diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index adceb9d..d8a4d76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ jobs:
         run: uv sync --all-extras
       - name: Run pytest
         run: uv run pytest
+      - name: Run examples
+        run: uv run pytest examples/
diff --git a/didcomm_messaging/crypto/backend/__init__.py b/didcomm_messaging/crypto/backend/__init__.py
index 4b93467..2e3a7ee 100644
--- a/didcomm_messaging/crypto/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/didcomm_messaging/crypto/backend/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,8 @@
 """Cryptography and Secrets Management backends."""
+
+from didcomm_messaging.crypto.backend.basic import (
+    FileBasedSecretsManager,
+    InMemorySecretsManager,
+)
+
+__all__ = ["FileBasedSecretsManager", "InMemorySecretsManager"]
diff --git a/didcomm_messaging/crypto/backend/authlib.py b/didcomm_messaging/crypto/backend/authlib.py
index f14bafe..452d70a 100644
--- a/didcomm_messaging/crypto/backend/authlib.py
+++ b/didcomm_messaging/crypto/backend/authlib.py
@@ -104,6 +104,17 @@ def from_verification_method(cls, vm: VerificationMethod) -> "AuthlibKey":
             key = cls.multikey_to_key(multikey)
             return cls(key, kid)
 
+        if vm.type == "JsonWebKey2020":
+            jwk = vm.public_key_jwk
+            if not jwk:
+                raise ValueError("JWK verification method missing key")
+
+            try:
+                key = JsonWebKey.import_key(jwk)
+            except Exception as err:
+                raise ValueError("Invalid JWK") from err
+            return cls(key, kid)
+
         codec = cls.type_to_codec.get(vm.type)
         if not codec:
             raise ValueError("Unsupported verification method type: {vm_type}")
diff --git a/didcomm_messaging/crypto/backend/basic.py b/didcomm_messaging/crypto/backend/basic.py
index c69d923..1bc3a07 100644
--- a/didcomm_messaging/crypto/backend/basic.py
+++ b/didcomm_messaging/crypto/backend/basic.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 """Basic Crypto Implementations."""
 
-from typing import Optional
+import atexit
+import json
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Callable, Dict, Optional
+
 from didcomm_messaging.crypto.base import S, SecretsManager
 
 
@@ -18,3 +23,77 @@ async def get_secret_by_kid(self, kid: str) -> Optional[S]:
     async def add_secret(self, secret: S) -> None:
         """Add a secret to the secrets manager."""
         self.secrets[secret.kid] = secret
+
+
+class FileBasedSecretsManager(SecretsManager[S]):
+    """File-based Secrets Manager with in-memory caching and auto-save.
+
+    Secrets are stored in memory for fast access and persisted to a JSONL file.
+    The file is saved automatically on program exit via atexit, and can also
+    be flushed explicitly using the flush() method.
+
+    Requires serializer and deserializer callbacks to convert between SecretKey
+    objects and their JSON-serializable representation.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        path: str,
+        serializer: Callable[[S], Dict],
+        deserializer: Callable[[str, Dict], S],
+        secrets: Optional[dict] = None,
+    ):
+        """Initialize the FileBasedSecretsManager.
+
+        Args:
+            path: Full path to the JSONL file for storing secrets.
+            serializer: Callback to serialize a SecretKey to a dict.
+            deserializer: Callback to deserialize a dict to a SecretKey.
+                Takes (kid, serialized_dict) as arguments.
+            secrets: Optional initial secrets to load (file takes precedence).
+        """
+        self._path = Path(path)
+        self._serializer = serializer
+        self._deserializer = deserializer
+        self._secrets: Dict[str, S] = secrets or {}
+
+        if self._path.exists():
+            with open(self._path) as f:
+                for line in f:
+                    line = line.strip()
+                    if not line:
+                        continue
+                    data = json.loads(line)
+                    kid = data.get("kid")
+                    if kid:
+                        self._secrets[kid] = self._deserializer(kid, data)
+
+        atexit.register(self._sync)
+
+    @property
+    def path(self) -> str:
+        """Return the path to the secrets file."""
+        return str(self._path)
+
+    async def get_secret_by_kid(self, kid: str) -> Optional[S]:
+        """Get a secret by its kid."""
+        return self._secrets.get(kid)
+
+    async def add_secret(self, secret: S) -> None:
+        """Add a secret to the secrets manager."""
+        self._secrets[secret.kid] = secret
+
+    async def flush(self) -> None:
+        """Explicitly save secrets to the file."""
+        self._sync()
+
+    def _sync(self) -> None:
+        """Write secrets to file (called on atexit and flush)."""
+        tmp_path = self._path.with_suffix(".tmp")
+        self._path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        with open(tmp_path, "w") as f:
+            for kid, secret in self._secrets.items():
+                data = self._serializer(secret)
+                data["kid"] = kid
+                f.write(json.dumps(data) + "\n")
+        shutil.move(tmp_path, self._path)
diff --git a/didcomm_messaging/crypto/base.py b/didcomm_messaging/crypto/base.py
index ce2d233..ed8331c 100644
--- a/didcomm_messaging/crypto/base.py
+++ b/didcomm_messaging/crypto/base.py
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ async def ecdh_es_encrypt(self, to_keys: Sequence[P], message: bytes) -> bytes:
         """Encode a message into DIDComm v2 anonymous encryption."""
 
     @abstractmethod
-    async def ecdh_es_decrypt(self, wrapper: Union[str, bytes], recip_key: S) -> bytes:
+    async def ecdh_es_decrypt(
+        self, enc_message: Union[str, bytes], recip_key: S
+    ) -> bytes:
         """Decode a message from DIDComm v2 anonymous encryption."""
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ async def ecdh_1pu_encrypt(
     @abstractmethod
     async def ecdh_1pu_decrypt(
         self,
-        wrapper: Union[str, bytes],
+        enc_message: Union[str, bytes],
         recip_key: S,
         sender_key: P,
     ) -> bytes:
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ def verification_method_to_public_key(cls, vm: VerificationMethod) -> P:
 class SecretsManager(ABC, Generic[S]):
     """Secrets Resolver interface.
 
-    Thie secrets resolver may be used to supplement the CryptoService backend to provide
+    The secrets resolver may be used to supplement the CryptoService backend to provide
     greater flexibility.
     """
 
diff --git a/didcomm_messaging/legacy/crypto.py b/didcomm_messaging/legacy/crypto.py
index 34e22f2..41cbc9b 100644
--- a/didcomm_messaging/legacy/crypto.py
+++ b/didcomm_messaging/legacy/crypto.py
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@ def sign_message_field(field_value: Dict, signer: str, secret: bytes) -> Dict:
     )
 
     return {
-        "@type": "did:sov:BzCbsNYhMrjHiqZDTUASHg;spec"
-        "/signature/1.0/ed25519Sha512_single",
+        "@type": "did:sov:BzCbsNYhMrjHiqZDTUASHg;spec/signature/1.0/ed25519Sha512_single",
         "signer": signer,
         "sig_data": sig_data,
         "signature": signature,
diff --git a/examples/authlib_file_secrets.py b/examples/authlib_file_secrets.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01dc0ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/authlib_file_secrets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+"""Example of using authlib crypto with file-based secrets storage."""
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from authlib.jose import OKPKey
+
+from didcomm_messaging.crypto.backend.authlib import (
+    AuthlibCryptoService,
+    AuthlibSecretKey,
+)
+from didcomm_messaging.crypto.backend.basic import FileBasedSecretsManager
+from didcomm_messaging.multiformats.multibase import Base64UrlEncoder
+from didcomm_messaging.packaging import PackagingService
+from didcomm_messaging.resolver import PrefixResolver
+from didcomm_messaging.resolver.jwk import JWKResolver
+
+b64 = Base64UrlEncoder()
+
+
+def create_jwk_did(jwk: dict) -> str:
+    """Create a did:jwk from a JWK dict."""
+    encoded = b64.encode(json.dumps(jwk).encode())
+    return f"did:jwk:{encoded}"
+
+
+async def main():
+    """Run the example."""
+    # Create a temporary file for secrets storage
+    secrets_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".jsonl", delete=False)
+    secrets_path = secrets_file.name
+    secrets_file.close()
+
+    # Serializer: Convert AuthlibSecretKey to JWK dict
+    def serialize_secret(secret: AuthlibSecretKey) -> dict:
+        return secret.key.as_dict(is_private=True)
+
+    # Deserializer: Convert JWK dict back to AuthlibSecretKey
+    def deserialize_secret(kid: str, data: dict) -> AuthlibSecretKey:
+        key = OKPKey.import_key(data)
+        return AuthlibSecretKey(key, kid)
+
+    # Create the file-based secrets manager
+    secrets = FileBasedSecretsManager(secrets_path, serialize_secret, deserialize_secret)
+
+    # Generate keys for sender and recipient
+    # Using X25519 for both since it supports key agreement (encryption)
+    sender_sk = OKPKey.generate_key("X25519", is_private=True)
+    recipient_sk = OKPKey.generate_key("X25519", is_private=True)
+
+    # Get JWKs and create DIDs
+    # For 1PU (authenticated encryption), we need key agreement keys
+    sender_jwk = {**sender_sk.as_dict(), "use": "enc"}
+    recipient_jwk = {**recipient_sk.as_dict(), "use": "enc"}
+
+    sender_did = create_jwk_did(sender_jwk)
+    recipient_did = create_jwk_did(recipient_jwk)
+
+    # Add keys to secrets manager with proper kids
+    sender_secret = AuthlibSecretKey(sender_sk, f"{sender_did}#0")
+    recipient_secret = AuthlibSecretKey(recipient_sk, f"{recipient_did}#0")
+
+    await secrets.add_secret(sender_secret)
+    await secrets.add_secret(recipient_secret)
+
+    # Set up crypto and resolver
+    crypto = AuthlibCryptoService()
+    resolver = PrefixResolver({"did:jwk": JWKResolver()})
+    packer = PackagingService()
+
+    message = b"Hello, secure world!"
+
+    # Pack the message using authenticated encryption (ECDH-1PU)
+    # Requires both sender and recipient to have key agreement keys
+    packed = await packer.pack(
+        crypto=crypto,
+        resolver=resolver,
+        secrets=secrets,
+        message=message,
+        to=[recipient_did],
+        frm=sender_did,
+    )
+    print("Packed message:")
+    print(json.dumps(json.loads(packed), indent=2))
+
+    # Flush secrets to file
+    await secrets.flush()
+
+    # Show the contents of the secrets file
+    print("\nSecrets file contents:")
+    with open(secrets_path) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            print(line.strip())
+
+    # Create a new secrets manager that loads from the file
+    # This exercises the deserializer
+    print("\n--- Creating new secrets manager from file ---")
+    secrets2 = FileBasedSecretsManager(secrets_path, serialize_secret, deserialize_secret)
+
+    # Unpack the message using the newly loaded secrets
+    plaintext, metadata = await packer.unpack(
+        crypto=crypto,
+        resolver=resolver,
+        secrets=secrets2,
+        enc_message=packed,
+    )
+    print("\nUnpacked message:")
+    print(plaintext)
+
+    # Verify the message matches
+    assert plaintext == message
+    print("\nSuccess! Round-trip completed with deserialized secrets.")
+
+    # Clean up
+    Path(secrets_path).unlink()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/examples/conftest.py b/examples/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcd5491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def pytest_collect_file(parent, file_path: Path):
+    """Collect Python files in examples/ as test items."""
+    if file_path.suffix == ".py" and file_path.name not in ("conftest.py",):
+        return ExampleFile.from_parent(parent, path=file_path)
+
+
+class ExampleFile(pytest.File):
+    """pytest collector for example scripts."""
+
+    def collect(self):
+        yield ExampleItem.from_parent(self, name=self.path.stem)
+
+
+class ExampleItem(pytest.Item):
+    """pytest item that runs an example script."""
+
+    def runtest(self):
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["python", str(self.path)],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            cwd=self.path.parent,
+        )
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            raise ExampleFailedError(
+                f"Example {self.name} failed with code {result.returncode}\n"
+                f"stdout: {result.stdout}\n"
+                f"stderr: {result.stderr}"
+            )
+
+    def reportinfo(self):
+        return self.path, 0, f"Example: {self.path.name}"
+
+
+class ExampleFailedError(Exception):
+    """Raised when an example script fails to run."""
diff --git a/example.py b/examples/packaging.py
similarity index 100%
rename from example.py
rename to examples/packaging.py
diff --git a/tests/test_secrets.py b/tests/test_secrets.py
index c6014dd..939ed65 100644
--- a/tests/test_secrets.py
+++ b/tests/test_secrets.py
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
+import json
+import os
+import tempfile
+
 import pytest
 from didcomm_messaging.crypto import SecretKey
 
-from didcomm_messaging.crypto.backend.basic import InMemorySecretsManager
+from didcomm_messaging.crypto.backend.basic import (
+    FileBasedSecretsManager,
+    InMemorySecretsManager,
+)
 
 
 class MockSecretKey(SecretKey):
@@ -12,6 +19,9 @@ def __init__(self, kid) -> None:
     def kid(self):
         return self._kid
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"MockSecretKey({self._kid!r})"
+
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def in_memory_secrets_manager():
@@ -32,3 +42,68 @@ async def test_in_memory_secrets(
     await in_memory_secrets_manager.add_secret(secret)
 
     assert await in_memory_secrets_manager.get_secret_by_kid(secret.kid) == secret
+
+
+@pytest.fixture()
+def temp_secrets_file():
+    fd, path = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".jsonl")
+    os.close(fd)
+    yield path
+    if os.path.exists(path):
+        os.remove(path)
+    if os.path.exists(path + ".tmp"):
+        os.remove(path + ".tmp")
+
+
+def serializer(secret: MockSecretKey):
+    return {"multikey": f"multikey:{secret.kid}"}
+
+
+def deserializer(kid: str, data: dict):
+    return MockSecretKey(kid=kid)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_file_based_secrets(temp_secrets_file):
+    manager = FileBasedSecretsManager(temp_secrets_file, serializer, deserializer)
+
+    secret = MockSecretKey(kid="did:example:alice#key-1")
+    await manager.add_secret(secret)
+
+    result = await manager.get_secret_by_kid(secret.kid)
+    assert result == secret
+
+    await manager.flush()
+
+    with open(temp_secrets_file) as f:
+        lines = f.readlines()
+
+    assert len(lines) == 1
+    data = json.loads(lines[0])
+    assert data["kid"] == secret.kid
+    assert data["multikey"] == f"multikey:{secret.kid}"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_file_based_secrets_loads_existing(temp_secrets_file):
+    initial_data = [{"kid": "did:example:alice#key-1", "multikey": "multikey:existing"}]
+    with open(temp_secrets_file, "w") as f:
+        for item in initial_data:
+            f.write(json.dumps(item) + "\n")
+
+    manager = FileBasedSecretsManager(temp_secrets_file, serializer, deserializer)
+
+    secret = await manager.get_secret_by_kid("did:example:alice#key-1")
+    assert secret is not None
+    assert secret.kid == "did:example:alice#key-1"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_file_based_secrets_empty_file(temp_secrets_file):
+    """Test that empty file doesn't cause error."""
+    with open(temp_secrets_file, "w") as f:
+        f.write("")
+
+    manager = FileBasedSecretsManager(temp_secrets_file, serializer, deserializer)
+    result = await manager.get_secret_by_kid("any-key")
+    assert result is None