diff --git a/GpgMEWorker.cpp b/GpgMEWorker.cpp
index f3af16e..05d0b35 100644
--- a/GpgMEWorker.cpp
+++ b/GpgMEWorker.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,19 @@
 #include "GpgMEWorker.h"
 #include <gpgme++/keylistresult.h>
 #include <gpgme++/importresult.h>
+#include <gpgme++/keygenerationresult.h>
 #include <locale>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <gpgme++/data.h>
 
+using namespace std;
+
+#define SPACE " "
+#define LESSTHAN "<"
+#define MORETHAN ">"
+// From gpgme.h (C API), don't want to include it here for one const.
+#define _CREATE_NOEXPIRE   (1 << 13)
+
 GpgMEWorker::GpgMEWorker()
 {
     m_ctx = Context::createForProtocol(Protocol::OpenPGP);
@@ -145,18 +154,98 @@ const Error GpgMEWorker::SetExpiryTime(const char * keyFpr,
     e = m_ctx->addSigningKey(k); // +++
     if (e.code() != 0)
         return e;
-    
+
     m_ctx->setPinentryMode(Context::PinentryMode::PinentryLoopback);
     if (m_ppp == NULL)
         m_ppp = new LoopbackPassphraseProvider();
     m_ppp->SetPassphrase(passphrase);
     m_ctx->setPassphraseProvider(m_ppp);
-    
+
     SetExpiryTimeEditInteractor * interactor
             = new SetExpiryTimeEditInteractor(timeString);
     GpgME::Data d;
     e = m_ctx->edit(k, std::unique_ptr<SetExpiryTimeEditInteractor> (interactor), d);
     m_ctx->clearSigningKeys();
-    
+
+    return e;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Using a temporary context for key creation. It is altered after secret key
+ * creation, and subkey creation fails thereafter. This is observational.
+ */
+const Error GpgMEWorker::CreateKeyWithEngineDefaultAlgo(GpgME::Key& k,
+                                                        const string& name,
+                                                        const string& email,
+                                                        const string& comment,
+                                                        const string& passphrase,
+                                                        ulong expires)
+{
+    Error e;
+    Context * ctx = Context::createForProtocol(Protocol::OpenPGP);
+    LoopbackPassphraseProvider * ppp = new LoopbackPassphraseProvider(passphrase);
+    ctx->setPinentryMode(Context::PinentryMode::PinentryLoopback);
+    ctx->setPassphraseProvider(ppp);
+
+    string uid = name + SPACE
+            + LESSTHAN + email + MORETHAN;
+    if (!comment.empty())
+        uid += SPACE + comment;
+    uint flags = expires
+            ? 0 : _CREATE_NOEXPIRE;
+
+    KeyGenerationResult kgr = ctx->createKeyEx(uid.c_str(), "default",
+                                               0, 0, k, flags);
+    return kgr.error();
+}
+
+const Error GpgMEWorker::CreateKey(GpgME::Key& k,
+                                   const string& name,
+                                   const string& email,
+                                   const string& comment,
+                                   const char* algo,
+                                   const string& passphrase,
+                                   ulong expires)
+{
+    Error e;
+    Context * ctx = Context::createForProtocol(Protocol::OpenPGP);
+    LoopbackPassphraseProvider * ppp = new LoopbackPassphraseProvider(passphrase);
+    ctx->setPinentryMode(Context::PinentryMode::PinentryLoopback);
+    ctx->setPassphraseProvider(ppp);
+
+    string uid = name + SPACE
+            + LESSTHAN + email + MORETHAN;
+    if (!comment.empty())
+        uid += SPACE + comment;
+    uint flags = expires
+            ? 0 : _CREATE_NOEXPIRE;
+
+    KeyGenerationResult kgr = ctx->createKeyEx(uid.c_str(), algo,
+                                               0, expires, k, flags);
+    // Why is k not assigned the newly created key ?!
+    k = FindKey(kgr.fingerprint(), e, true);
+    delete ppp;
+    delete ctx;
+    return kgr.error();
+}
+
+const Error GpgMEWorker::CreateSubKey(GpgME::Key& k,
+                                      const char* algo,
+                                      const string& passphrase,
+                                      ulong expires)
+{
+    Error e;
+    Context * ctx = Context::createForProtocol(Protocol::OpenPGP);
+    LoopbackPassphraseProvider * ppp = new LoopbackPassphraseProvider(passphrase);
+    ctx->setPinentryMode(Context::PinentryMode::PinentryLoopback);
+    ctx->setPassphraseProvider(ppp);
+
+    uint flags = expires
+            ? 0 : _CREATE_NOEXPIRE;
+
+    e = ctx->createSubkey(k, algo, 0, expires, flags);
+    k.update();
+    delete ppp;
+    delete ctx;
     return e;
 }
diff --git a/GpgMEWorker.h b/GpgMEWorker.h
index 8ac5008..2e0285a 100644
--- a/GpgMEWorker.h
+++ b/GpgMEWorker.h
@@ -84,6 +84,55 @@ public:
     const Error SetExpiryTime(const char * keyFpr,
                               const string& passphrase,
                               const string& timeString = "0");
+    /**
+     * Creates a pair of secret and public keys with the default engine
+     * algorithms. Default expiry time is 2 * 365 days.
+     * @param k : must be a null key
+     * @param name
+     * @param email
+     * @param comment
+     * @param passphrase
+     * @param expires : seconds ahead of creation time. Use 0 for no expiry.
+     * @return 
+     */
+    const Error CreateKeyWithEngineDefaultAlgo(GpgME::Key& k,
+                                               const string& name,
+                                               const string& email,
+                                               const string& comment,
+                                               const string& passphrase,
+                                               ulong expires = 63072000);
+    /**
+     * Creates a secret key with passed in algorithm name. Default expiry time
+     * is 2 * 365 days.
+     * @param k : must be a null key
+     * @param name
+     * @param email
+     * @param comment
+     * @param algo : a valid algorithm name for a secret key
+     * @param passphrase
+     * @param expires : seconds ahead of creation time. Use 0 for no expiry.
+     * @return 
+     */
+    const Error CreateKey(GpgME::Key& k,
+                          const string& name,
+                          const string& email,
+                          const string& comment,
+                          const char * algo,
+                          const string& passphrase,
+                          ulong expires = 63072000);
+    /**
+     * Creates a public key with passed in algorithm name and adds it to secret
+     * key k. Default expiry time is 2 * 365 days.
+     * @param k : must be a secret key
+     * @param algo : : a valid algorithm name for a public key
+     * @param passphrase
+     * @param expires : seconds ahead of creation time. Use 0 for no expiry.
+     * @return 
+     */
+    const Error CreateSubKey(GpgME::Key& k,
+                             const char * algo,
+                             const string& passphrase,
+                             ulong expires = 63072000);
 
 private:
     Context * m_ctx;