diff --git a/src/identity.cc b/src/identity.cc
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+++ b/src/identity.cc
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+#include "types.hh"
+
+namespace pEp
+{
+
+    template<>
+    template<>
+    pEp_identity* Wrapper<::pEp_identity*>::_new<const char*, const char*, const char*, const char*>
+        (const char* address, const char* fpr, const char* user_id, const char* username)
+    {
+        pEp_identity* id = new_identity(address, fpr, user_id, username);
+        if(!id)
+        {
+            throw EngineError(PEP_OUT_OF_MEMORY, "new_identity()");
+        }
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    template<>
+    void Wrapper<::pEp_identity*>::_free(::pEp_identity* id)
+    {
+        free_identity(id);
+    }
+
+
+    template class Wrapper<::pEp_identity*>;
+
+} // end of namespace pEp