diff --git a/static-data/official-plugins/wot/cli/__init__.py b/static-data/official-plugins/wot/cli/__init__.py
index c61926d3..f36a59ca 100644
--- a/static-data/official-plugins/wot/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/static-data/official-plugins/wot/cli/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def list_idens():
 
 
 main_menu = {
-    'l': (list_idens, 'list identities'),
+    'l': (list_idens, 'list trusted identities'),
     'q': (do_quit, 'quit CLI')
 }
 
diff --git a/static-data/official-plugins/wot/main.py b/static-data/official-plugins/wot/main.py
index ae035cf7..d43a961a 100644
--- a/static-data/official-plugins/wot/main.py
+++ b/static-data/official-plugins/wot/main.py
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ import locale
 from time import sleep
 from typing import Set, TYPE_CHECKING
 from threading import Thread, local
+
 from gossip.peerset import gossip_peer_set
-
-
 from logger import log as logging
-
+import config
 import onionrplugins
 from onionrplugins.pluginapis import plugin_apis
 
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 plugin_name = 'wot'
 PLUGIN_VERSION = '0.0.1'
 from wot.identity import identities
+from wot import wotkeyring
 from cli import main_ui
 from onionrplugins import plugin_apis
 
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ from wot.loadfromblocks import load_identities_from_blocks
 
 
 def on_init(api, data=None):
+    def load_identity_from_config(identity_name: str):
+        identity_base85_key = config.get('wot.identity.{identity_name}')
+
     logging.info(
         f"Web of Trust Plugin v{PLUGIN_VERSION} enabled")
 
@@ -56,6 +59,24 @@ def on_init(api, data=None):
 
     plugin_apis['rpc.add_module_to_api'](wot)
 
+    # load active identity, from there load our trust graph
+    active_identity = config.get('wot.active_identity_name', '')
+    if active_identity:
+        try:
+            script = sys.argv[0] + ' '
+        except IndexError:
+            script = ''
+        logging.info(
+            "Generate a web of trust identity with '{script}wot new" +
+            "<name>' and restart Onionr")
+        return
+    if config.get('wot.use_system_keyring', True):
+        iden = wotkeyring.get_identity_by_name(active_identity)
+    else:
+        # load from file
+        iden = load_identity_from_config(active_identity)
+
+
 
 def on_wot_cmd(api, data=None):
     main_ui()
diff --git a/static-data/official-plugins/wot/requirements.in b/static-data/official-plugins/wot/requirements.in
index 9c782b83..fb120965 100644
--- a/static-data/official-plugins/wot/requirements.in
+++ b/static-data/official-plugins/wot/requirements.in
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 PyNaCl==1.5.0
 cffi==1.15.1
+keyring>=23.9.3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static-data/official-plugins/wot/wot/__init__.py b/static-data/official-plugins/wot/wot/__init__.py
index 724d7384..2dcd124c 100644
--- a/static-data/official-plugins/wot/wot/__init__.py
+++ b/static-data/official-plugins/wot/wot/__init__.py
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ from .identity import Identity
 from .getbykey import get_identity_by_key
 from .identity import identities
 from .identity.identityset import serialize_identity_set
-
diff --git a/static-data/official-plugins/wot/wot/getbykey.py b/static-data/official-plugins/wot/wot/getbykey.py
index 940ed081..5d87d5f5 100644
--- a/static-data/official-plugins/wot/wot/getbykey.py
+++ b/static-data/official-plugins/wot/wot/getbykey.py
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@ def get_identity_by_key(
         if bytes(identity.key) == bytes(key):
             return identity
     raise KeyError("Identity not found")
-
-get_identity_by_key
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static-data/official-plugins/wot/wot/wotkeyring/__init__.py b/static-data/official-plugins/wot/wot/wotkeyring/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..144f71c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static-data/official-plugins/wot/wot/wotkeyring/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import keyring
+
+from identity import Identity
+
+
+def get_identity_by_name(name: str) -> 'Identity':
+    iden_key = keyring.get_credential('onionr.wot', name)
+    if not iden_key:
+        raise KeyError('Identity not found')
+    return Identity(iden_key, name)
+
+
+def set_identity_by_name(identity: 'Identity', name: str) -> None:
+    if identity.private_key:
+        keyring.set_credential('onionr.wot', name, identity.private_key)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError('Cannot set identity with no private key')
+