diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 75f9009..715d8e1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ async function SDK ({
 
   // I think this is used to create a persisted identity?
   const noiseSeed = corestore._deriveSecret(applicationName, 'replication-keypair')
+  const keyPair = HypercoreProtocol.keyPair(noiseSeed)
   swarm.listen({
-    keyPair: HypercoreProtocol.keyPair(noiseSeed)
+    keyPair
   })
 
   return {
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@ async function SDK ({
     _dns: dns
   }
 
+  async function getIdentity() {
+    return keyPair
+  }
+
   function destroy (cb) {
     for (const drive of drives.values()) {
       drive.close()