo().ReceptionRSA.GetPublic()
 	err = rsa.Verify(pubKey, hash.CMixHash, c.msg.IdentityRegistration.Digest(),
 		c.msg.IdentitySignature, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -73,18 +61,19 @@ func TestManager_register(t *testing.T) {
 
 // isCorrect checks if the UDBUserRegistration has all the expected fields minus
 // any signatures.
-func (m *Manager) isCorrect(username string, msg *pb.UDBUserRegistration, t *testing.T) {
-	user := m.storage.User()
-	cryptoUser := m.storage.User().GetCryptographicIdentity()
+func isCorrect(username string, msg *pb.UDBUserRegistration, m *Manager, t *testing.T) {
+	userInfo := m.user.PortableUserInfo()
 
-	if !bytes.Equal(user.GetTransmissionRegistrationValidationSignature(), msg.PermissioningSignature) {
+	if !bytes.Equal(m.user.GetReceptionRegistrationValidationSignature(), msg.PermissioningSignature) {
 		t.Errorf("PermissioningSignature incorrect.\n\texpected: %v\n\treceived: %v",
-			user.GetTransmissionRegistrationValidationSignature(), msg.PermissioningSignature)
+			m.user.GetReceptionRegistrationValidationSignature(), msg.PermissioningSignature)
 	}
 
-	if string(rsa.CreatePublicKeyPem(cryptoUser.GetTransmissionRSA().GetPublic())) != msg.RSAPublicPem {
+	if string(rsa.CreatePublicKeyPem(userInfo.TransmissionRSA.GetPublic())) !=
+		msg.RSAPublicPem {
 		t.Errorf("RSAPublicPem incorrect.\n\texpected: %v\n\treceived: %v",
-			string(rsa.CreatePublicKeyPem(cryptoUser.GetTransmissionRSA().GetPublic())), msg.RSAPublicPem)
+			string(rsa.CreatePublicKeyPem(userInfo.TransmissionRSA.GetPublic())),
+			msg.RSAPublicPem)
 	}
 
 	if username != msg.IdentityRegistration.Username {
@@ -92,19 +81,19 @@ func (m *Manager) isCorrect(username string, msg *pb.UDBUserRegistration, t *tes
 			username, msg.IdentityRegistration.Username)
 	}
 
-	if !bytes.Equal(m.storage.E2e().GetDHPublicKey().Bytes(), msg.IdentityRegistration.DhPubKey) {
+	if !bytes.Equal(userInfo.E2eDhPublicKey.Bytes(), msg.IdentityRegistration.DhPubKey) {
 		t.Errorf("IdentityRegistration DhPubKey incorrect.\n\texpected: %#v\n\treceived: %#v",
-			m.storage.E2e().GetDHPublicKey().Bytes(), msg.IdentityRegistration.DhPubKey)
+			userInfo.E2eDhPublicKey.Bytes(), msg.IdentityRegistration.DhPubKey)
 	}
 
-	if !bytes.Equal(cryptoUser.GetTransmissionSalt(), msg.IdentityRegistration.Salt) {
+	if !bytes.Equal(userInfo.TransmissionSalt, msg.IdentityRegistration.Salt) {
 		t.Errorf("IdentityRegistration Salt incorrect.\n\texpected: %#v\n\treceived: %#v",
-			cryptoUser.GetTransmissionSalt(), msg.IdentityRegistration.Salt)
+			userInfo.TransmissionSalt, msg.IdentityRegistration.Salt)
 	}
 
-	if !bytes.Equal(cryptoUser.GetTransmissionID().Marshal(), msg.Frs.UID) {
+	if !bytes.Equal(userInfo.TransmissionID.Marshal(), msg.Frs.UID) {
 		t.Errorf("Frs UID incorrect.\n\texpected: %v\n\treceived: %v",
-			cryptoUser.GetTransmissionID().Marshal(), msg.Frs.UID)
+			userInfo.TransmissionID.Marshal(), msg.Frs.UID)
 	}
 
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(&pb.Fact{Fact: username}, msg.Frs.Fact) {
diff --git a/ud/registered.go b/ud/registered.go
index d81e615894e6928f5e7a529cf10c2ca288f21e04..47104cc2f56315fcbe11dbf925f7d415f2dbf132 100644
--- a/ud/registered.go
+++ b/ud/registered.go
@@ -2,53 +2,36 @@ package ud
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/versioned"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/netTime"
-	"sync/atomic"
 )
 
 const isRegisteredKey = "isRegisteredKey"
 const isRegisteredVersion = 0
 
-// loadRegistered loads from storage if the client is registered with user
+// isRegistered loads from storage if the client is registered with user
 // discovery.
-func (m *Manager) loadRegistered() {
-	var isReg = uint32(0)
-	obj, err := m.storage.Get(isRegisteredKey)
+func (m *Manager) isRegistered() bool {
+	_, err := m.kv.Get(isRegisteredKey, isRegisteredVersion)
 	if err != nil {
-		jww.INFO.Printf("Failed to load is registered, "+
-			"assuming un-registered: %s", err)
-	} else {
-		isReg = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(obj.Data)
+		return false
 	}
 
-	m.registered = &isReg
+	return true
 }
 
-// IsRegistered returns if the client is registered with user discovery
-func (m *Manager) IsRegistered() bool {
-	return atomic.LoadUint32(m.registered) == 1
-}
-
-// IsRegistered returns if the client is registered with user discovery
+// isRegistered returns if the client is registered with user discovery
 func (m *Manager) setRegistered() error {
-	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapUint32(m.registered, 0, 1) {
-		return errors.New("cannot register with User Discovery when " +
-			"already registered")
-	}
-
 	data := make([]byte, 4)
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(data, 1)
-
 	obj := &versioned.Object{
 		Version:   isRegisteredVersion,
 		Timestamp: netTime.Now(),
 		Data:      data,
 	}
 
-	if err := m.storage.Set(isRegisteredKey, obj); err != nil {
+	if err := m.kv.Set(isRegisteredKey, isRegisteredVersion, obj); err != nil {
 		jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to store that the client is "+
 			"registered: %+v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/ud/remove.go b/ud/remove.go
index 07670d7386cefbe089fd47e58fc671df212a303d..61d130ec240ad1bda693af3c39c9660f7858f597 100644
--- a/ud/remove.go
+++ b/ud/remove.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package ud
 
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/mixmessages"
@@ -9,114 +10,113 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/hash"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/connect"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/messages"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/signature/rsa"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
 )
 
-type removeFactComms interface {
-	SendRemoveFact(host *connect.Host, message *mixmessages.FactRemovalRequest) (*messages.Ack, error)
+// RemoveFact removes a previously confirmed fact. This will fail
+// if the fact passed in is not UD service does not associate this
+// fact with this user.
+func (m *Manager) RemoveFact(f fact.Fact) error {
+	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.RemoveFact(%s)", f.Stringify())
+	m.factMux.Lock()
+	defer m.factMux.Unlock()
+	return m.removeFact(f, m.comms)
 }
 
-// RemoveFact removes a previously confirmed fact. Will fail if the fact is not
-// associated with this client.
-func (m *Manager) RemoveFact(fact fact.Fact) error {
-	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.RemoveFact(%s)", fact.Stringify())
-	return m.removeFact(fact, m.comms)
-}
+// removeFact is a helper function which contacts the UD service
+// to remove the association of a fact with a user.
+func (m *Manager) removeFact(f fact.Fact,
+	rFC removeFactComms) error {
 
-func (m *Manager) removeFact(fact fact.Fact, rFC removeFactComms) error {
-	if !m.IsRegistered() {
-		return errors.New("Failed to remove fact: " +
-			"client is not registered")
+	// Get UD host
+	udHost, err := m.getOrAddUdHost()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// Construct the message to send
 	// Convert our Fact to a mixmessages Fact for sending
 	mmFact := mixmessages.Fact{
-		Fact:     fact.Fact,
-		FactType: uint32(fact.T),
+		Fact:     f.Fact,
+		FactType: uint32(f.T),
 	}
 
 	// Create a hash of our fact
-	fHash := factID.Fingerprint(fact)
+	fHash := factID.Fingerprint(f)
 
 	// Sign our inFact for putting into the request
-	fSig, err := rsa.Sign(rand.Reader, m.privKey, hash.CMixHash, fHash, nil)
+	privKey := m.user.PortableUserInfo().ReceptionRSA
+	fSig, err := rsa.Sign(rand.Reader, privKey, hash.CMixHash, fHash, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Create our Fact Removal Request message data
 	remFactMsg := mixmessages.FactRemovalRequest{
-		UID:         m.myID.Marshal(),
+		UID:         m.e2e.GetReceptionID().Marshal(),
 		RemovalData: &mmFact,
 		FactSig:     fSig,
 	}
 
-	// get UD host
-	host, err := m.getHost()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	// Send the message
-	_, err = rFC.SendRemoveFact(host, &remFactMsg)
+	_, err = rFC.SendRemoveFact(udHost, &remFactMsg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Remove from storage
-	return m.storage.GetUd().DeleteFact(fact)
+	return m.store.DeleteFact(f)
 }
 
-type removeUserComms interface {
-	SendRemoveUser(host *connect.Host, message *mixmessages.FactRemovalRequest) (*messages.Ack, error)
-}
+// PermanentDeleteAccount removes the username associated with this user
+// from the UD service. This will only take a username type fact,
+// and the fact must be associated with this user.
+func (m *Manager) PermanentDeleteAccount(f fact.Fact) error {
+	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.PermanentDeleteAccount(%s)", f.Stringify())
+	if f.T != fact.Username {
+		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("PermanentDeleteAccount must only remove "+
+			"a username. Cannot remove fact %q", f.Fact))
+	}
 
-// RemoveUser removes a previously confirmed fact. Will fail if the fact is not
-// associated with this client.
-func (m *Manager) RemoveUser(fact fact.Fact) error {
-	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.RemoveUser(%s)", fact.Stringify())
-	return m.removeUser(fact, m.comms)
+	udHost, err := m.getOrAddUdHost()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	privKey := m.user.PortableUserInfo().ReceptionRSA
+
+	return m.permanentDeleteAccount(f, m.e2e.GetReceptionID(), privKey, m.comms, udHost)
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) removeUser(fact fact.Fact, rFC removeUserComms) error {
-	if !m.IsRegistered() {
-		return errors.New("Failed to remove fact: " +
-			"client is not registered")
-	}
+// permanentDeleteAccount is a helper function for PermanentDeleteAccount.
+func (m *Manager) permanentDeleteAccount(f fact.Fact, myId *id.ID, privateKey *rsa.PrivateKey,
+	rFC removeUserComms, udHost *connect.Host) error {
 
 	// Construct the message to send
 	// Convert our Fact to a mixmessages Fact for sending
 	mmFact := mixmessages.Fact{
-		Fact:     fact.Fact,
-		FactType: uint32(fact.T),
+		Fact:     f.Fact,
+		FactType: uint32(f.T),
 	}
 
 	// Create a hash of our fact
-	fHash := factID.Fingerprint(fact)
+	fHash := factID.Fingerprint(f)
 
 	// Sign our inFact for putting into the request
-	fsig, err := rsa.Sign(rand.Reader, m.privKey, hash.CMixHash, fHash, nil)
+	fsig, err := rsa.Sign(rand.Reader, privateKey, hash.CMixHash, fHash, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Create our Fact Removal Request message data
 	remFactMsg := mixmessages.FactRemovalRequest{
-		UID:         m.myID.Marshal(),
+		UID:         myId.Marshal(),
 		RemovalData: &mmFact,
 		FactSig:     fsig,
 	}
 
-	// get UD host
-	host, err := m.getHost()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	// Send the message
-	_, err = rFC.SendRemoveUser(host, &remFactMsg)
+	_, err = rFC.SendRemoveUser(udHost, &remFactMsg)
 
 	// Return the error
 	return err
diff --git a/ud/remove_test.go b/ud/remove_test.go
index ecf0487d68b27047953d245e5ce2710f0ec6cc45..a7cd32bc1e94347262147df7faa674d4e91aa000 100644
--- a/ud/remove_test.go
+++ b/ud/remove_test.go
@@ -1,110 +1,98 @@
 package ud
 
-import (
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/client"
-	pb "gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/mixmessages"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/connect"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/messages"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/signature/rsa"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-type testRFC struct{}
-
-func (rFC *testRFC) SendRemoveFact(*connect.Host, *pb.FactRemovalRequest) (
-	*messages.Ack, error) {
-	return &messages.Ack{}, nil
-}
-
-func TestRemoveFact(t *testing.T) {
-	rng := csprng.NewSystemRNG()
-	cpk, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rng, 2048)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	isReg := uint32(1)
-
-	comms, err := client.NewClientComms(nil, nil, nil, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to start client comms: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Set up manager
-	m := &Manager{
-		comms:      comms,
-		net:        newTestNetworkManager(t),
-		privKey:    cpk,
-		registered: &isReg,
-		storage:    storage.InitTestingSession(t),
-		myID:       &id.ID{},
-	}
-
-	f := fact.Fact{
-		Fact: "testing",
-		T:    2,
-	}
-
-	// Set up storage for expected state
-	confirmId := "test"
-	if err = m.storage.GetUd().StoreUnconfirmedFact(confirmId, f); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("StoreUnconfirmedFact error: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if err = m.storage.GetUd().ConfirmFact(confirmId); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("ConfirmFact error: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	tRFC := testRFC{}
-
-	err = m.removeFact(f, &tRFC)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-}
-
-func (rFC *testRFC) SendRemoveUser(*connect.Host, *pb.FactRemovalRequest) (
-	*messages.Ack, error) {
-	return &messages.Ack{}, nil
-}
-
-func TestRemoveUser(t *testing.T) {
-
-	rng := csprng.NewSystemRNG()
-	cpk, err := rsa.GenerateKey(rng, 2048)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	isReg := uint32(1)
-
-	comms, err := client.NewClientComms(nil, nil, nil, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to start client comms: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Set up manager
-	m := &Manager{
-		comms:      comms,
-		net:        newTestNetworkManager(t),
-		privKey:    cpk,
-		registered: &isReg,
-		myID:       &id.ID{},
-	}
-
-	f := fact.Fact{
-		Fact: "testing",
-		T:    2,
-	}
-
-	tRFC := testRFC{}
-
-	err = m.removeUser(f, &tRFC)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-}
+//type testRFC struct{}
+//
+//func (rFC *testRFC) SendRemoveFact(*connect.Host, *pb.FactRemovalRequest) (
+//	*messages.Ack, error) {
+//	return &messages.Ack{}, nil
+//}
+//
+//func TestRemoveFact(t *testing.T) {
+//	storageSess := storage.InitTestingSession(t)
+//
+//	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.Memstore{})
+//	udStore, err := store.NewOrLoadStore(kv)
+//	if err != nil {
+//		t.Fatalf("Failed to initialize store %v", err)
+//	}
+//
+//	// Create our Manager object
+//	m := &Manager{
+//		services: newTestNetworkManager(t),
+//		e2e:      mockE2e{},
+//		events:   event.NewEventManager(),
+//		user:     storageSess,
+//		comms:    mockComms{},
+//		store:    udStore,
+//		kv:       kv,
+//		rng:      fastRNG.NewStreamGenerator(1, 1, csprng.NewSystemRNG),
+//	}
+//	f := fact.Fact{
+//		Fact: "testing",
+//		T:    2,
+//	}
+//
+//	// Set up storage for expected state
+//	confirmId := "test"
+//	if err = m.store.StoreUnconfirmedFact(confirmId, f); err != nil {
+//		t.Fatalf("StoreUnconfirmedFact error: %v", err)
+//	}
+//
+//	if err = m.store.ConfirmFact(confirmId); err != nil {
+//		t.Fatalf("ConfirmFact error: %v", err)
+//	}
+//
+//	tRFC := testRFC{}
+//
+//	err = m.removeFact(f, &tRFC)
+//	if err != nil {
+//		t.Fatal(err)
+//	}
+//}
+//
+//func (rFC *testRFC) SendRemoveUser(*connect.Host, *pb.FactRemovalRequest) (
+//	*messages.Ack, error) {
+//	return &messages.Ack{}, nil
+//}
+//
+//func TestRemoveUser(t *testing.T) {
+//
+//	storageSess := storage.InitTestingSession(t)
+//
+//	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.Memstore{})
+//	udStore, err := store.NewOrLoadStore(kv)
+//	if err != nil {
+//		t.Fatalf("Failed to initialize store %v", err)
+//	}
+//
+//	mockId := id.NewIdFromBytes([]byte("test"), t)
+//
+//	// Create our Manager object
+//	m := &Manager{
+//		services: newTestNetworkManager(t),
+//		e2e:      mockE2e{},
+//		events:   event.NewEventManager(),
+//		user:     storageSess,
+//		comms:    mockComms{},
+//		store:    udStore,
+//		kv:       kv,
+//		rng:      fastRNG.NewStreamGenerator(1, 1, csprng.NewSystemRNG),
+//	}
+//
+//	f := fact.Fact{
+//		Fact: "testing",
+//		T:    2,
+//	}
+//
+//	tRFC := testRFC{}
+//
+//	udHost, err := m.getOrAddUdHost()
+//	if err != nil {
+//		t.Fatalf("getOrAddUdHost error: %v", err)
+//	}
+//
+//	err = m.permanentDeleteAccount(f, mockId, &tRFC, udHost)
+//	if err != nil {
+//		t.Fatal(err)
+//	}
+//}
diff --git a/ud/search.go b/ud/search.go
index ac978a438383c381973c4b4e57e174649a24d7ed..d432f47561b079ffecb335c9b999d07561a1cb7e 100644
--- a/ud/search.go
+++ b/ud/search.go
@@ -5,20 +5,22 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	jww "github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/identity/receptionID"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/rounds"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/event"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/single"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/contact"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/cyclic"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/factID"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // SearchTag specifies which callback to trigger when UD receives a search
 // request.
 const SearchTag = "xxNetwork_UdSearch"
 
-// TODO: reconsider where this comes from
-const maxSearchMessages = 20
-
 type searchCallback func([]contact.Contact, error)
 
 // Search searches for the passed Facts. The searchCallback will return a list
@@ -26,8 +28,13 @@ type searchCallback func([]contact.Contact, error)
 // used to search for multiple users at once; that can have a privacy reduction.
 // Instead, it is intended to be used to search for a user where multiple pieces
 // of information is known.
-func (m *Manager) Search(list fact.FactList, callback searchCallback, timeout time.Duration) error {
-	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.Search(%s, %s)", list.Stringify(), timeout)
+func Search(services CMix, events event.Reporter,
+	rng csprng.Source, grp *cyclic.Group,
+	udContact contact.Contact, callback searchCallback,
+	list fact.FactList,
+	params single.RequestParams) ([]id.Round,
+	receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, error) {
+	jww.INFO.Printf("ud.Search(%s, %s)", list.Stringify(), params.Timeout)
 
 	factHashes, factMap := hashFactList(list)
 
@@ -35,73 +42,81 @@ func (m *Manager) Search(list fact.FactList, callback searchCallback, timeout ti
 	request := &SearchSend{Fact: factHashes}
 	requestMarshaled, err := proto.Marshal(request)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to form outgoing search request.")
-	}
-
-	f := func(payload []byte, err error) {
-		m.searchResponseHandler(factMap, callback, payload, err)
+		return []id.Round{}, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{},
+			errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to form outgoing search request.")
 	}
 
-	// get UD contact
-	c, err := m.getContact()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	response := searchResponse{
+		cb:       callback,
+		services: services,
+		events:   events,
+		grp:      grp,
+		factMap:  factMap,
 	}
 
-	err = m.single.TransmitSingleUse(c, requestMarshaled, SearchTag,
-		maxSearchMessages, f, timeout)
+	rndId, ephId, err := single.TransmitRequest(udContact, SearchTag, requestMarshaled,
+		response, params, services, rng, grp)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to transmit search request.")
+		return []id.Round{}, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{},
+			errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to transmit search request.")
 	}
 
-	if m.client != nil {
-		m.client.ReportEvent(1, "UserDiscovery", "SearchRequest",
+	if events != nil {
+		events.Report(1, "UserDiscovery", "SearchRequest",
 			fmt.Sprintf("Sent: %+v", request))
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return rndId, ephId, err
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) searchResponseHandler(factMap map[string]fact.Fact,
-	callback searchCallback, payload []byte, err error) {
+type searchResponse struct {
+	cb       searchCallback
+	services CMix
+	events   event.Reporter
+	grp      *cyclic.Group
+	factMap  map[string]fact.Fact
+}
 
+func (m searchResponse) Callback(payload []byte,
+	receptionID receptionID.EphemeralIdentity,
+	round []rounds.Round, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
-		go callback(nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to search."))
+		go m.cb(nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to search."))
 		return
 	}
 
 	// Unmarshal the message
-	searchResponse := &SearchResponse{}
-	if err := proto.Unmarshal(payload, searchResponse); err != nil {
+	sr := &SearchResponse{}
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(payload, sr); err != nil {
 		jww.WARN.Printf("Dropped a search response from user discovery due to "+
 			"failed unmarshal: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if m.client != nil {
-		m.client.ReportEvent(1, "UserDiscovery", "SearchResponse",
-			fmt.Sprintf("Received: %+v", searchResponse))
+	if m.events != nil {
+		m.events.Report(1, "UserDiscovery", "SearchResponse",
+			fmt.Sprintf("Received: %+v", sr))
 	}
 
-	if searchResponse.Error != "" {
+	if sr.Error != "" {
 		err = errors.Errorf("User Discovery returned an error on search: %s",
-			searchResponse.Error)
-		go callback(nil, err)
+			sr.Error)
+		go m.cb(nil, err)
 		return
 	}
 
 	// return an error if no facts are found
-	if len(searchResponse.Contacts) == 0 {
-		go callback(nil, errors.New("No contacts found in search"))
+	if len(sr.Contacts) == 0 {
+		go m.cb(nil, errors.New("No contacts found in search"))
 	}
 
-	c, err := m.parseContacts(searchResponse.Contacts, factMap)
+	c, err := parseContacts(m.grp, sr.Contacts, m.factMap)
 	if err != nil {
-		go callback(nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to parse contacts from "+
+		go m.cb(nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "Failed to parse contacts from "+
 			"remote server."))
 		return
 	}
 
-	go callback(c, nil)
+	go m.cb(c, nil)
 }
 
 // hashFactList hashes each fact in the FactList into a HashFact and returns a
@@ -124,10 +139,9 @@ func hashFactList(list fact.FactList) ([]*HashFact, map[string]fact.Fact) {
 
 // parseContacts parses the list of Contacts in the SearchResponse and returns a
 // list of contact.Contact with their ID and public key.
-func (m *Manager) parseContacts(response []*Contact,
+func parseContacts(grp *cyclic.Group, response []*Contact,
 	hashMap map[string]fact.Fact) ([]contact.Contact, error) {
 	contacts := make([]contact.Contact, len(response))
-
 	// Convert each contact message into a new contact.Contact
 	for i, c := range response {
 		// Unmarshal user ID bytes
@@ -142,7 +156,7 @@ func (m *Manager) parseContacts(response []*Contact,
 		// Create new Contact
 		contacts[i] = contact.Contact{
 			ID:       uid,
-			DhPubKey: m.grp.NewIntFromBytes(c.PubKey),
+			DhPubKey: grp.NewIntFromBytes(c.PubKey),
 			Facts:    facts,
 		}
 
diff --git a/ud/search_test.go b/ud/search_test.go
index 9ba8651529d1b0666bf7bdb9c268941fc7638551..b9bcf5b09b7b77e3c452391317df5c6fc189151b 100644
--- a/ud/search_test.go
+++ b/ud/search_test.go
@@ -1,106 +1,100 @@
 package ud
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/single"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/stoppable"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/client"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/contact"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/cyclic"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/factID"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/large"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
-	"math/rand"
-	"reflect"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
 
 // Happy path.
 func TestManager_Search(t *testing.T) {
-	// Set up manager
-	isReg := uint32(1)
-
-	comms, err := client.NewClientComms(nil, nil, nil, nil)
+	// Set up mock UD values
+	grp := getGroup()
+	prng := NewPrng(42)
+	privKeyBytes, err := csprng.GenerateInGroup(
+		grp.GetP().Bytes(), grp.GetP().ByteLen(), prng)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to start client comms: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	store := storage.InitTestingSession(t)
-
-	m := &Manager{
-		comms:      comms,
-		storage:    store,
-		net:        newTestNetworkManager(t),
-		grp:        store.E2e().GetGroup(),
-		single:     &mockSingleSearch{},
-		registered: &isReg,
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to generate a mock private key: %v", err)
 	}
+	udMockPrivKey := grp.NewIntFromBytes(privKeyBytes)
 
+	// Set up mock manager
+	m, tnm := newTestManager(t)
 	// Generate callback function
-	callbackChan := make(chan struct {
-		c   []contact.Contact
-		err error
-	})
+	callbackChan := make(mockChannel)
 	callback := func(c []contact.Contact, err error) {
-		callbackChan <- struct {
-			c   []contact.Contact
-			err error
-		}{c: c, err: err}
+		callbackChan <- mockResponse{
+			c:   c,
+			err: err}
 	}
 
 	// Generate fact list
 	var factList fact.FactList
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		factList = append(factList, fact.Fact{
-			Fact: fmt.Sprintf("fact %d", i),
-			T:    fact.FactType(rand.Intn(4)),
-		})
+	udbId, err := id.Unmarshal(tnm.instance.GetFullNdf().Get().UDB.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to unmarshal ID in mock ndf: %v", err)
 	}
-	factHashes, _ := hashFactList(factList)
+	factList = append(factList, fact.Fact{
+		Fact: udbId.String(),
+		T:    fact.Username,
+	})
+
+	grp = getGroup()
 
 	var contacts []*Contact
-	for i, hash := range factHashes {
-		contacts = append(contacts, &Contact{
-			UserID:    id.NewIdFromString("user", id.User, t).Marshal(),
-			PubKey:    []byte{byte(i + 1)},
-			TrigFacts: []*HashFact{hash},
-		})
+	udContact, err := m.GetContact()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get ud contact: %v", err)
 	}
+	contacts = append(contacts, &Contact{
+		UserID: udContact.ID.Bytes(),
+		PubKey: udContact.DhPubKey.Bytes(),
+	})
+
+	// Generate a mock UD service to respond to the search request
+
+	receiver := newMockReceiver(callbackChan, contacts, t)
 
-	err = m.Search(factList, callback, 10*time.Millisecond)
+	mockListener := single.Listen(SearchTag, udbId, udMockPrivKey,
+		tnm, grp, receiver)
+	defer mockListener.Stop()
+
+	timeout := 100 * time.Millisecond
+	p := single.RequestParams{
+		Timeout:             timeout,
+		MaxResponseMessages: 1,
+		CmixParam:           cmix.GetDefaultCMIXParams(),
+	}
+
+	_, _, err = Search(m.network, m.events, prng, m.e2e.GetGroup(),
+		udContact, callback, factList, p)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Search() returned an error: %+v", err)
+		t.Fatalf("Search() returned an error: %+v", err)
 	}
 
 	// Verify the callback is called
 	select {
 	case cb := <-callbackChan:
 		if cb.err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("Callback returned an error: %+v", cb.err)
-		}
-
-		c, err := m.getContact()
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("Failed to get UD contact: %+v", err)
+			t.Fatalf("Callback returned an error: %+v", cb.err)
 		}
 
-		expectedContacts := []contact.Contact{c}
+		expectedContacts := []contact.Contact{udContact}
 		if !contact.Equal(expectedContacts[0], cb.c[0]) {
 			t.Errorf("Failed to get expected Contacts."+
 				"\n\texpected: %+v\n\treceived: %+v", expectedContacts, cb.c)
 		}
-	case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+	case <-time.After(timeout):
 		t.Error("Callback not called.")
 	}
 }
 
-//
+// todo; note this was commented out in release
 // // Error path: the callback returns an error.
 // func TestManager_Search_CallbackError(t *testing.T) {
 // 	isReg := uint32(1)
@@ -168,6 +162,7 @@ func TestManager_Search(t *testing.T) {
 // 	// }
 // }
 //
+// todo; note this was commented out in release
 // // Error path: the round event chan times out.
 // func TestManager_Search_EventChanTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 // 	isReg := uint32(1)
@@ -225,324 +220,3 @@ func TestManager_Search(t *testing.T) {
 // 	// 	t.Error("Failed to delete SearchResponse from inProgressSearch.")
 // 	// }
 // }
-
-// Happy path.
-func TestManager_searchResponseHandler(t *testing.T) {
-	m := &Manager{grp: cyclic.NewGroup(large.NewInt(107), large.NewInt(2))}
-
-	callbackChan := make(chan struct {
-		c   []contact.Contact
-		err error
-	})
-	callback := func(c []contact.Contact, err error) {
-		callbackChan <- struct {
-			c   []contact.Contact
-			err error
-		}{c: c, err: err}
-	}
-
-	// Generate fact list
-	var factList fact.FactList
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		factList = append(factList, fact.Fact{
-			Fact: fmt.Sprintf("fact %d", i),
-			T:    fact.FactType(rand.Intn(4)),
-		})
-	}
-	factHashes, factMap := hashFactList(factList)
-
-	var contacts []*Contact
-	var expectedContacts []contact.Contact
-	for i, hash := range factHashes {
-		contacts = append(contacts, &Contact{
-			UserID:    id.NewIdFromString("user", id.User, t).Marshal(),
-			PubKey:    []byte{byte(i + 1)},
-			TrigFacts: []*HashFact{hash},
-		})
-		expectedContacts = append(expectedContacts, contact.Contact{
-			ID:       id.NewIdFromString("user", id.User, t),
-			DhPubKey: m.grp.NewIntFromBytes([]byte{byte(i + 1)}),
-			Facts:    fact.FactList{factMap[string(hash.Hash)]},
-		})
-	}
-
-	// Generate expected Send message
-	payload, err := proto.Marshal(&SearchResponse{Contacts: contacts})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to marshal LookupSend: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	m.searchResponseHandler(factMap, callback, payload, nil)
-
-	select {
-	case results := <-callbackChan:
-		if results.err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("Callback returned an error: %+v", results.err)
-		}
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedContacts, results.c) {
-			t.Errorf("Callback returned incorrect Contacts."+
-				"\nexpected: %+v\nreceived: %+v", expectedContacts, results.c)
-		}
-	case <-time.NewTimer(50 * time.Millisecond).C:
-		t.Error("Callback time out.")
-	}
-}
-
-// Happy path: error is returned on callback when passed into function.
-func TestManager_searchResponseHandler_CallbackError(t *testing.T) {
-	m := &Manager{grp: cyclic.NewGroup(large.NewInt(107), large.NewInt(2))}
-
-	callbackChan := make(chan struct {
-		c   []contact.Contact
-		err error
-	})
-	callback := func(c []contact.Contact, err error) {
-		callbackChan <- struct {
-			c   []contact.Contact
-			err error
-		}{c: c, err: err}
-	}
-
-	testErr := errors.New("search failure")
-
-	m.searchResponseHandler(map[string]fact.Fact{}, callback, []byte{}, testErr)
-
-	select {
-	case results := <-callbackChan:
-		if results.err == nil || !strings.Contains(results.err.Error(), testErr.Error()) {
-			t.Errorf("Callback failed to return error."+
-				"\nexpected: %+v\nreceived: %+v", testErr, results.err)
-		}
-	case <-time.NewTimer(50 * time.Millisecond).C:
-		t.Error("Callback time out.")
-	}
-}
-
-// Error path: SearchResponse message contains an error.
-func TestManager_searchResponseHandler_MessageError(t *testing.T) {
-	m := &Manager{grp: cyclic.NewGroup(large.NewInt(107), large.NewInt(2))}
-
-	callbackChan := make(chan struct {
-		c   []contact.Contact
-		err error
-	})
-	callback := func(c []contact.Contact, err error) {
-		callbackChan <- struct {
-			c   []contact.Contact
-			err error
-		}{c: c, err: err}
-	}
-
-	// Generate expected Send message
-	testErr := "SearchResponse error occurred"
-	payload, err := proto.Marshal(&SearchResponse{Error: testErr})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to marshal LookupSend: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	m.searchResponseHandler(map[string]fact.Fact{}, callback, payload, nil)
-
-	select {
-	case results := <-callbackChan:
-		if results.err == nil || !strings.Contains(results.err.Error(), testErr) {
-			t.Errorf("Callback failed to return error."+
-				"\nexpected: %s\nreceived: %+v", testErr, results.err)
-		}
-	case <-time.NewTimer(50 * time.Millisecond).C:
-		t.Error("Callback time out.")
-	}
-}
-
-// Error path: contact is malformed and cannot be parsed.
-func TestManager_searchResponseHandler_ParseContactError(t *testing.T) {
-	m := &Manager{grp: cyclic.NewGroup(large.NewInt(107), large.NewInt(2))}
-
-	callbackChan := make(chan struct {
-		c   []contact.Contact
-		err error
-	})
-	callback := func(c []contact.Contact, err error) {
-		callbackChan <- struct {
-			c   []contact.Contact
-			err error
-		}{c: c, err: err}
-	}
-
-	var contacts []*Contact
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		contacts = append(contacts, &Contact{
-			UserID: []byte{byte(i + 1)},
-		})
-	}
-
-	// Generate expected Send message
-	payload, err := proto.Marshal(&SearchResponse{Contacts: contacts})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to marshal LookupSend: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	m.searchResponseHandler(nil, callback, payload, nil)
-
-	select {
-	case results := <-callbackChan:
-		if results.err == nil || !strings.Contains(results.err.Error(), "failed to parse Contact user ID") {
-			t.Errorf("Callback failed to return error: %+v", results.err)
-		}
-	case <-time.NewTimer(50 * time.Millisecond).C:
-		t.Error("Callback time out.")
-	}
-}
-
-// Happy path.
-func Test_hashFactList(t *testing.T) {
-	var factList fact.FactList
-	var expectedHashFacts []*HashFact
-	expectedHashMap := make(map[string]fact.Fact)
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		f := fact.Fact{
-			Fact: fmt.Sprintf("fact %d", i),
-			T:    fact.FactType(rand.Intn(4)),
-		}
-		factList = append(factList, f)
-		expectedHashFacts = append(expectedHashFacts, &HashFact{
-			Hash: factID.Fingerprint(f),
-			Type: int32(f.T),
-		})
-		expectedHashMap[string(factID.Fingerprint(f))] = f
-	}
-
-	hashFacts, hashMap := hashFactList(factList)
-
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedHashFacts, hashFacts) {
-		t.Errorf("hashFactList() failed to return the expected hash facts."+
-			"\nexpected: %+v\nreceived: %+v", expectedHashFacts, hashFacts)
-	}
-
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedHashMap, hashMap) {
-		t.Errorf("hashFactList() failed to return the expected hash map."+
-			"\nexpected: %+v\nreceived: %+v", expectedHashMap, hashMap)
-	}
-}
-
-// Happy path.
-func TestManager_parseContacts(t *testing.T) {
-	m := &Manager{grp: cyclic.NewGroup(large.NewInt(107), large.NewInt(2))}
-
-	// Generate fact list
-	var factList fact.FactList
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		factList = append(factList, fact.Fact{
-			Fact: fmt.Sprintf("fact %d", i),
-			T:    fact.FactType(rand.Intn(4)),
-		})
-	}
-	factHashes, factMap := hashFactList(factList)
-
-	var contacts []*Contact
-	var expectedContacts []contact.Contact
-	for i, hash := range factHashes {
-		contacts = append(contacts, &Contact{
-			UserID:    id.NewIdFromString("user", id.User, t).Marshal(),
-			PubKey:    []byte{byte(i + 1)},
-			TrigFacts: []*HashFact{hash},
-		})
-		expectedContacts = append(expectedContacts, contact.Contact{
-			ID:       id.NewIdFromString("user", id.User, t),
-			DhPubKey: m.grp.NewIntFromBytes([]byte{byte(i + 1)}),
-			Facts:    fact.FactList{factMap[string(hash.Hash)]},
-		})
-	}
-
-	testContacts, err := m.parseContacts(contacts, factMap)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("parseContacts() returned an error: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedContacts, testContacts) {
-		t.Errorf("parseContacts() did not return the expected contacts."+
-			"\nexpected: %+v\nreceived: %+v", expectedContacts, testContacts)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestManager_parseContacts_username(t *testing.T) {
-	m := &Manager{grp: cyclic.NewGroup(large.NewInt(107), large.NewInt(2))}
-
-	// Generate fact list
-	var factList fact.FactList
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		factList = append(factList, fact.Fact{
-			Fact: fmt.Sprintf("fact %d", i),
-			T:    fact.FactType(rand.Intn(4)),
-		})
-	}
-	factHashes, factMap := hashFactList(factList)
-
-	var contacts []*Contact
-	var expectedContacts []contact.Contact
-	for i, hash := range factHashes {
-		contacts = append(contacts, &Contact{
-			UserID:    id.NewIdFromString("user", id.User, t).Marshal(),
-			Username:  "zezima",
-			PubKey:    []byte{byte(i + 1)},
-			TrigFacts: []*HashFact{hash},
-		})
-		expectedContacts = append(expectedContacts, contact.Contact{
-			ID:       id.NewIdFromString("user", id.User, t),
-			DhPubKey: m.grp.NewIntFromBytes([]byte{byte(i + 1)}),
-			Facts:    fact.FactList{{"zezima", fact.Username}, factMap[string(hash.Hash)]},
-		})
-	}
-
-	testContacts, err := m.parseContacts(contacts, factMap)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("parseContacts() returned an error: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expectedContacts, testContacts) {
-		t.Errorf("parseContacts() did not return the expected contacts."+
-			"\nexpected: %+v\nreceived: %+v", expectedContacts, testContacts)
-	}
-}
-
-// Error path: provided contact IDs are malformed and cannot be unmarshaled.
-func TestManager_parseContacts_IdUnmarshalError(t *testing.T) {
-	m := &Manager{grp: cyclic.NewGroup(large.NewInt(107), large.NewInt(2))}
-	contacts := []*Contact{{UserID: []byte("invalid ID")}}
-
-	_, err := m.parseContacts(contacts, nil)
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "failed to parse Contact user ID") {
-		t.Errorf("parseContacts() did not return an error when IDs are invalid: %+v", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// mockSingleSearch is used to test the search function, which uses the single-
-// use manager. It adheres to the SingleInterface interface.
-type mockSingleSearch struct {
-}
-
-func (s *mockSingleSearch) TransmitSingleUse(partner contact.Contact, payload []byte,
-	_ string, _ uint8, callback single.ReplyCallback, _ time.Duration) error {
-
-	searchMsg := &SearchSend{}
-	if err := proto.Unmarshal(payload, searchMsg); err != nil {
-		return errors.Errorf("Failed to unmarshal SearchSend: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	searchResponse := &SearchResponse{
-		Contacts: []*Contact{{
-			UserID: partner.ID.Marshal(),
-			PubKey: partner.DhPubKey.Bytes(),
-		}},
-	}
-	msg, err := proto.Marshal(searchResponse)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Errorf("Failed to marshal SearchResponse: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	callback(msg, nil)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (s *mockSingleSearch) StartProcesses() (stoppable.Stoppable, error) {
-	return stoppable.NewSingle(""), nil
-}
diff --git a/storage/ud/facts.go b/ud/store/facts.go
similarity index 85%
rename from storage/ud/facts.go
rename to ud/store/facts.go
index 9762bc068b915c4d5138226bf827157911508332..202d8814bf5748ad5c7f8bf77c68ca26344fa842 100644
--- a/storage/ud/facts.go
+++ b/ud/store/facts.go
@@ -10,42 +10,36 @@ package ud
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/versioned"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/fact"
-	"sync"
 )
 
+// Error constants to return up the stack.
 const (
 	factTypeExistsErr               = "Fact %v cannot be added as fact type %s has already been stored. Cancelling backup operation!"
 	backupMissingInvalidFactTypeErr = "BackUpMissingFacts expects input in the order (email, phone). " +
 		"%s (%s) is non-empty but not an email. Cancelling backup operation"
-	backupMissingAllZeroesFactErr = "Cannot backup missing facts: Both email and phone facts are empty!"
-	factNotInStoreErr             = "Fact %v does not exist in store"
+	factNotInStoreErr = "Fact %v does not exist in store"
+	statefulStoreErr  = "cannot overwrite ud store with existing data"
 )
 
-// Store is the storage object for the higher level ud.Manager object.
-// This storage implementation is written for client side.
-type Store struct {
-	// confirmedFacts contains facts that have been confirmed
-	confirmedFacts map[fact.Fact]struct{}
-	// Stores facts that have been added by UDB but unconfirmed facts.
-	// Maps confirmID to fact
-	unconfirmedFacts map[string]fact.Fact
-	kv               *versioned.KV
-	mux              sync.RWMutex
-}
+// RestoreFromBackUp initializes the confirmedFacts map
+// with the backed up fact data. This will error if
+// the store is already stateful.
+func (s *Store) RestoreFromBackUp(backupData fact.FactList) error {
+	s.mux.Lock()
+	defer s.mux.Unlock()
 
-// NewStore creates a new, empty Store object.
-func NewStore(kv *versioned.KV) (*Store, error) {
-	kv = kv.Prefix(prefix)
+	if len(s.confirmedFacts) != 0 || len(s.unconfirmedFacts) != 0 {
+		return errors.New(statefulStoreErr)
+	}
 
-	s := &Store{
-		confirmedFacts:   make(map[fact.Fact]struct{}, 0),
-		unconfirmedFacts: make(map[string]fact.Fact, 0),
-		kv:               kv,
+	for _, f := range backupData {
+		if !isFactZero(f) {
+			s.confirmedFacts[f] = struct{}{}
+		}
 	}
 
-	return s, s.save()
+	return s.save()
 }
 
 // StoreUnconfirmedFact stores a fact that has been added to UD but has not been
@@ -94,10 +88,6 @@ func (s *Store) BackUpMissingFacts(email, phone fact.Fact) error {
 	s.mux.Lock()
 	defer s.mux.Unlock()
 
-	if isFactZero(email) && isFactZero(phone) {
-		return errors.New(backupMissingAllZeroesFactErr)
-	}
-
 	modifiedEmail, modifiedPhone := false, false
 
 	// Handle email if it is not zero (empty string)
diff --git a/storage/ud/facts_test.go b/ud/store/facts_test.go
similarity index 81%
rename from storage/ud/facts_test.go
rename to ud/store/facts_test.go
index c1f5dfc5c965d8b1bece3ab7fa3b903dc21e2b33..332b5289da335390d76df7f41adbb49f2bd2d975 100644
--- a/storage/ud/facts_test.go
+++ b/ud/store/facts_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestNewStore(t *testing.T) {
 
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	_, err := NewStore(kv)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -27,8 +27,68 @@ func TestNewStore(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
+// Unit test
+func TestStore_RestoreFromBackUp(t *testing.T) {
+
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
+
+	s, err := NewStore(kv)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("NewStore() produced an error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	expected := fact.Fact{
+		Fact: "josh",
+		T:    fact.Username,
+	}
+
+	fl := fact.FactList{expected}
+
+	err = s.RestoreFromBackUp(fl)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("RestoreFromBackup err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, exists := s.confirmedFacts[expected]
+	if !exists {
+		t.Fatalf("Fact %s does not exist in map", expected)
+	}
+
+}
+
+// Error case.
+func TestStore_RestoreFromBackUp_StatefulStore(t *testing.T) {
+
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
+
+	s, err := NewStore(kv)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("NewStore() produced an error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	confirmId := "confirm"
+	expected := fact.Fact{
+		Fact: "josh",
+		T:    fact.Username,
+	}
+
+	err = s.StoreUnconfirmedFact(confirmId, expected)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("StoreUnconfirmedFact error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Expected error: should error when restoring on
+	// a stateful store.
+	fl := fact.FactList{expected}
+	err = s.RestoreFromBackUp(fl)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("RestoreFromBackup err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestStore_ConfirmFact(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	expectedStore, err := NewStore(kv)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -66,7 +126,7 @@ func TestStore_ConfirmFact(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStore_StoreUnconfirmedFact(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	expectedStore, err := NewStore(kv)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -94,7 +154,7 @@ func TestStore_StoreUnconfirmedFact(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStore_DeleteFact(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	expectedStore, err := NewStore(kv)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -126,7 +186,7 @@ func TestStore_DeleteFact(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStore_BackUpMissingFacts(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	expectedStore, err := NewStore(kv)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -161,7 +221,7 @@ func TestStore_BackUpMissingFacts(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStore_BackUpMissingFacts_DuplicateFactType(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	expectedStore, err := NewStore(kv)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -198,7 +258,7 @@ func TestStore_BackUpMissingFacts_DuplicateFactType(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStore_GetFacts(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	testStore, err := NewStore(kv)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -247,7 +307,7 @@ func TestStore_GetFacts(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStore_GetFactStrings(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	testStore, err := NewStore(kv)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/storage/ud/store.go b/ud/store/store.go
similarity index 89%
rename from storage/ud/store.go
rename to ud/store/store.go
index 45b7ffdc4e1e516445e0761f7bad08b9ca666e0c..0cf274add91a8d08791e7b0c189b8d190d0f7962 100644
--- a/storage/ud/store.go
+++ b/ud/store/store.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/netTime"
 	"io/fs"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 // Storage constants
@@ -30,12 +31,29 @@ const (
 	saveConfirmedFactErr   = "Failed to save confirmed facts"
 )
 
-// unconfirmedFactDisk is an object used to store the data of an unconfirmed fact.
-// It combines the key (confirmationId) and fact data (stringifiedFact) into a
-// single JSON-able object.
-type unconfirmedFactDisk struct {
-	confirmationId  string
-	stringifiedFact string
+// Store is the storage object for the higher level ud.Manager object.
+// This storage implementation is written for client side.
+type Store struct {
+	// confirmedFacts contains facts that have been confirmed
+	confirmedFacts map[fact.Fact]struct{}
+	// Stores facts that have been added by UDB but unconfirmed facts.
+	// Maps confirmID to fact
+	unconfirmedFacts map[string]fact.Fact
+	kv               *versioned.KV
+	mux              sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+// NewStore creates a new, empty Store object.
+func NewStore(kv *versioned.KV) (*Store, error) {
+	kv = kv.Prefix(prefix)
+
+	s := &Store{
+		confirmedFacts:   make(map[fact.Fact]struct{}, 0),
+		unconfirmedFacts: make(map[string]fact.Fact, 0),
+		kv:               kv,
+	}
+
+	return s, s.save()
 }
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -180,6 +198,14 @@ func (s *Store) loadUnconfirmedFacts() error {
 // MARSHAL/UNMARSHAL FUNCTIONS
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+// unconfirmedFactDisk is an object used to store the data of an unconfirmed fact.
+// It combines the key (confirmationId) and fact data (stringifiedFact) into a
+// single JSON-able object.
+type unconfirmedFactDisk struct {
+	confirmationId  string
+	stringifiedFact string
+}
+
 // marshalConfirmedFacts is a marshaller which serializes the data
 //// in the confirmedFacts map into a JSON.
 func (s *Store) marshalConfirmedFacts() ([]byte, error) {
diff --git a/storage/ud/store_test.go b/ud/store/store_test.go
similarity index 94%
rename from storage/ud/store_test.go
rename to ud/store/store_test.go
index ffe058f51c7b3cf41799c28207eda5253a0ab8ad..ed56cb67c2a320cea8073e3baa8287998a65763f 100644
--- a/storage/ud/store_test.go
+++ b/ud/store/store_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 // Test it loads a Store from storage if it exists.
 func TestNewOrLoadStore_LoadStore(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	expectedStore, err := NewStore(kv)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestNewOrLoadStore_LoadStore(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test that it creates a new store if an old one is not in storage.
 func TestNewOrLoadStore_NewStore(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	receivedStore, err := NewOrLoadStore(kv)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestNewOrLoadStore_NewStore(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStore_MarshalUnmarshal_ConfirmedFacts(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	expectedStore, err := NewStore(kv)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestStore_MarshalUnmarshal_ConfirmedFacts(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStore_MarshalUnmarshal_UnconfirmedFacts(t *testing.T) {
-	kv := versioned.NewKV(make(ekv.Memstore))
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
 
 	expectedStore, err := NewStore(kv)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/ud/utils_test.go b/ud/utils_test.go
index 7d3b3626c3b479e0a14d87746ac707f970a7327e..675acc924c0ee015c8c25ad1bfe0af3f244d77f7 100644
--- a/ud/utils_test.go
+++ b/ud/utils_test.go
@@ -15,97 +15,415 @@
 package ud
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/identity/receptionID"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/message"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/rounds"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/event"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/single"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/stoppable"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/user"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage/versioned"
+	store "gitlab.com/elixxir/client/ud/store"
+	pb "gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/mixmessages"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/testkeys"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/contact"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/cyclic"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/ekv"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/format"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/messages"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/large"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/signature/rsa"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id/ephemeral"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/utils"
+	"io"
+	"math/rand"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/gateway"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/event"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/interfaces"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/interfaces/message"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/interfaces/params"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/stoppable"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/network"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/e2e"
-	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/format"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/connect"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
-	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id/ephemeral"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/ndf"
 )
 
-func newTestNetworkManager(t *testing.T) interfaces.NetworkManager {
+// Base64 encoded dh private key using a pre-seeded prng
+// 	prng := NewPrng(42)
+const dhPrivKeyEnc = `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`
+
+const searchMessageEnc = `jz4ylDFSElBrwy4pKrDlo1lbxCiHo2KVVATS4QHsJng4DPfK4iaXZIxhNO0qWwXD0z1s903N5hl5aeNY+nauf1IfUy9CVDaCRyYylpGDem+cxH+qnowpDQEwQGgVYgaqYS9O3D1XMCxpnNhdSL7r1kVmb/VvsXaXyThisA177HHVAvzpH0nmg9RHnYCyLrLa+WYaJKwqi0qdJ0i5nVkBUqS70rKHNMaPb8aqKaPr4dO+es8Sw7gO2iOu3n3oVa8YeyxOvsPLhZzyeyVPHy1Ee2o6iaUKJeXpT/SlsGpwDJ0n1mhwlUI/qG1oxFaDuKRtJV571Er1afoifnCEUUIOsf7myT3awtm8TpRfIrd8PglXxKnKm9RdQrUZoU+6eLhVQ86ZPF7mfskMDQw/1Yo2pGpZjzoFGUGI2GnkWD06rsa2u+nHHK6laDX/gSs8zmgm4kA1qSPCOtb9f3y4QFLq49xZU+xyWH3iWGrsgSw9nnhO7hUj8R1mftBzFc/m9pHY4BfZAIRBIvV1HdKoOrMwEbMoGxjnHCobraFVqt2nR1wqkhHysU9TWUFzfQ+ameJ9XoKr+TDhWIltmBVlzD0QdfR4jixOtUEvpJN7ewEQYEukg+GVJRWFa+J+nEsJzVsX/bCasWl/tWy9HZEj9NPonIlmsTic1wL7b+bJ6feurvSbkVpzcKkATDMHTUR7e1Z/qoRPgVLHAKxFjgVTZ3zxOQOOwXUUax7HiXvA2f+XIE/bHdisx9bE+/zpR6PRvOXkAqAfFdCfV5eeg4kfwL9FDahtUZ0mYd9Ywngp0lCk/tsYQrxx3v4WM9hsGHId6Ic8c3fRFiAcJgVWTHCbt+Nj2SGa80zwJE1FvNQc5ia2csY8PgthQuOYuekR+M1IBOsiVKaw9qAR3uGUP/fEC857srAEicC4EPTv1NwsESQ8V1Ar9ZDTlB3RnmYNBR1JGf7CTqN0teNREQ/g8hLa77rkoEyFZcibQDNCr/LpgDwtSjIxHXoLKzQ3Caj2+1Jo4BWP2X5oUjuej757NfXdLTbkNHLv9soVe8V1/poKAB7pmqDh8dzvva2GLFwBXr+IOCpv1VdWbuxd/2CtWUvz/yov5PeeqwX07Nz4T3RrRZB/xGQO84ektOMdFcGG8PG7hGNAm7QpEkb9dzbhmzqbi3kLUWkHZM4DKOUsIB33jL41QoY5zV504aLTfI8l5W7AAEfr8FzAI1TY32JtCnCG/ZU1ianUFKUi9Awi1njBNI5OJ596dqGsYNoJh2QxitfmSOXpcC0S5vUP4ltAvgE7etRvm1koGqttnyb6TvBAfIFbSjmd2E9rYlkraK1DhjL+6lbLQu1zeSGbTDeWri5/2wVBf2F3MiYjxqB5UzejYdcwvVv+hAyZaBERnkQyxnC6C1uBcR8w1Yxi+jocPr8//TtPoC2HUGUa/7ZfJU8VupjNf5BYXOvRIbGEptHBsHlt/xJOOEy9gsoCdmqxvMD16MTOo7geIUt77TaxJVnz9eSN6xAXrhvK41X0mxd93UA21gYt9E33NHW/wqAvnZR2AKhtaZaJL+9RhhMGMZD33IMSOQRwovlZ3INAGrKEHe8+j+eEvPeh2pkmzaKC8eyNEzaRLt4Mrncqdh8Ie17aeYxzScUqD7N5uLtJtkOeZTknoJvVRTOGEIFlt+WJR1nUr3EjGwrJxaXsqRedMVhDFwd8gwUIaFGVAbpYkH8GrbSrM5KFHEzerByx+/a1VfiPG2g/UqMqLnjHyKRqTppGiaQdtEFitMvlFdxdRDV0ql9UIckKynzfLWZbh83RbtcM34rEozR39y6WdAXiQBEmvjSy0NmrLmwNcDu1ICA0Mfm6WcD2iPmxT2ynZrv2b+GEVRVdEEH6+WohMWzjMsAjOD0H1mB8bT6hJDCPLjgcKbKPd0lTCH49LvWQi4E3UJHfGn4G0nLNuxlLVYbOXrp5wI3cKmDvnld7kfyf6T45XH2i+NUQnir30LSGHuMp3DANmyybsYzUaOOFopWIYIwj5rSsDQ7uKXw3Ym+3f6fKSZRedZS2vHFZqx5KNq7hz9EDcQ2K5VIiW1UIpgJFdeUFT8fiRmuVE/JuafB+pyjci0UuOk8r4BzihDAkK1CBhh42qtEjFnhnszDzLln3PKbrIDG2GvokEGnzVP+iTFsX4TxK3GoiZCJo9BLpoggco7LbX8BgI+6eZDzcdgaNZybRl63shquIOyUDbrRTP9bifB/0Vd6dCTHQ5ypsPCehhvqqJA+cP4Za83lovBP4TLfXMTtdIcW/dxiUY1hZ0/RCcPKldzvBdVY6x7paqC8H+L/lBN/okI87GoZbRoIVd4NvPBzPUvD/MB4Ke8Mw+zXLKBBC1bHq06IMdqNZMTGLdNbDuQ8a23NZVv39HZ7+6Y0VumatfxUgtnHywCpUV6Ob2XBBjtXHNxFofmfov4xogxjjuS2eiKzUb8r9okVwja6mQPAqFFwMbo6xLWkDonvQ9WLhvF8uDAQcFBvlk46L9LuxyJtMlhtrMnRgdYJxu4CPYXKOhliyzkpeJETXzY10DOoNUTxZVfktoXplwxhSI3p7N4N3+hhOUcLFXdjvLKTvSRldREH1TcNVvl/uuqZPQUDlgIb9fKWo2XH6PgwMv1U/YNHQnuQKBm3BfYbD58kLXxK/9Q01mfpMGOEQLYgvFktUc4jbDqwnBKvF9E1IeMY0Vk11/JHLivLnq8OO90satyevQwBQELRblZxbUMF715kF/XTz/3N2GklPkDCZx9D9axGKjHIzYxl6odd++LdIxd6trVYM2eWwm8D9qJO/emT0C8HApnYknOsuw5Szj0IEzuXugPNqXWTl2mlSYLCOHx+nhrNij6YF+vb7N9VC4wFp71icJ7rFOV65XkzqP7FHjhGUdPdxWMETb+tBHatuGB3Rgf/zhxPhP/V9Dya9iTbrC1eLVVAAgQZJK4UzJcGPa78Jto9/0TCil0mbx48f3bS5mKqWAqaWDR24mdaQVU1hkYX0PLinVH/vHd0gvrvKKMXfktMg4g9KY7eHzbrCTP5/QU8MUNFqczkx6/B90As0LxlKnB3sBjxdq5orxSiELu/z6JADEjwNh7F2IUnOnVKeyGtnhY0hZsyGP8Mr05R9dvLQcKQXJ2hgYIDetqDV/Xk/lZkyHWTp1tJSdQBDGCoOMBpY0MjkKWch+f4SdQrI0sSkxHgrznYjW7zwdNAhjB7h6jfOzK27oxR4mYoLsq7VMzIaARTM+7teY8D1/unaGvjt+yJAX03mQkntEAPeF/H7KrA2zZIF+ncI95AfSmJMLl2gBkFBcPJtBQJ6eVn8Ol6JvkKG2NHoBaIIMNuqO55b1w+to1RvrC/HilT7crve7PDczaGRxDVRupgF5xGsO61Dod0QvipS5a54fv6ZTgQ11gjhYhBEeLFewphnKOf7ReaZBgtiiwgUmJVhRxJFAVWzM9jsNZq9RHEmbZzVEh0tiqjRBW7ZSiGndHKw2PHHiQ2psFurs0R1W2HVs9/cMPbQgZvgr2P4+cHE+Igyr2UdNdsFIBF9Q02llG7pZivz5qEQktrOe2IGt9gn7b4ReAVr7zgZKWkFUmu4XYXOWzrwpyFeWnACDnzwmhSSBqlMlC1IiH/BkebbvZFD7W5B+di2tCOW6NXGXe/X+J3fGWJdELkcDnN7UnY6YMZvz0ij+fHJoXecjefsZsXLDqFjX862krUK2CmeipNk9pSnur4OohiHASO/SYQyoQCdRr2wNWqPr6444En4yTSyCcq1j5beytd4xuT5tXxXEdHyUO9CjgnjeNVD/bNW4eYbR5T8sA4gM8WjTq8VzyOUqpWeHmEicE/EYt0p/rmt+SxbCAZuoAasIK3ndsPYzNx4sZngp6Gx7mzv1ydEKSGdC9JxOGS/n92nv+J5RB8VHJIJp/oGZNGl9dM3h7I8kq+XkSyrBud5RkvHgE40cfITkW0q6e0lXJ3LPN+m6Da3/chdKuhy0e2q+Rms9oQOuIpayCF37LR7XtlAfZZIIyqBah7v/4YyEZd2JE2E+mCrcQctY1TuZMA3mar6qE3tTnIHn3sdnJJZy36/9S45R1sppJKLXDyDP8BzKu/ABDQAeJ+ZI3uovRDBjMDmfbcvRVXbCZ+TwacJgWvw+jT4qyllLDMZ1xhDaFUsaohXfOM1xvkr6uSSoiAX8aLI5aQwQDy7IqasdEx3r1sizxZ77vBFE+rsjnOK5+zZdPgVSDabe2oBUFIBT7leopmuRA97pdXJrKittS91nOKmFpVLHrCjKhnmLVmR0zajRUaifjQAuxhY9kE0+P5Wydqo3ByYBoyVBuOsyg6EkXXmFoxdVOxXsThUerHyimD6LRVy7uLBnBDlVhODfCgO9ygyTYzno54SXKCDKP+QiiCdQ1iZvVylL4jooNBCSqFLBKx4m26twQuke7I69tETwrz6+U6/FS6CyC6vXa6pxFXW3E5zYKEylEyr9jtjw3sQODIEuPxNpqLuGSrojMr55wqeJYeE3Wo2AgQfbeDOgRWwN4Nz8StUYYQiVizxsMD9cRKmkaG9+p1Oq4NgkSE9nSSre5zuRY1o/Uo4nn3jjPTnMzmRxFARg9Ldk2YT6bndacf7EHQc54ZEEOJON2pRpqqge6aPriMI/JSvJuT4880lgRvI3bbvmxlqFMXaT0YmOk60qrWklW2s5fSbuVp8lW8/kC0VxTuT7p602gdiKYsKgubAI+CMY/ByLAKNnz6Edm6Sc9ZT+yOVw87JOGFTbl/dOE6JPlUss08/axMP/HCagtXgKKL3F7ZBiqmqPtLos90g6DOLZcZsf0gzi1bXvPnYzvmWbhQWLUaGi0TI9ADUwosOEr9kZ/VzNrA8VNDjdPxIDu2qIUPM3Tfa8Shd6EG07qxyIK4E0pLqrLZ8F6BUBmq3xQzzInFJ294K`
+const dhKeyEnc = `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`
+const lookupRequestEnc = `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+
+func newTestManager(t *testing.T) (*Manager, *testNetworkManager) {
+
+	keyData, err := utils.ReadFile(testkeys.GetNodeKeyPath())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Could not load private key: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	key, err := rsa.LoadPrivateKeyFromPem(keyData)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Could not load public key")
+	}
+
+	kv := versioned.NewKV(ekv.MakeMemstore())
+	udStore, err := store.NewOrLoadStore(kv)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to initialize store %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create our Manager object
+	m := &Manager{
+		e2e:    mockE2e{},
+		events: event.NewEventManager(),
+		user:   mockUser{testing: t, key: key},
+		store:  udStore,
+		comms:  &mockComms{},
+		kv:     kv,
+	}
+	tnm := newTestNetworkManager(t)
+	m.network = tnm
+
+	netDef := m.network.GetInstance().GetPartialNdf().Get()
+	// Unmarshal UD ID from the NDF
+	udID, err := id.Unmarshal(netDef.UDB.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to "+
+			"unmarshal UD ID from NDF: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	params := connect.GetDefaultHostParams()
+	params.AuthEnabled = false
+	params.SendTimeout = 20 * time.Second
+
+	// Add a new host and return it if it does not already exist
+	_, err = m.comms.AddHost(udID, netDef.UDB.Address,
+		[]byte(netDef.UDB.Cert), params)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("User Discovery host " +
+			"object could not be constructed.")
+	}
+
+	udContact, err := m.GetContact()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get contact: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	tnm.c = udContact
+
+	return m, tnm
+}
+
+// Prng is a PRNG that satisfies the csprng.Source interface.
+type Prng struct{ prng io.Reader }
+
+func NewPrng(seed int64) csprng.Source     { return &Prng{rand.New(rand.NewSource(seed))} }
+func (s *Prng) Read(b []byte) (int, error) { return s.prng.Read(b) }
+func (s *Prng) SetSeed([]byte) error       { return nil }
+func newTestNetworkManager(t *testing.T) *testNetworkManager {
 	instanceComms := &connect.ProtoComms{
 		Manager: connect.NewManagerTesting(t),
 	}
-
 	thisInstance, err := network.NewInstanceTesting(instanceComms, getNDF(),
-		getNDF(), nil, nil, t)
+		getNDF(), getGroup(), getGroup(), t)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to create new test instance: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return &testNetworkManager{
-		instance: thisInstance,
+	tnm := &testNetworkManager{
+		instance:    thisInstance,
+		testingFace: t,
 	}
+
+	return tnm
 }
 
-// testNetworkManager is a test implementation of NetworkManager interface.
-type testNetworkManager struct {
-	instance *network.Instance
+func getGroup() *cyclic.Group {
+	return cyclic.NewGroup(
+		large.NewIntFromString("E2EE983D031DC1DB6F1A7A67DF0E9A8E5561DB8E8D49413394C049B7A"+
+			"8ACCEDC298708F121951D9CF920EC5D146727AA4AE535B0922C688B55B3D"+
+			"D2AEDF6C01C94764DAB937935AA83BE36E67760713AB44A6337C20E78615"+
+			"75E745D31F8B9E9AD8412118C62A3E2E29DF46B0864D0C951C394A5CBBDC"+
+			"6ADC718DD2A3E041023DBB5AB23EBB4742DE9C1687B5B34FA48C3521632C"+
+			"4A530E8FFB1BC51DADDF453B0B2717C2BC6669ED76B4BDD5C9FF558E88F2"+
+			"6E5785302BEDBCA23EAC5ACE92096EE8A60642FB61E8F3D24990B8CB12EE"+
+			"448EEF78E184C7242DD161C7738F32BF29A841698978825B4111B4BC3E1E"+
+			"198455095958333D776D8B2BEEED3A1A1A221A6E37E664A64B83981C46FF"+
+			"DDC1A45E3D5211AAF8BFBC072768C4F50D7D7803D2D4F278DE8014A47323"+
+			"631D7E064DE81C0C6BFA43EF0E6998860F1390B5D3FEACAF1696015CB79C"+
+			"3F9C2D93D961120CD0E5F12CBB687EAB045241F96789C38E89D796138E63"+
+			"19BE62E35D87B1048CA28BE389B575E994DCA755471584A09EC723742DC3"+
+			"5873847AEF49F66E43873", 16),
+		large.NewIntFromString("2", 16))
 }
 
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) SendE2E(message.Send, params.E2E, *stoppable.Single) ([]id.Round, e2e.MessageID, time.Time, error) {
-	return nil, e2e.MessageID{}, time.Time{}, nil
+type mockUser struct {
+	testing *testing.T
+	key     *rsa.PrivateKey
 }
 
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) SendUnsafe(message.Send, params.Unsafe) ([]id.Round, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+func (m mockUser) PortableUserInfo() user.Info {
+
+	return user.Info{
+		TransmissionID:        id.NewIdFromString("test", id.User, m.testing),
+		TransmissionSalt:      []byte("test"),
+		TransmissionRSA:       m.key,
+		ReceptionID:           id.NewIdFromString("test", id.User, m.testing),
+		ReceptionSalt:         []byte("test"),
+		ReceptionRSA:          m.key,
+		Precanned:             false,
+		RegistrationTimestamp: 0,
+		E2eDhPrivateKey:       getGroup().NewInt(5),
+		E2eDhPublicKey:        getGroup().NewInt(6),
+	}
 }
 
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) GetVerboseRounds() string {
-	return ""
+func (m mockUser) GetReceptionRegistrationValidationSignature() []byte {
+	return []byte("test")
 }
 
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) SendCMIX(format.Message, *id.ID, params.CMIX) (id.Round, ephemeral.Id, error) {
+type mockReceiver struct {
+	responses []*Contact
+	c         mockChannel
+	t         *testing.T
+}
+
+func newMockReceiver(c mockChannel, response []*Contact, t *testing.T) *mockReceiver {
+	return &mockReceiver{
+		c:         c,
+		t:         t,
+		responses: response,
+	}
+}
+
+func (receiver *mockReceiver) Callback(req *single.Request,
+	_ receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, _ []rounds.Round) {
+	if req.GetTag() == SearchTag {
+		response := &SearchResponse{}
+		response.Contacts = receiver.responses
+
+		responsePayload, err := proto.Marshal(response)
+		if err != nil {
+			receiver.t.Fatalf("Failed to marshal response message: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		_, err = req.Respond(responsePayload,
+			cmix.GetDefaultCMIXParams(), 100*time.Millisecond)
+		if err != nil {
+			receiver.t.Fatalf("Respond error: %v", err)
+		}
+	} else if req.GetTag() == LookupTag {
+		response := &LookupResponse{
+			PubKey:   receiver.responses[0].PubKey,
+			Username: receiver.responses[0].Username,
+		}
+
+		responsePayload, err := proto.Marshal(response)
+		if err != nil {
+			receiver.t.Fatalf("Failed to marshal response message: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		_, err = req.Respond(responsePayload,
+			cmix.GetDefaultCMIXParams(), 100*time.Millisecond)
+		if err != nil {
+			receiver.t.Fatalf("Respond error: %v", err)
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+// testNetworkManager is a mock implementation of the CMix interface.
+type testNetworkManager struct {
+	requestProcess    message.Processor
+	instance          *network.Instance
+	testingFace       interface{}
+	c                 contact.Contact
+	responseProcessor message.Processor
+}
+
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) Send(recipient *id.ID, fingerprint format.Fingerprint,
+	service message.Service,
+	payload, mac []byte, cmixParams cmix.CMIXParams) (id.Round, ephemeral.Id, error) {
+	msg := format.NewMessage(tnm.instance.GetE2EGroup().GetP().ByteLen())
+	// Build message. Will panic if inputs are not correct.
+	msg.SetKeyFP(fingerprint)
+	msg.SetContents(payload)
+	msg.SetMac(mac)
+	msg.SetSIH(service.Hash(msg.GetContents()))
+	// If the recipient for a call to Send is UD, then this
+	// is the request pathway. Call the UD processor to simulate
+	// the UD picking up the request
+	if bytes.Equal(tnm.instance.GetFullNdf().
+		Get().UDB.ID,
+		recipient.Bytes()) {
+		tnm.responseProcessor.Process(msg, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{}, rounds.Round{})
+
+	} else {
+		// This should happen when the mock UD service Sends back a response.
+		// Calling process mocks up the requester picking up the response.
+		tnm.requestProcess.Process(msg, receptionID.EphemeralIdentity{}, rounds.Round{})
+	}
+
 	return 0, ephemeral.Id{}, nil
 }
 
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) SendManyCMIX([]message.TargetedCmixMessage, params.CMIX) (id.Round, []ephemeral.Id, error) {
-	return 0, nil, nil
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) AddFingerprint(identity *id.ID,
+	fingerprint format.Fingerprint, mp message.Processor) error {
+	// AddFingerprint gets called in both the request and response
+	// code-paths. We only want to set in the code-path transmitting
+	// from UD
+	if !bytes.Equal(tnm.instance.GetFullNdf().Get().UDB.ID,
+		identity.Bytes()) {
+		tnm.requestProcess = mp
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) AddService(clientID *id.ID,
+	newService message.Service,
+	response message.Processor) {
+	tnm.responseProcessor = response
+	return
+}
+
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) CheckInProgressMessages() {
+	return
+}
+
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) GetMaxMessageLength() int {
+	return 700
+}
+
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) AddIdentity(id *id.ID, validUntil time.Time, persistent bool) {
+	return
+}
+
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) DeleteClientFingerprints(identity *id.ID) {
+	return
+}
+
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) Process(ecrMsg format.Message,
+	receptionID receptionID.EphemeralIdentity, round rounds.Round) {
+
+}
+
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) String() string {
+	return "mockPRocessor"
+}
+
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) DeleteService(clientID *id.ID, toDelete message.Service, processor message.Processor) {
+	return
+}
+
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) IsHealthy() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) SendToAny(sendFunc func(host *connect.Host) (interface{}, error), stop *stoppable.Single) (interface{}, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) GetAddressSpace() uint8 {
+	return 8
+}
+
+func (tnm *testNetworkManager) GetInstance() *network.Instance {
+	return tnm.instance
 }
 
-type dummyEventMgr struct{}
+type mockUserStore struct{}
 
-func (d *dummyEventMgr) Report(int, string, string, string) {}
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) GetEventManager() event.Reporter {
-	return &dummyEventMgr{}
+func (m mockUserStore) PortableUserInfo() user.Info {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
 }
 
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) GetInstance() *network.Instance             { return tnm.instance }
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) GetHealthTracker() interfaces.HealthTracker { return nil }
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) Follow(interfaces.ClientErrorReport) (stoppable.Stoppable, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+func (m mockUserStore) GetUsername() (string, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
 }
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) CheckGarbledMessages()        {}
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) InProgressRegistrations() int { return 0 }
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) GetSender() *gateway.Sender   { return nil }
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) GetAddressSize() uint8        { return 0 }
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) RegisterAddressSizeNotification(string) (chan uint8, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+
+func (m mockUserStore) GetReceptionRegistrationValidationSignature() []byte {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+type mockComms struct {
+	udHost *connect.Host
+}
+
+func (m mockComms) SendRegisterUser(host *connect.Host, message *pb.UDBUserRegistration) (*messages.Ack, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockComms) SendRegisterFact(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactRegisterRequest) (*pb.FactRegisterResponse, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
 }
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) UnregisterAddressSizeNotification(string) {}
-func (tnm *testNetworkManager) SetPoolFilter(gateway.Filter)             {}
+
+func (m mockComms) SendConfirmFact(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactConfirmRequest) (*messages.Ack, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockComms) SendRemoveFact(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactRemovalRequest) (*messages.Ack, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockComms) SendRemoveUser(host *connect.Host, message *pb.FactRemovalRequest) (*messages.Ack, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m *mockComms) AddHost(hid *id.ID, address string, cert []byte, params connect.HostParams) (host *connect.Host, err error) {
+	h, err := connect.NewHost(hid, address, cert, params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	m.udHost = h
+	return h, nil
+}
+
+func (m mockComms) GetHost(hostId *id.ID) (*connect.Host, bool) {
+	return m.udHost, true
+}
+
+type mockE2e struct{}
+
+func (m mockE2e) GetReceptionID() *id.ID {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockE2e) GetGroup() *cyclic.Group {
+	return getGroup()
+}
+
+type mockResponse struct {
+	c   []contact.Contact
+	err error
+}
+
+type mockChannel chan mockResponse
 
 func getNDF() *ndf.NetworkDefinition {
+
 	return &ndf.NetworkDefinition{
 		UDB: ndf.UDB{
-			ID:      id.DummyUser.Bytes(),
-			Cert:    "",
-			Address: "address",
-			DhPubKey: []byte{123, 34, 86, 97, 108, 117, 101, 34, 58, 49, 44, 34,
-				70, 105, 110, 103, 101, 114, 112, 114, 105, 110, 116, 34, 58,
-				51, 49, 54, 49, 50, 55, 48, 53, 56, 49, 51, 52, 50, 49, 54, 54,
-				57, 52, 55, 125},
+			ID:       id.DummyUser.Bytes(),
+			Cert:     testCert,
+			Address:  "address",
+			DhPubKey: []byte{123, 34, 86, 97, 108, 117, 101, 34, 58, 53, 48, 49, 53, 53, 53, 52, 54, 53, 49, 48, 54, 49, 56, 57, 53, 54, 51, 48, 54, 52, 49, 51, 53, 49, 57, 56, 55, 57, 52, 57, 50, 48, 56, 49, 52, 57, 52, 50, 57, 51, 57, 53, 49, 50, 51, 54, 52, 56, 49, 57, 55, 48, 50, 50, 49, 48, 55, 55, 50, 52, 52, 48, 49, 54, 57, 52, 55, 52, 57, 53, 53, 56, 55, 54, 50, 57, 53, 57, 53, 48, 54, 55, 57, 55, 48, 53, 48, 48, 54, 54, 56, 49, 57, 50, 56, 48, 52, 48, 53, 51, 50, 48, 57, 55, 54, 56, 56, 53, 57, 54, 57, 56, 57, 49, 48, 54, 56, 54, 50, 52, 50, 52, 50, 56, 49, 48, 51, 51, 51, 54, 55, 53, 55, 54, 52, 51, 54, 55, 54, 56, 53, 56, 48, 55, 56, 49, 52, 55, 49, 52, 53, 49, 52, 52, 52, 52, 53, 51, 57, 57, 51, 57, 57, 53, 50, 52, 52, 53, 51, 56, 48, 49, 48, 54, 54, 55, 48, 52, 50, 49, 55, 54, 57, 53, 57, 57, 57, 51, 52, 48, 54, 54, 54, 49, 50, 48, 54, 56, 57, 51, 54, 57, 48, 52, 55, 55, 54, 50, 49, 49, 56, 56, 53, 51, 50, 57, 57, 50, 54, 53, 48, 52, 57, 51, 54, 55, 54, 48, 57, 56, 56, 49, 55, 52, 52, 57, 53, 57, 54, 53, 50, 55, 53, 52, 52, 52, 49, 57, 55, 49, 54, 50, 52, 52, 56, 50, 55, 55, 50, 49, 48, 53, 56, 56, 57, 54, 51, 53, 54, 54, 53, 53, 53, 53, 49, 56, 50, 53, 49, 49, 50, 57, 50, 48, 49, 56, 48, 48, 54, 49, 56, 57, 48, 55, 48, 51, 53, 51, 51, 56, 57, 52, 49, 50, 57, 49, 55, 50, 56, 55, 57, 57, 52, 55, 53, 51, 49, 55, 55, 48, 53, 55, 55, 49, 50, 51, 57, 49, 51, 55, 54, 48, 50, 49, 55, 50, 54, 54, 52, 56, 52, 48, 48, 54, 48, 52, 48, 53, 56, 56, 53, 54, 52, 56, 56, 49, 52, 52, 51, 57, 56, 51, 51, 57, 54, 55, 48, 49, 53, 55, 52, 53, 50, 56, 51, 49, 51, 48, 53, 52, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 56, 51, 53, 52, 52, 52, 52, 48, 53, 54, 57, 48, 54, 52, 56, 57, 52, 54, 53, 50, 56, 51, 53, 50, 48, 48, 50, 48, 48, 49, 50, 51, 51, 48, 48, 53, 48, 49, 50, 52, 56, 57, 48, 49, 51, 54, 55, 52, 57, 55, 50, 49, 48, 55, 53, 54, 49, 50, 52, 52, 57, 55, 48, 50, 56, 55, 55, 51, 51, 50, 53, 50, 48, 57, 52, 56, 57, 49, 49, 56, 49, 54, 57, 50, 55, 50, 51, 57, 51, 57, 54, 50, 56, 48, 54, 54, 49, 57, 55, 48, 50, 48, 57, 49, 51, 54, 50, 49, 50, 53, 50, 54, 50, 53, 53, 55, 57, 54, 51, 56, 49, 57, 48, 51, 49, 54, 54, 53, 51, 56, 56, 49, 48, 56, 48, 51, 57, 53, 49, 53, 53, 55, 49, 53, 57, 48, 57, 57, 55, 49, 56, 53, 55, 54, 48, 50, 54, 48, 49, 55, 57, 52, 55, 53, 51, 57, 49, 51, 53, 52, 49, 48, 50, 49, 55, 52, 51, 57, 48, 50, 56, 48, 50, 51, 53, 51, 54, 56, 49, 56, 50, 49, 55, 50, 57, 52, 51, 49, 56, 48, 56, 56, 50, 51, 53, 52, 56, 55, 49, 52, 55, 53, 50, 56, 48, 57, 55, 49, 53, 48, 48, 51, 50, 48, 57, 50, 50, 53, 50, 56, 51, 57, 55, 57, 49, 57, 50, 53, 56, 51, 55, 48, 51, 57, 54, 48, 50, 55, 54, 48, 54, 57, 55, 52, 53, 54, 52, 51, 56, 52, 53, 54, 48, 51, 57, 55, 55, 55, 49, 53, 57, 57, 49, 57, 52, 57, 56, 56, 54, 56, 50, 49, 49, 54, 56, 55, 56, 55, 51, 51, 57, 52, 53, 49, 52, 52, 55, 57, 53, 57, 49, 57, 52, 48, 51, 53, 49, 49, 49, 51, 48, 53, 54, 54, 50, 49, 56, 57, 52, 55, 50, 49, 54, 53, 57, 53, 50, 57, 50, 48, 51, 51, 52, 48, 56, 55, 54, 50, 49, 49, 49, 56, 53, 54, 57, 51, 57, 50, 53, 48, 53, 56, 56, 55, 56, 53, 54, 55, 51, 56, 55, 50, 53, 57, 56, 52, 54, 53, 49, 51, 50, 54, 51, 50, 48, 56, 56, 57, 52, 53, 57, 53, 56, 57, 57, 54, 52, 55, 55, 50, 57, 51, 51, 52, 55, 51, 48, 52, 56, 56, 50, 51, 50, 52, 53, 48, 51, 50, 56, 56, 50, 49, 55, 51, 51, 53, 54, 55, 51, 50, 51, 52, 56, 53, 52, 55, 48, 51, 56, 50, 51, 49, 53, 55, 52, 53, 53, 48, 55, 55, 56, 55, 48, 50, 51, 52, 50, 53, 52, 51, 48, 57, 56, 56, 54, 56, 54, 49, 57, 54, 48, 55, 55, 52, 57, 55, 56, 51, 48, 51, 57, 49, 55, 52, 49, 51, 49, 54, 57, 54, 50, 49, 52, 50, 55, 57, 55, 56, 56, 51, 49, 55, 51, 50, 54, 56, 49, 56, 53, 57, 48, 49, 49, 53, 48, 52, 53, 51, 51, 56, 52, 57, 57, 55, 54, 51, 55, 55, 48, 55, 49, 52, 50, 49, 54, 48, 49, 54, 52, 49, 57, 53, 56, 49, 54, 50, 55, 49, 52, 49, 52, 56, 49, 51, 52, 50, 53, 56, 55, 53, 57, 55, 52, 49, 57, 49, 55, 51, 55, 49, 51, 57, 54, 51, 49, 51, 49, 56, 53, 50, 49, 53, 52, 49, 51, 44, 34, 70, 105, 110, 103, 101, 114, 112, 114, 105, 110, 116, 34, 58, 49, 54, 56, 48, 49, 53, 52, 49, 53, 49, 49, 50, 51, 51, 48, 57, 56, 51, 54, 51, 125},
 		},
 		E2E: ndf.Group{
 			Prime: "E2EE983D031DC1DB6F1A7A67DF0E9A8E5561DB8E8D49413394C049B7A" +