diff --git a/idhub/models.py b/idhub/models.py
index 8a805d4..16de09c 100644
--- a/idhub/models.py
+++ b/idhub/models.py
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ class DID(models.Model):
         return False
 
 
+class DIDControllerKey(models.Model):
+    # In JWK format. Must be stored as-is and passed whole to library functions.
+    # Example key material:
+    # '{"kty":"OKP","crv":"Ed25519","x":"oB2cPGFx5FX4dtS1Rtep8ac6B__61HAP_RtSzJdPxqs","d":"OJw80T1CtcqV0hUcZdcI-vYNBN1dlubrLaJa0_se_gU"}'
+    key_material = models.CharField(max_length=250)
+    owner_did = models.ForeignKey(
+        DID,
+        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+        related_name="keys"
+    )
+
+
 class Schemas(models.Model):
     file_schema = models.CharField(max_length=250)
     data = models.TextField()
diff --git a/idhub_ssikit/README.md b/idhub_ssikit/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/trustchain_walletkit/TENANT_CFG_TEMPLATE b/idhub_ssikit/TENANT_CFG_TEMPLATE
similarity index 100%
rename from trustchain_walletkit/TENANT_CFG_TEMPLATE
rename to idhub_ssikit/TENANT_CFG_TEMPLATE
diff --git a/idhub_ssikit/__init__.py b/idhub_ssikit/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dced08e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idhub_ssikit/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import asyncio
+import datetime
+import didkit
+import json
+import jinja2
+
+
+def generate_did_controller_key():
+    return didkit.generate_ed25519_key()
+
+
+def keydid_from_controller_key(key):
+    return didkit.key_to_did("key", key)
+
+
+def generate_generic_vc_id():
+    # TODO agree on a system for Verifiable Credential IDs
+    return "https://pangea.org/credentials/42"
+
+
+def render_and_sign_credential(vc_template: jinja2.Template, jwk_issuer, vc_data: dict[str, str]):
+    """
+    Populates a VC template with data for issuance, and signs the result with the provided key.
+
+    The `vc_data` parameter must at a minimum include:
+        * issuer_did
+        * subject_did
+        * vc_id
+    and must include whatever other fields are relevant for the vc_template to be instantiated.
+
+    The following field(s) will be auto-generated if not passed in `vc_data`:
+        * issuance_date (to `datetime.datetime.now()`)
+    """
+    async def inner():
+        unsigned_vc = vc_template.render(vc_data)
+        signed_vc = await didkit.issue_credential(
+            unsigned_vc,
+            '{"proofFormat": "ldp"}',
+            jwk_issuer
+        )
+        return signed_vc
+
+    if vc_data.get("issuance_date") is None:
+        vc_data["issuance_date"] = datetime.datetime.now().replace(microsecond=0).isoformat()
+
+    return asyncio.run(inner())
+
+
+def verify_credential(vc, proof_options):
+    """
+    Returns a (bool, str) tuple indicating whether the credential is valid.
+    If the boolean is true, the credential is valid and the second argument can be ignored.
+    If it is false, the VC is invalid and the second argument contains a JSON object with further information.
+    """
+    async def inner():
+        return didkit.verify_credential(vc, proof_options)
+
+    return asyncio.run(inner())
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4281ff1..34bad77 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ python-decouple==3.8
 jsonschema==4.19.1
 pandas==2.1.1
 requests==2.31.0
-
+didkit==0.3.2
+jinja2==3.1.2
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diff --git a/schemas/member-credential.json b/schemas/member-credential.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e98bef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schemas/member-credential.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "@context": [
+    "https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1",
+    {
+      "name": "https://schema.org/name",
+      "email": "https://schema.org/email",
+      "membershipType": "https://schema.org/memberOf",
+      "individual": "https://schema.org/Person",
+      "organization": "https://schema.org/Organization",
+      "Member": "https://schema.org/Member",
+      "startDate": "https://schema.org/startDate",
+      "jsonSchema": "https://schema.org/jsonSchema",
+      "$ref": "https://schema.org/jsonSchemaRef"
+    }
+  ],
+  "type": ["VerifiableCredential", "VerifiableAttestation"],
+  "id": "{{ vc_id }}",
+  "issuer": "{{ issuer_did }}",
+  "issuanceDate": "{{ issuance_date }}",
+  "credentialSubject": {
+    "id": "{{ subject_did }}",
+    "Member": {
+      "name": "{{ name }}",
+      "email": "{{ email }}",
+      "membershipType": "{{ membershipType }}",
+      "startDate": "{{ startDate }}"
+    },
+    "jsonSchema": {
+      "$ref": "https://gitea.pangea.org/trustchain-oc1-orchestral/schemas/member-schema.json"
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/trustchain_walletkit/__init__.py b/trustchain_walletkit/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 02d0144..0000000
--- a/trustchain_walletkit/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-from pathlib import Path
-
-import requests
-import json
-
-WALLETKITD = 'http://localhost:8080/'
-ISSUER = f'{WALLETKITD}issuer-api/default/'
-VERIFIER = f'{WALLETKITD}verifier-api/default/'
-
-default_ctype_header = {
-    'Content-Type': 'application/json',  # specify the type of data you're sending
-    'Accept': 'application/json',  # specify the type of data you can accept
-}
-
-
-def include_str(path):
-    with open(path, "r") as f:
-        return f.read().strip()
-
-
-# Create DID for tenant
-# Valid methods: 'key'|'web'
-def user_create_did(did_method):
-    url = f'{ISSUER}config/did/create'
-    data = {
-        'method': did_method
-    }
-    response = requests.post(url, json=data, headers=default_ctype_header)
-    response.raise_for_status()
-    return response.text
-
-
-def admin_create_template(template_name, template_body):
-    url = f'{ISSUER}config/templates/{template_name}'
-    body = template_body
-    response = requests.post(url, data=body, headers=default_ctype_header)
-    response.raise_for_status()
-    return
-
-
-def user_issue_vc(vc_name, vc_params):
-    url = f'{ISSUER}credentials/issuance/request'
-    # ...
-    # TODO examine cross-device issuance workflow
-    pass
-
-
-
-
-
-TENANT_CFG_TMEPLATE = include_str("./TENANT_CFG_TEMPLATE")
-