diff --git a/src/pds.js b/src/pds.js
index ec13ceb..51c9fac 100644
--- a/src/pds.js
+++ b/src/pds.js
@@ -263,6 +263,24 @@ export class PersonalDataServer {
     `)
   }
 
+  async initIdentity(did, privateKeyHex) {
+    await this.state.storage.put('did', did)
+    await this.state.storage.put('privateKey', privateKeyHex)
+  }
+
+  async getDid() {
+    if (!this._did) {
+      this._did = await this.state.storage.get('did')
+    }
+    return this._did
+  }
+
+  async getSigningKey() {
+    const hex = await this.state.storage.get('privateKey')
+    if (!hex) return null
+    return importPrivateKey(hexToBytes(hex))
+  }
+
   async fetch(request) {
     const url = new URL(request.url)
     if (url.pathname === '/test/cbor') {
@@ -296,6 +314,21 @@ export class PersonalDataServer {
         signature: bytesToHex(sig)
       })
     }
+    if (url.pathname === '/init') {
+      const body = await request.json()
+      if (!body.did || !body.privateKey) {
+        return Response.json({ error: 'missing did or privateKey' }, { status: 400 })
+      }
+      await this.initIdentity(body.did, body.privateKey)
+      return Response.json({ ok: true, did: body.did })
+    }
+    if (url.pathname === '/status') {
+      const did = await this.getDid()
+      return Response.json({
+        initialized: !!did,
+        did: did || null
+      })
+    }
     return new Response('pds running', { status: 200 })
   }
 }