diff --git i/whisper/whisperv6/api.go w/whisper/whisperv6/api.go
index c60bc46a1..2de99f293 100644
--- i/whisper/whisperv6/api.go
+++ w/whisper/whisperv6/api.go
@@ -317,6 +317,16 @@ func (api *PublicWhisperAPI) Post(ctx context.Context, req NewMessage) (hexutil.
 	return result, err
 }
 
+// UninstallFilter is alias for Unsubscribe
+func (api *PublicWhisperAPI) UninstallFilter(id string) {
+	api.w.Unsubscribe(id)
+}
+
+// Unsubscribe disables and removes an existing filter.
+func (api *PublicWhisperAPI) Unsubscribe(id string) {
+	api.w.Unsubscribe(id)
+}
+
 //go:generate gencodec -type Criteria -field-override criteriaOverride -out gen_criteria_json.go
 
 // Criteria holds various filter options for inbound messages.
diff --git i/whisper/whisperv6/whisper.go w/whisper/whisperv6/whisper.go
index 880cced09..702556079 100644
--- i/whisper/whisperv6/whisper.go
+++ w/whisper/whisperv6/whisper.go
@@ -382,9 +382,9 @@ func (whisper *Whisper) NewKeyPair() (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to generate valid key")
 	}
 
-	id, err := GenerateRandomID()
+	id, err := toDeterministicID(common.ToHex(crypto.FromECDSAPub(&key.PublicKey)), keyIDSize)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to generate ID: %s", err)
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	whisper.keyMu.Lock()
@@ -399,11 +399,16 @@ func (whisper *Whisper) NewKeyPair() (string, error) {
 
 // DeleteKeyPair deletes the specified key if it exists.
 func (whisper *Whisper) DeleteKeyPair(key string) bool {
+	deterministicID, err := toDeterministicID(key, keyIDSize)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	whisper.keyMu.Lock()
 	defer whisper.keyMu.Unlock()
 
-	if whisper.privateKeys[key] != nil {
-		delete(whisper.privateKeys, key)
+	if whisper.privateKeys[deterministicID] != nil {
+		delete(whisper.privateKeys, deterministicID)
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
@@ -411,31 +416,73 @@ func (whisper *Whisper) DeleteKeyPair(key string) bool {
 
 // AddKeyPair imports a asymmetric private key and returns it identifier.
 func (whisper *Whisper) AddKeyPair(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey) (string, error) {
-	id, err := GenerateRandomID()
+	id, err := makeDeterministicID(common.ToHex(crypto.FromECDSAPub(&key.PublicKey)), keyIDSize)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to generate ID: %s", err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if whisper.HasKeyPair(id) {
+		return id, nil // no need to re-inject
 	}
 
 	whisper.keyMu.Lock()
 	whisper.privateKeys[id] = key
 	whisper.keyMu.Unlock()
+	log.Info("Whisper identity added", "id", id, "pubkey", common.ToHex(crypto.FromECDSAPub(&key.PublicKey)))
 
 	return id, nil
 }
 
+// SelectKeyPair adds cryptographic identity, and makes sure
+// that it is the only private key known to the node.
+func (whisper *Whisper) SelectKeyPair(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey) error {
+	id, err := makeDeterministicID(common.ToHex(crypto.FromECDSAPub(&key.PublicKey)), keyIDSize)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	whisper.keyMu.Lock()
+	defer whisper.keyMu.Unlock()
+
+	whisper.privateKeys = make(map[string]*ecdsa.PrivateKey) // reset key store
+	whisper.privateKeys[id] = key
+
+	log.Info("Whisper identity selected", "id", id, "key", common.ToHex(crypto.FromECDSAPub(&key.PublicKey)))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeleteKeyPairs removes all cryptographic identities known to the node
+func (whisper *Whisper) DeleteKeyPairs() error {
+	whisper.keyMu.Lock()
+	defer whisper.keyMu.Unlock()
+
+	whisper.privateKeys = make(map[string]*ecdsa.PrivateKey)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // HasKeyPair checks if the the whisper node is configured with the private key
 // of the specified public pair.
 func (whisper *Whisper) HasKeyPair(id string) bool {
+	deterministicID, err := toDeterministicID(id, keyIDSize)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	whisper.keyMu.RLock()
 	defer whisper.keyMu.RUnlock()
-	return whisper.privateKeys[id] != nil
+	return whisper.privateKeys[deterministicID] != nil
 }
 
 // GetPrivateKey retrieves the private key of the specified identity.
 func (whisper *Whisper) GetPrivateKey(id string) (*ecdsa.PrivateKey, error) {
+	deterministicID, err := toDeterministicID(id, keyIDSize)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	whisper.keyMu.RLock()
 	defer whisper.keyMu.RUnlock()
-	key := whisper.privateKeys[id]
+	key := whisper.privateKeys[deterministicID]
 	if key == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid id")
 	}
@@ -467,6 +514,23 @@ func (whisper *Whisper) GenerateSymKey() (string, error) {
 	return id, nil
 }
 
+// AddSymKey stores the key with a given id.
+func (whisper *Whisper) AddSymKey(id string, key []byte) (string, error) {
+	deterministicID, err := toDeterministicID(id, keyIDSize)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	whisper.keyMu.Lock()
+	defer whisper.keyMu.Unlock()
+
+	if whisper.symKeys[deterministicID] != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("key already exists: %v", id)
+	}
+	whisper.symKeys[deterministicID] = key
+	return deterministicID, nil
+}
+
 // AddSymKeyDirect stores the key, and returns its id.
 func (whisper *Whisper) AddSymKeyDirect(key []byte) (string, error) {
 	if len(key) != aesKeyLength {
@@ -1013,6 +1077,33 @@ func GenerateRandomID() (id string, err error) {
 	return id, err
 }
 
+// makeDeterministicID generates a deterministic ID, based on a given input
+func makeDeterministicID(input string, keyLen int) (id string, err error) {
+	buf := pbkdf2.Key([]byte(input), nil, 4096, keyLen, sha256.New)
+	if !validateDataIntegrity(buf, keyIDSize) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error in GenerateDeterministicID: failed to generate key")
+	}
+	id = common.Bytes2Hex(buf)
+	return id, err
+}
+
+// toDeterministicID reviews incoming id, and transforms it to format
+// expected internally be private key store. Originally, public keys
+// were used as keys, now random keys are being used. And in order to
+// make it easier to consume, we now allow both random IDs and public
+// keys to be passed.
+func toDeterministicID(id string, expectedLen int) (string, error) {
+	if len(id) != (expectedLen * 2) { // we received hex key, so number of chars in id is doubled
+		var err error
+		id, err = makeDeterministicID(id, expectedLen)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return id, nil
+}
+
 func isFullNode(bloom []byte) bool {
 	if bloom == nil {
 		return true