diff --git a/lib/keystore.js b/lib/keystore.js
index a8a813f6..d36d29f1 100644
--- a/lib/keystore.js
+++ b/lib/keystore.js
@@ -427,6 +427,114 @@ KeyStore.prototype.getAddresses = function (hdPathString) {
 
 };
 
+KeyStore.prototype.getAddressWithEncKey = function (address, hdPathString) {
+  address = strip0x(address);
+
+  return {
+    address: address,
+    encPrivKey: this.ksData[hdPathString].encPrivKeys[address]
+  }
+}
+
+KeyStore.prototype.getAddressWithEncKeys = function (hdPathString) {
+  if (hdPathString === undefined) {
+    hdPathString = this.defaultHdPathString;
+  }
+
+  this._checkHdPathPurpose(hdPathString, 'sign');
+
+  let addresses = this.ksData[hdPathString].addresses;
+
+  return addresses.map(function(addr) {
+    return this.getAddressWithEncKey(addr, hdPathString);
+  }.bind(this));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Serialize a address
+ * 
+ * Schema:
+ *   {
+ *      "address": "<address>",
+ *      "encPrivKey": {
+ *        "key": "<the encrypted private key of this address>",
+ *        "nounce": "<nounce used to encrypt>"
+ *      }
+ *   }
+ */
+KeyStore.prototype.dumpAddress = function (address, hdPathString) {
+
+  if (hdPathString === undefined) {
+    hdPathString = this.defaultHdPathString;
+  }
+
+  this._checkHdPathPurpose(hdPathString, 'sign');
+
+  address = strip0x(address);
+  this._checkAddressExists(address, hdPathString);
+
+  var jsonAddr = this.getAddressWithEncKey(address, hdPathString)
+
+  return JSON.stringify(jsonAddr);
+}
+
+KeyStore.prototype.loadAddress = function (serAddr, hdPathString) {
+
+  var jsonAddr = JSON.parse(serAddr);
+  var addr = jsonAddr.address;
+
+  if (hdPathString === undefined) {
+    hdPathString = this.defaultHdPathString;
+  }
+
+  this._validateAddressSerSchema(jsonAddr);
+  this._checkHdPathPurpose(hdPathString, 'sign');
+
+  try {
+    // already exists
+    this._checkAddressExists(addr, hdPathString);
+    console.warn('Address ' + addr + ' already exists in keystore at ' + hdPathString);
+
+    return ;
+
+  } catch(err) {
+    // load new address
+    this.ksData[hdPathString].encPrivKeys[addr] = jsonAddr.encPrivKey;
+    this.ksData[hdPathString].addresses.push(addr);
+  }
+}
+
+KeyStore.prototype._validateAddressSerSchema = function (jsonAddr) {
+  if (typeof jsonAddr === 'string') {
+    jsonAddr = JSON.parse(jsonAddr);
+  }
+
+  if (!jsonAddr.address) {
+    throw new Error('"address" is missing from the address serialization');
+  }
+
+  if (!jsonAddr.encPrivKey) {
+    throw new Error('"key" is missing from the address serialization');
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+KeyStore.prototype._checkHdPathPurpose = function (hdPathString, purpose) {
+  if (this.ksData[hdPathString].info.purpose !== purpose) {
+    throw new Error('Addresses not defined when purpose is not "' + purpose + '"');
+  }
+}
+
+KeyStore.prototype._checkAddressExists = function (address, hdPathString) {
+  address = strip0x(address);
+  if (this.ksData[hdPathString].encPrivKeys[address] == undefined) {
+    throw new Error('Address not found in KeyStore');
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 KeyStore.prototype.getSeed = function (pwDerivedKey) {
 
   if(!this.isDerivedKeyCorrect(pwDerivedKey)) {
@@ -458,6 +566,15 @@ KeyStore.prototype.exportPrivateKey = function (address, pwDerivedKey, hdPathStr
   return privKey;
 };
 
+KeyStore.prototype.resetAddress = function(hdPathString) {
+  if (hdPathString === undefined) {
+    hdPathString = this.defaultHdPathString;
+  }
+
+  this.ksData[hdPathString].encPrivKeys = [];
+  this.ksData[hdPathString].addresses = [];
+};
+
 KeyStore.prototype.generateNewAddress = function(pwDerivedKey, n, hdPathString) {
 
   if(!this.isDerivedKeyCorrect(pwDerivedKey)) {
diff --git a/test/keystore.js b/test/keystore.js
index 4163460b..cfe96be4 100644
--- a/test/keystore.js
+++ b/test/keystore.js
@@ -280,6 +280,62 @@ describe("Keystore", function() {
 
   });
 
+  describe("dumpAddress", function() {
+
+    it("returns a valid dump", function() {
+      var validKS = fixtures.valid[0];
+      let pwDerivedKey = Uint8Array.from(validKS.pwDerivedKey);
+
+      var ks = new keyStore(validKS.mnSeed, pwDerivedKey)
+      ks.generateNewAddress(pwDerivedKey, 5);
+
+      var addr = ks.getAddresses();
+      addr = addr[0];
+
+      var ser = ks.dumpAddress(addr);
+      var jsonAddr = JSON.parse(ser);
+      expect(jsonAddr.address).to.eql(addr);
+      expect(jsonAddr.encPrivKey).to.eql(ks.ksData[ks.defaultHdPathString].encPrivKeys[addr]);
+    });
+
+    it('check if the address exists', function() {
+      var validKS = fixtures.valid[0];
+      var pwDerivedKey = Uint8Array.from(validKS.pwDerivedKey);
+
+      var ks = new keyStore(validKS.mnSeed, pwDerivedKey)
+
+      expect(function() { 
+        ks.dumpAddress('0x0'); 
+      }).to.throw();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('loadAddress', function() {
+    it('loads the addresss dump', function(done) {
+      var validKS = fixtures.valid[0];
+      var pwDerivedKey = Uint8Array.from(validKS.pwDerivedKey);
+
+      var ks = new keyStore(validKS.mnSeed, pwDerivedKey)
+
+      var ser = JSON.stringify({
+        address: '12345',
+        encPrivKey: {
+          key: '12345=privKey',
+          nonce: '12345=nonce'
+        }
+      });
+
+      ks.loadAddress(ser);
+
+      ks.hasAddress('12345', function(err, has) {
+        expect(err).to.be.null;
+        expect(has).to.be.true;
+        done();
+      });
+
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("Seed functions", function() {
     it('returns the unencrypted seed', function(done) {
       var ks = new keyStore(fixtures.valid[0].mnSeed, Uint8Array.from(fixtures.valid[0].pwDerivedKey))