diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ac1a4b5..29f5295 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ name = "simple_setup"
 rand = "0.7.3"
 curve25519-dalek = "3.0.0"
 x25519-dalek = "1.1"
-ed25519-dalek = "1.0.1"
+ed25519-dalek = {version = "1.0.1", features=["serde"]}
 merlin = "2.0.0"
 hex = "0.4.2"
 base32 = "0.4.0"
 base64 = "0.13.0"
 sha3 = "0.9.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0.59"
+serde_json = "1.0.61"
 byteorder = "1.3.4"
 socks = "0.3.3"
 integer-encoding = "2.1.1"
 secretbox = "0.1.2"
 subtle = "2.3.0"
-hashbrown = "0.9.1"
\ No newline at end of file
+hashbrown = "0.9.1"
diff --git a/src/primitives/identity.rs b/src/primitives/identity.rs
index 908961b..bb7158d 100644
--- a/src/primitives/identity.rs
+++ b/src/primitives/identity.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 use crate::connections::utils::public_key_to_hostname;
 use ed25519_dalek::{ExpandedSecretKey, Keypair, PublicKey};
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::intrinsics::transmute;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use x25519_dalek::PublicKey as X25519PublicKey;
 use x25519_dalek::{SharedSecret, StaticSecret};
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 /// Identity - An ed25519 keypair, required for established a Tor v3 onion service and used to
 /// maintain a consistent cryptographic identity for a peer.
 pub struct Identity {
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ impl Identity {
     /// Initialize an ephemeral identity - used for both ephemeral diffie hellman key exchanges
     /// in addition to anonymous primitives connections to various onion services.
     pub fn initialize_ephemeral_identity() -> Identity {
-        let mut csprng = OsRng {};
+        let mut csprng = OsRng::default();
         let keypair = ed25519_dalek::Keypair::generate(&mut csprng);
         Identity { keypair }
     }
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ impl Identity {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::primitives::identity::Identity;
+    use ed25519_dalek::Signer;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_identity() {
@@ -68,4 +71,22 @@ mod tests {
         println!("Alice Shared Secret: {} {:?}", alice.hostname(), alice.edh(bob.keypair.public).to_bytes());
         println!("Bob Shared Secret: {} {:?}", bob.hostname(), bob.edh(alice.keypair.public).to_bytes());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_serialize() {
+        // Create an emphemeral identity
+        let alice = Identity::initialize_ephemeral_identity();
+
+        // Serialize
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&alice).unwrap();
+        println!("{}", json);
+
+        // Deserialize
+        let deserialized: Identity = serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap();
+        println!("deserialized = {:?}", deserialized);
+
+        // Check that we can sign something with the deserialized key and check it with the original
+        let sig = deserialized.keypair.sign("message".as_bytes());
+        assert_eq!(true, alice.keypair.public.verify_strict("message".as_bytes(), &sig).is_ok());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/simple_setup.rs b/tests/simple_setup.rs
index a43cb0d..a11b2e9 100644
--- a/tests/simple_setup.rs
+++ b/tests/simple_setup.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ mod test {
     use tapir_cwtch::connections::{Connection, InboundConnection, OutboundConnection};
     use tapir_cwtch::primitives::transcript::Transcript;
 
-
     #[test]
     fn test_simple_setup() {
         let mut auth_control_port = TorProcess::connect(9051)