diff --git a/packages/sshecret-admin/README.md b/packages/sshecret-admin/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-admin/pyproject.toml b/packages/sshecret-admin/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0de01a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sshecret-admin/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[project]
+name = "sshecret-admin"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Add your description here"
+readme = "README.md"
+authors = [
+    { name = "Allan Eising", email = "allan@eising.dk" }
+]
+requires-python = ">=3.13"
+dependencies = [
+    "bcrypt>=4.3.0",
+    "click>=8.1.8",
+    "cryptography>=44.0.2",
+    "fastapi[standard]>=0.115.12",
+    "httpx>=0.28.1",
+    "pydantic>=2.10.6",
+    "pyjwt>=2.10.1",
+    "pykeepass>=4.1.1.post1",
+    "sqlmodel>=0.0.24",
+]
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/__init__.py b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8903142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""Sshecret Admin API."""
+
+from .app import app
+
+__all__ = ["app"]
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/admin_api.py b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/admin_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc4d663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/admin_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,417 @@
+"""Admin API."""
+
+import logging
+from collections import defaultdict
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from typing import Annotated, Any
+
+import bcrypt
+import jwt
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, FastAPI, HTTPException, status
+from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordBearer, OAuth2PasswordRequestForm
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from sqlmodel import SQLModel
+
+from sqlmodel import Session, select
+
+from . import keepass
+from .auth_models import User, PasswordDB, get_engine
+from .backend import BackendClient, Client
+from .master_password import setup_master_password
+from .settings import ServerSettings
+from .view_models import (
+    ClientCreate,
+    SecretListView,
+    SecretView,
+    UpdateKeyModel,
+    UpdateKeyResponse,
+    UpdatePoliciesRequest,
+)
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+API_VERSION = "v1"
+JWT_ALGORITHM = "HS256"
+ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES = 30
+
+
+class TokenData(BaseModel):
+    """Token data."""
+
+    username: str | None = None
+
+
+class Token(BaseModel):
+    access_token: str
+    token_type: str
+
+
+settings = ServerSettings()
+
+engine = get_engine(settings.admin_db)
+
+
+def init_db() -> None:
+    """Create database."""
+    SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
+
+
+oauth2_scheme = OAuth2PasswordBearer(tokenUrl="token")
+
+
+async def get_session():
+    """Get the session."""
+    with Session(engine) as session:
+        yield session
+
+
+def setup_password_manager() -> None:
+    """Setup password manager."""
+    encr_master_password = setup_master_password(regenerate=False)
+    if not encr_master_password:
+        return
+
+    with Session(engine) as session:
+        pwdb = PasswordDB(id=1, encrypted_password=encr_master_password)
+        session.add(pwdb)
+        session.commit()
+
+
+async def get_password_manager(session: Annotated[Session, Depends(get_session)]):
+    """Get password manager."""
+    password_db = session.exec(select(PasswordDB).where(PasswordDB.id == 1)).first()
+    if not password_db:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            500, detail="Error: The password manager has not yet been set up."
+        )
+    with keepass.load_password_manager(password_db.encrypted_password) as kp:
+        yield kp
+
+
+def verify_password(plain_password: str, hashed_password: str) -> bool:
+    """Verify password against stored hash."""
+    return bcrypt.checkpw(plain_password.encode(), hashed_password.encode())
+
+
+def authenticate_user(session: Session, username: str, password: str) -> User | None:
+    """Authenticate user."""
+    user = session.exec(select(User).where(User.username == username)).first()
+    if not user:
+        return None
+    if not verify_password(password, user.hashed_password):
+        return None
+    return user
+
+
+async def get_current_user(
+    token: Annotated[str, Depends(oauth2_scheme)],
+    session: Annotated[Session, Depends(get_session)],
+) -> User:
+    """Get current user from token."""
+    credentials_exception = HTTPException(
+        status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+        detail="Could not validate credentials",
+        headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
+    )
+    try:
+        payload = jwt.decode(token, settings.secret_key, algorithms=[JWT_ALGORITHM])
+        username = payload.get("sub")
+        if not username:
+            raise credentials_exception
+        token_data = TokenData(username=username)
+    except jwt.InvalidTokenError:
+        raise credentials_exception
+
+    user = session.exec(
+        select(User).where(User.username == token_data.username)
+    ).first()
+    if not user:
+        raise credentials_exception
+    return user
+
+
+async def get_current_active_user(
+    current_user: Annotated[User, Depends(get_current_user)]
+) -> User:
+    """Get current active user."""
+    if current_user.disabled:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Inactive or disabled user")
+    return current_user
+
+
+def create_access_token(
+    data: dict[str, Any], expires_delta: timedelta | None = None
+) -> str:
+    """Create access token."""
+    to_encode = data.copy()
+    expire = datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(minutes=15)
+    if expires_delta:
+        expire = datetime.now(timezone.utc) + expires_delta
+    to_encode.update({"exp": expire})
+    encoded_jwt = jwt.encode(to_encode, settings.secret_key, algorithm=JWT_ALGORITHM)
+    return encoded_jwt
+
+
+async def get_backend():
+    """Get backend client."""
+    backend_client = BackendClient(settings)
+    yield backend_client
+
+
+async def map_secrets_to_clients(backend: BackendClient) -> defaultdict[str, list[str]]:
+    """Map secrets to clients."""
+    clients = await backend.get_clients()
+    client_secret_map: defaultdict[str, list[str]] = defaultdict(list)
+    for client in clients:
+        for secret in client.secrets:
+            client_secret_map[secret].append(client.name)
+    return client_secret_map
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def lifespan(_app: FastAPI):
+    """Create lifespan context for the app."""
+    init_db()
+    setup_password_manager()
+    yield
+
+
+api = APIRouter(
+    prefix=f"/api/{API_VERSION}",
+    lifespan=lifespan,
+)
+
+
+@api.post("/token")
+async def login_for_access_token(
+    session: Annotated[Session, Depends(get_session)],
+    form_data: Annotated[OAuth2PasswordRequestForm, Depends()],
+) -> Token:
+    """Login user and generate token."""
+    user = authenticate_user(session, form_data.username, form_data.password)
+    if not user:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+            detail="Incorrect username or password",
+            headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
+        )
+    access_token_expires = timedelta(minutes=ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES)
+    access_token = create_access_token(
+        data={"sub": user.username}, expires_delta=access_token_expires
+    )
+    return Token(access_token=access_token, token_type="bearer")
+
+
+@api.get("/secrets/")
+async def get_secret_names(
+    current_user: Annotated[User, Depends(get_current_active_user)],
+    backend: Annotated[BackendClient, Depends(get_backend)],
+    password_manager: Annotated[keepass.PasswordContext, Depends(get_password_manager)],
+) -> list[SecretListView]:
+    """Get Secret Names."""
+    # We get the list of clients first, so we can resolve access.
+    LOG.info("User %s requested get_secret_names", current_user.username)
+    client_secret_map = await map_secrets_to_clients(backend)
+    secrets = password_manager.get_available_secrets()
+    results: list[SecretListView] = []
+    for secret in secrets:
+        client_list = client_secret_map.get(secret, [])
+        results.append(SecretListView(name=secret, clients=client_list))
+
+    return results
+
+
+@api.get("/secrets/{name}")
+async def get_secret(
+    name: str,
+    current_user: Annotated[User, Depends(get_current_active_user)],
+    backend: Annotated[BackendClient, Depends(get_backend)],
+    password_manager: Annotated[keepass.PasswordContext, Depends(get_password_manager)],
+) -> SecretView:
+    """Get a secret."""
+    LOG.info("User %s viewed secret %s", current_user.username, name)
+    client_secret_map = await map_secrets_to_clients(backend)
+    secret = password_manager.get_secret(name)
+    if not secret:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Item not found."
+        )
+    clients = client_secret_map[secret]
+    return SecretView(name=name, secret=secret, clients=clients)
+
+
+@api.get("/clients/")
+async def get_clients(
+    current_user: Annotated[User, Depends(get_current_active_user)],
+    backend: Annotated[BackendClient, Depends(get_backend)],
+) -> list[Client]:
+    """Get clients."""
+    LOG.info("User %s requested get_clients", current_user.username)
+    clients = await backend.get_clients()
+    return clients
+
+
+@api.post("/clients/")
+async def create_client(
+    new_client: ClientCreate,
+    current_user: Annotated[User, Depends(get_current_active_user)],
+    backend: Annotated[BackendClient, Depends(get_backend)],
+) -> Client:
+    """Create a new client."""
+    LOG.info(
+        "User %s requested create_client %", current_user.username, new_client.name
+    )
+    await backend.register_client(new_client.name, new_client.public_key)
+    if new_client.sources:
+        LOG.debug("Creating policy sources")
+        sources = [str(source) for source in new_client.sources]
+        await backend.update_client_sources(new_client.name, sources)
+
+    client = await backend.get_client(new_client.name)
+    if not client:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            detail="The client could not be created",
+        )
+    return client
+
+
+@api.delete("/clients/{name}")
+async def delete_client(
+    name: str,
+    current_user: Annotated[User, Depends(get_current_active_user)],
+    backend: Annotated[BackendClient, Depends(get_backend)],
+) -> None:
+    """Delete a client."""
+    LOG.info("User %s requested delete_client %s", current_user.username, name)
+    await backend.delete_client(name)
+
+
+@api.put("/clients/{name}/public-key")
+async def update_client_public_key(
+    name: str,
+    updated: UpdateKeyModel,
+    current_user: Annotated[User, Depends(get_current_active_user)],
+    backend: Annotated[BackendClient, Depends(get_backend)],
+    password_manager: Annotated[keepass.PasswordContext, Depends(get_password_manager)],
+) -> UpdateKeyResponse:
+    """Update client public key.
+
+    Updating the public key will invalidate the current secrets, so these well
+    be resolved first, and re-encrypted using the new key.
+    """
+    LOG.info(
+        "User %s requested public key update for client %s", current_user.username, name
+    )
+    # Let's first ensure that the key is actually updated.
+    client = await backend.get_client(name)
+    if not client:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Item not found."
+        )
+
+    if client.public_key == updated.public_key:
+        return UpdateKeyResponse(
+            public_key=updated.public_key,
+            detail="Updated key identical to existing key. No changes were made.",
+        )
+    LOG.debug("Updating public key on backend.")
+    await backend.update_client_key(name, updated.public_key)
+    client.public_key = updated.public_key
+    response = UpdateKeyResponse(public_key=updated.public_key)
+    for secret in client.secrets:
+        LOG.debug("Re-encrypting secret %s for client %s", secret, name)
+        secret_value = password_manager.get_secret(secret)
+        if not secret_value:
+            LOG.warning("Referenced secret %s does not exist! Skipping.", secret_value)
+            continue
+        encrypted = client.encrypt(secret_value)
+        LOG.debug("Sending new encrypted value to backend.")
+        await backend.create_secret(name, secret, encrypted)
+        response.updated_secrets.append(secret)
+
+    return response
+
+
+@api.put("/clients/{name}/secrets/{secret_name}")
+async def add_secret_to_client(
+    name: str,
+    secret_name: str,
+    current_user: Annotated[User, Depends(get_current_active_user)],
+    backend: Annotated[BackendClient, Depends(get_backend)],
+    password_manager: Annotated[keepass.PasswordContext, Depends(get_password_manager)],
+) -> None:
+    """Add secret to a client."""
+    LOG.info(
+        "User %s requested add_secret_to_client for secret %s",
+        current_user.username,
+        secret_name,
+    )
+    client = await backend.get_client(name)
+    if not client:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Item not found"
+        )
+    secret = password_manager.get_secret(secret_name)
+    if not secret:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Item not found"
+        )
+    await backend.create_secret(name, secret_name, client.encrypt(secret))
+
+
+@api.delete("/clients/{name}/secrets/{secret_name}")
+async def delete_secret_from_client(
+    name: str,
+    secret_name: str,
+    current_user: Annotated[User, Depends(get_current_active_user)],
+    backend: Annotated[BackendClient, Depends(get_backend)],
+) -> None:
+    """Delete a secret from a client."""
+    LOG.info(
+        "User % requested delete of secret. Client: %s, secret: %s",
+        current_user.username,
+        name,
+        secret_name,
+    )
+    client = await backend.get_client(name)
+    if not client:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Item not found"
+        )
+
+    if secret_name not in client.secrets:
+        LOG.debug("Client does not have requested secret. No action to perform.")
+        return None
+
+    await backend.delete_client_secret(name, secret_name)
+
+
+@api.put("/clients/{name}/policies")
+async def update_client_policies(
+    name: str,
+    updated: UpdatePoliciesRequest,
+    current_user: Annotated[User, Depends(get_current_active_user)],
+    backend: Annotated[BackendClient, Depends(get_backend)],
+) -> Client:
+    """Update the client access policies."""
+    LOG.info("User %s requested update_client_policies.", current_user.username)
+    client = await backend.get_client(name)
+    if not client:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, detail="Item not found"
+        )
+
+    LOG.debug("Old policies: %r. New: %r", client.policies, updated.sources)
+
+    addresses: list[str] = [str(source) for source in updated.sources]
+    await backend.update_client_sources(name, addresses)
+    client = await backend.get_client(name)
+
+    assert client is not None, "Critical: The client disappeared after update!"
+
+    return client
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/app.py b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a02a624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""FastAPI app."""
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, status
+from fastapi.encoders import jsonable_encoder
+from fastapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
+
+from .admin_api import api
+
+
+app = FastAPI()
+
+
+@app.exception_handler(RequestValidationError)
+async def validation_exception_handler(request: Request, exc: RequestValidationError):
+    return JSONResponse(
+        status_code=status.HTTP_422_UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY,
+        content=jsonable_encoder({"detail": exc.errors(), "body": exc.body}),
+    )
+
+app.include_router(api)
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/auth_models.py b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/auth_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d55b934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/auth_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+"""Models for authentication."""
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.engine import URL
+
+from sqlmodel import SQLModel, Field, create_engine
+
+
+class User(SQLModel, table=True):
+    """Users."""
+
+    username: str = Field(unique=True, primary_key=True)
+    hashed_password: str
+    disabled: bool = Field(default=False)
+    created_at: datetime | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        sa_type=sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+        sa_column_kwargs={"server_default": sa.func.now()},
+        nullable=False,
+    )
+
+
+
+class PasswordDB(SQLModel, table=True):
+    """Password database."""
+    id: int | None = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
+    encrypted_password: str
+
+    created_at: datetime | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        sa_type=sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+        sa_column_kwargs={"server_default": sa.func.now()},
+        nullable=False,
+    )
+
+    updated_at: datetime | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        sa_type=sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+        sa_column_kwargs={"onupdate": sa.func.now(), "server_default": sa.func.now()},
+    )
+
+
+def get_engine(filename: Path, echo: bool = False) -> sa.Engine:
+    """Initialize the engine."""
+    url = URL.create(drivername="sqlite", database=str(filename.absolute()))
+    engine = create_engine(url, echo=echo)
+
+    return engine
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/backend.py b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/backend.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..201f684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/backend.py
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+"""Backend API.
+
+TODO:
+ - Handle exceptions with custom exceptions
+ - Move to shared library.
+"""
+
+import uuid
+import urllib.parse
+from datetime import datetime
+import httpx
+from pydantic import BaseModel, IPvAnyAddress, IPvAnyNetwork, TypeAdapter
+
+from .crypto import load_public_key, encrypt_string
+from .settings import ServerSettings
+
+
+class Client(BaseModel):
+    """Implementation of the backend class ClientView."""
+
+    id: uuid.UUID
+    name: str
+    public_key: str
+    secrets: list[str]
+    policies: list[IPvAnyNetwork | IPvAnyAddress]
+    created_at: datetime
+    updated_at: datetime | None
+
+    def encrypt(self, value: str) -> str:
+        """Encrypt a string."""
+        public_key = load_public_key(self.public_key.encode())
+        return encrypt_string(value, public_key=public_key)
+
+
+class BackendClient:
+    """Backend Client."""
+
+    def __init__(self, settings: ServerSettings | None = None) -> None:
+        """Initialize backend client."""
+        if not settings:
+            settings = ServerSettings()  # pyright: ignore[reportCallIssue]
+        self.settings: ServerSettings = settings
+
+    @property
+    def headers(self) -> dict[str, str]:
+        """Get the headers."""
+        return {"X-Api-Token": self.settings.backend_token}
+
+    def _format_url(self, path: str) -> str:
+        """Format a URL."""
+        return urllib.parse.urljoin(str(self.settings.backend_url), path)
+
+    async def request(self, path: str) -> httpx.Response:
+        """Send a simple GET request."""
+        url = self._format_url(path)
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as http_client:
+            response = await http_client.get(url, headers=self.headers)
+        return response
+
+    async def register_client(self, username: str, public_key: str) -> None:
+        """Register a new client."""
+        data = {
+            "name": username,
+            "public_key": public_key,
+        }
+        path = "api/v1/clients/"
+        url = self._format_url(path)
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as http_client:
+            response = await http_client.post(url, headers=self.headers, json=data)
+
+        response.raise_for_status()
+
+    async def update_client_key(self, client_name: str, public_key: str) -> None:
+        """Update the client key."""
+        path = f"api/v1/clients/{client_name}/public-key"
+        url = self._format_url(path)
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as http_client:
+            response = await http_client.post(
+                url, headers=self.headers, json={"public_key": public_key}
+            )
+
+        response.raise_for_status()
+
+    async def create_secret(
+        self, client_name: str, secret_name: str, encrypted_secret: str
+    ) -> None:
+        """Create a secret.
+
+        This will overwrite any existing secret with that name.
+        """
+        path = f"api/v1/clients/{client_name}/secrets/{secret_name}"
+        url = self._format_url(path)
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as http_client:
+            response = await http_client.put(
+                url, headers=self.headers, json={"value": encrypted_secret}
+            )
+
+        response.raise_for_status()
+
+    async def delete_client_secret(self, client_name: str, secret_name: str) -> None:
+        """Delete a secret from a client."""
+        path = f"api/v1/clients/{client_name}/secrets/{secret_name}"
+        url = self._format_url(path)
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as http_client:
+            response = await http_client.delete(url, headers=self.headers)
+
+        response.raise_for_status()
+
+    async def get_client(self, name: str) -> Client | None:
+        """Get a single client."""
+        path = f"api/v1/clients/{name}"
+        response = await self.request(path)
+        if response.status_code == 404:
+            return None
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        client = Client.model_validate(response.json())
+        return client
+
+    async def get_clients(self) -> list[Client]:
+        """Get all clients."""
+        path = "api/v1/clients/"
+        url = self._format_url(path)
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as http_client:
+            response = await http_client.get(url, headers=self.headers)
+
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        client_list_adapter = TypeAdapter(list[Client])
+        return client_list_adapter.validate_python(response.json())
+
+    async def update_client_sources(
+        self, client_name: str, addresses: list[str] | None
+    ) -> None:
+        """Update client source addresses.
+
+        Pass None to sources to allow from all.
+        """
+        if not addresses:
+            addresses = []
+
+        path = f"api/v1/clients/{client_name}/policies/"
+        url = self._format_url(path)
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as http_client:
+            response = await http_client.put(
+                url, headers=self.headers, json={"sources": addresses}
+            )
+
+        response.raise_for_status()
+
+    async def delete_client(self, client_name: str) -> None:
+        """Delete a client."""
+        path = f"api/v1/clients/{client_name}"
+        url = self._format_url(path)
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as http_client:
+            response = await http_client.delete(url, headers=self.headers)
+
+        response.raise_for_status()
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/constants.py b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/constants.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b9dd20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+RSA_PUBLIC_EXPONENT = 65537
+RSA_KEY_SIZE = 2048
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/crypto.py b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/crypto.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc7f48b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/crypto.py
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+"""Encryption related functions.
+
+Note! Encryption uses the less secure PKCS1v15 padding. This is to allow
+decryption via openssl on the command line.
+
+"""
+
+import base64
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import rsa
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import padding
+
+from . import constants
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def load_public_key(keybytes: bytes) -> rsa.RSAPublicKey:
+    public_key = serialization.load_ssh_public_key(keybytes)
+    if not isinstance(public_key, rsa.RSAPublicKey):
+        raise RuntimeError("Only RSA keys are supported.")
+    return public_key
+
+
+def validate_public_key(key: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if key provided in a string is valid."""
+    valid = False
+    public_key: rsa.RSAPublicKey | None = None
+    try:
+        keybytes = key.encode()
+        public_key = load_public_key(keybytes)
+    except Exception as e:
+        LOG.debug("Validation of public key failed: %s", e, exc_info=True)
+    else:
+        valid = True
+
+    if not isinstance(public_key, rsa.RSAPublicKey):
+        valid = False
+
+    return valid
+
+
+def load_private_key(filename: str, password: str | None = None) -> rsa.RSAPrivateKey:
+    """Load a private key."""
+    password_bytes: bytes | None = None
+    if password:
+        password_bytes = password.encode()
+    with open(filename, "rb") as f:
+        private_key = serialization.load_ssh_private_key(f.read(), password=password_bytes)
+    if not isinstance(private_key, rsa.RSAPrivateKey):
+        raise RuntimeError("Only RSA keys are supported.")
+    return private_key
+
+
+def encrypt_string(string: str, public_key: rsa.RSAPublicKey) -> str:
+    """Encrypt string, end return it base64 encoded."""
+    message = string.encode()
+    ciphertext = public_key.encrypt(
+        message,
+        padding.PKCS1v15(),
+    )
+    return base64.b64encode(ciphertext).decode()
+
+
+def decode_string(ciphertext: str, private_key: rsa.RSAPrivateKey) -> str:
+    """Decode a string. String must be base64 encoded."""
+    decoded = base64.b64decode(ciphertext)
+    decrypted = private_key.decrypt(
+        decoded,
+        padding.PKCS1v15(),
+    )
+    return decrypted.decode()
+
+
+def generate_private_key() -> rsa.RSAPrivateKey:
+    """Generate private RSA key."""
+    private_key = rsa.generate_private_key(
+        public_exponent=constants.RSA_PUBLIC_EXPONENT, key_size=constants.RSA_KEY_SIZE
+    )
+    return private_key
+
+
+def generate_pem(private_key: rsa.RSAPrivateKey) -> str:
+    """Generate PEM."""
+    pem = private_key.private_bytes(
+        encoding=serialization.Encoding.PEM,
+        format=serialization.PrivateFormat.OpenSSH,
+        encryption_algorithm=serialization.NoEncryption(),
+    )
+    return pem.decode()
+
+
+def create_private_rsa_key(filename: Path, password: str | None = None) -> None:
+    """Create an RSA Private key at the given path.
+
+    A password may be provided for secure storage.
+    """
+    if filename.exists():
+        raise RuntimeError("Error: private key file already exists.")
+    LOG.debug("Generating private RSA key at %s", filename)
+    private_key = generate_private_key()
+    encryption_algorithm = serialization.NoEncryption()
+    if password:
+        password_bytes = password.encode()
+        encryption_algorithm = serialization.BestAvailableEncryption(password_bytes)
+    with open(filename, "wb") as f:
+        pem = private_key.private_bytes(
+            encoding=serialization.Encoding.PEM,
+            format=serialization.PrivateFormat.OpenSSH,
+            encryption_algorithm=encryption_algorithm,
+        )
+        lines = f.write(pem)
+        LOG.debug("Wrote %s lines", lines)
+        f.flush()
+
+
+def generate_public_key_string(public_key: rsa.RSAPublicKey) -> str:
+    """Generate public key string."""
+    keybytes = public_key.public_bytes(
+        encoding=serialization.Encoding.OpenSSH,
+        format=serialization.PublicFormat.OpenSSH,
+    )
+    return keybytes.decode()
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/keepass.py b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/keepass.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..860a186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/keepass.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+"""Keepass password manager."""
+
+import logging
+from collections.abc import Iterator
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import cast
+
+import pykeepass
+from sshecret_admin.master_password import retrieve_master_password
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+NO_USERNAME = "NO_USERNAME"
+
+settings = ServerSettings()
+
+DEFAULT_LOCATION = "keepass.kdbx"
+
+def create_password_db(location: Path, password: str) -> None:
+    """Create the password database."""
+    LOG.info("Creating password database at %s", location)
+    pykeepass.create_database(str(location.absolute()), password=password)
+
+
+class PasswordContext:
+    """Password Context class."""
+
+    def __init__(self, keepass: pykeepass.PyKeePass) -> None:
+        """Initialize password context."""
+        self.keepass: pykeepass.PyKeePass = keepass
+
+    def add_entry(self, entry_name: str, secret: str, overwrite: bool = False) -> None:
+        """Add an entry.
+
+        Specify overwrite=True to overwrite the existing secret value, if it exists.
+        """
+        entry = cast(
+            "pykeepass.entry.Entry | None",
+            self.keepass.find_entries(title=entry_name, first=True),
+        )
+        if entry and overwrite:
+            entry.password = secret
+        elif entry:
+            raise ValueError("Error: A secret with this name already exists.")
+        LOG.debug("Add secret entry to keepass: %s", entry_name)
+        entry = self.keepass.add_entry(
+            destination_group=self.keepass.root_group,
+            title=entry_name,
+            username=NO_USERNAME,
+            password=secret,
+        )
+        self.keepass.save()
+
+    def get_secret(self, entry_name: str) -> str | None:
+        """Get the secret value."""
+        entry = cast(
+            "pykeepass.entry.Entry | None",
+            self.keepass.find_entries(title=entry_name, first=True),
+        )
+        if not entry:
+            return None
+
+        LOG.warning("Secret name %s accessed", entry_name)
+        if password := cast(str, entry.password):
+            return str(entry.password)
+
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Cannot get password for entry {entry_name}")
+
+    def get_available_secrets(self) -> list[str]:
+        """Get the names of all secrets in the database."""
+        entries = self.keepass.entries
+        if not entries:
+            return []
+        return [str(entry.title) for entry in entries]
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def _password_context(location: Path, password: str) -> Iterator[PasswordContext]:
+    """Open the password context."""
+    database = pykeepass.PyKeePass(str(location.absolute()), password=password)
+    context = PasswordContext(database)
+    yield context
+
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def load_password_manager(encrypted_password: str, location: str  = DEFAULT_LOCATION) -> Iterator[PasswordContext]:
+    """Load password manager.
+
+    This function decrypts the password, and creates the password database if it
+    has not yet been created.
+    """
+    db_location = Path(location)
+    password = retrieve_master_password(encrypted_password)
+    if not db_location.exists():
+        create_password_db(db_location, password)
+
+    with _password_context(db_location, password) as context:
+        yield context
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/master_password.py b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/master_password.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de10bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/master_password.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+"""Functions related to handling the password database master password."""
+
+import secrets
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+from sshecret_admin.crypto import (
+    create_private_rsa_key,
+    load_private_key,
+    encrypt_string,
+    decode_string,
+)
+from sshecret_admin.settings import ServerSettings
+
+KEY_FILENAME = "sshecret-admin-key"
+
+
+settings = ServerSettings()
+
+
+def setup_master_password(
+    filename: str = KEY_FILENAME, regenerate: bool = False
+) -> str | None:
+    """Setup master password.
+
+    If regenerate is True, a new key will be generated.
+
+    This method should run just after setting up the database.
+    """
+    created = _initial_key_setup(filename, regenerate)
+    if not created:
+        return None
+
+    return _generate_master_password(filename)
+
+
+def decrypt_master_password(encrypted: str, filename: str = KEY_FILENAME) -> str:
+    """Retrieve master password."""
+    keyfile = Path(filename)
+    if not keyfile.exists():
+        raise RuntimeError("Error: Private key has not been generated yet.")
+
+    private_key = load_private_key(KEY_FILENAME, password=settings.secret_key)
+    return decode_string(encrypted, private_key)
+
+
+def _generate_password() -> str:
+    """Generate a password."""
+    return secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
+
+
+def _initial_key_setup(filename: str = KEY_FILENAME, regenerate: bool = False) -> bool:
+    """Set up initial keys."""
+    keyfile = Path(filename)
+
+    if keyfile.exists() and not regenerate:
+        return False
+
+    assert (
+        settings.secret_key is not None
+    ), "Error: Could not load a secret key from environment."
+    create_private_rsa_key(keyfile, password=settings.secret_key)
+    return True
+
+
+def _generate_master_password(filename: str = KEY_FILENAME) -> str:
+    """Generate master password for password database.
+
+    Returns the encrypted string, base64 encoded.
+    """
+    keyfile = Path(filename)
+    if not keyfile.exists():
+        raise RuntimeError("Error: Private key has not been generated yet.")
+    private_key = load_private_key(filename, password=settings.secret_key)
+    public_key = private_key.public_key()
+    master_password = _generate_password()
+    return encrypt_string(master_password, public_key)
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/settings.py b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7039f3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""SSH Server settings."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from pydantic import AnyHttpUrl, Field
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
+
+
+DEFAULT_LISTEN_PORT = 8822
+
+DEFAULT_DB = "ssh_admin.db"
+
+class ServerSettings(BaseSettings):
+    """Server Settings."""
+
+    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(env_file=".admin.env", env_prefix="sshecret_admin_", secrets_dir='/var/run')
+
+    backend_url: AnyHttpUrl = Field(alias="sshecret_backend_url")
+    backend_token: str
+    listen_address: str = Field(default="")
+    secret_key: str
+    port: int = DEFAULT_LISTEN_PORT
+    admin_db: Path = Path(DEFAULT_DB)
+    debug: bool = False
diff --git a/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/view_models.py b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/view_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9eeff29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sshecret-admin/src/sshecret_admin/view_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+"""Models for the API."""
+
+from typing import Annotated
+from pydantic import AfterValidator, BaseModel, Field, IPvAnyAddress, IPvAnyNetwork
+from .crypto import validate_public_key
+from .backend import Client
+
+
+def public_key_validator(value: str) -> str:
+    """Public key validator."""
+    if validate_public_key(value):
+        return value
+    raise ValueError("Error: Public key must be a valid RSA public key.")
+
+class SecretListView(BaseModel):
+    """Model containing a list of all available secrets."""
+
+    name: str
+    clients: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)  # Clients that have access to it.
+
+
+class SecretView(BaseModel):
+    """Model containing a secret, including its clear-text value."""
+
+    name: str
+    secret: str
+    clients: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)  # Clients that have access to it.
+
+
+class UpdateKeyModel(BaseModel):
+    """Model for updating client public key."""
+
+    public_key: Annotated[str, AfterValidator(public_key_validator)]
+
+
+class UpdateKeyResponse(BaseModel):
+    """Response model after updating the public key."""
+
+    public_key: str
+    updated_secrets: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
+    detail: str | None = None
+
+
+class UpdatePoliciesRequest(BaseModel):
+    """Update policy request."""
+
+    sources: list[IPvAnyAddress | IPvAnyNetwork]
+
+
+class ClientCreate(BaseModel):
+    """Model to create a client."""
+
+    name: str
+    public_key: Annotated[str, AfterValidator(public_key_validator)]
+    sources: list[IPvAnyAddress | IPvAnyNetwork] = Field(default_factory=list)