diff --git a/src/pEpmodule.cc b/src/pEpmodule.cc
index 8b0cab8..1a01338 100644
--- a/src/pEpmodule.cc
+++ b/src/pEpmodule.cc
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ namespace pEp {
         {
             adapter.shutdown_sync();
         }
+
+        void debug_color(int ansi_color)
+        {
+            ::set_debug_color(adapter.session(), ansi_color);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -370,7 +375,7 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pEp)
         .def("__deepcopy__", &Message::deepcopy)
         .def("__copy__", &Message::copy);
 
-    // basic API
+    // basic API and key management API
 
     def("update_identity", &pEp::PythonAdapter::update_identity,
     "update_identity(ident)\n"
@@ -518,6 +523,9 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pEp)
             "call this from another thread to shut down the sync thread\n"
        );
 
+    def("debug_color", &pEp::PythonAdapter::debug_color,
+            "for debug builds set ANSI color value");
+
     // codecs
 
     call< object >(((object)(import("codecs").attr("register"))).ptr(), make_function(sync_search));
diff --git a/test/sync_handshake.py b/test/sync_handshake.py
index a3a993a..3f94b77 100644
--- a/test/sync_handshake.py
+++ b/test/sync_handshake.py
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ def run(name, color=None):
     if color:
         global output
         output = lambda x: print(colored(x, color))
+        if color == "red":
+            pEp.debug_color(31)
+        elif color == "green":
+            pEp.debug_color(32)
+        elif color == "cyan":
+            pEp.debug_color(36)
 
     me = pEp.Identity("alice@peptest.ch", name + " of Alice Neuman", name)
     pEp.myself(me)
diff --git a/utils/pEp b/utils/pEp
index d245d9b..4854e9c 100755
--- a/utils/pEp
+++ b/utils/pEp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ parser.add_argument('--decrypt', '-d', help='decrypt p≡p message',
         action='store_true', dest='decrypt')
 parser.add_argument('--import', '-i', help='import key data in PGP format',
         action='store_true', dest='keyimport')
+parser.add_argument('--export', '-x', help='export key data in PGP format',
+        action='store_true', dest='keyexport')
 parser.add_argument('--version', '-V', help='show program version',
         action='store_true', dest='version')
 parser.add_argument('files', metavar='FILE', nargs='*',
@@ -33,8 +35,8 @@ parser.add_argument('files', metavar='FILE', nargs='*',
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
-if not(args.encrypt) and not(args.decrypt) and not (args.keyimport) and not(args.version):
-    print('use either --encrypt, --decrypt or --import', file=sys.stderr)
+if not(args.encrypt) and not(args.decrypt) and not (args.keyimport) and not (args.keyexport) and not(args.version):
+    print('use either --encrypt, --decrypt, --import or --export', file=sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(2)
 
 if args.version:
@@ -85,6 +87,17 @@ try:
             except RuntimeError:
                 print("error importing key(s)", file=sys.stderr)
 
+        elif args.keyexport:
+            if filename == '-':
+                text = sys.stdin.read()
+            else:
+                with open(filename, "rb") as f:
+                    text = f.read()
+            try:
+                import_key(text)
+            except RuntimeError:
+                print("error exporting key(s)", file=sys.stderr)
+
 except KeyboardInterrupt:
     print('\n', file=sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(1)