diff --git a/Sources/Web5/Dids/BearerDID.swift b/Sources/Web5/Dids/BearerDID.swift
index b954cd1..deb1899 100644
--- a/Sources/Web5/Dids/BearerDID.swift
+++ b/Sources/Web5/Dids/BearerDID.swift
@@ -45,6 +45,35 @@ public struct BearerDID {
         return did[keyPath: member]
     }
 
+    /// Returns a `BearerDIDSigner` that can be used to sign messages, credentials, or arbitrary data
+    ///
+    /// If given, the `verificationMethodID` parameter is used to select a key from the
+    /// verification methods present in the `DIDDocument`. If `verificationMethodID` is not
+    /// provided, the first verificationMethod in the `DIDDocument` will be used.
+    ///
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - keyAlias: Alias of the key that will be used for
+    public func getSigner(verificationMethodID: String? = nil) throws -> BearerDIDSigner {
+        let verificationMethod: VerificationMethod?
+        
+        if let verificationMethodID {
+            verificationMethod = document.verificationMethod?.first { $0.id == verificationMethodID }
+        } else {
+            verificationMethod = document.verificationMethod?.first
+        }
+
+        guard let verificationMethod else {
+            throw Error.getSignerError("No verificationMethod found")
+        }
+
+        guard let publicKey = verificationMethod.publicKeyJwk else {
+            throw Error.getSignerError("VerificationMethod \(verificationMethod.id) does not contain a publicKeyJwk")
+        }
+
+        let keyAlias = try keyManager.getDeterministicAlias(key: publicKey)
+        return BearerDIDSigner(keyAlias: keyAlias, keyManager: keyManager)
+    }
+
     /// Exports the `BearerDID` into a portable format that contains the DID's URI in addition
     /// to every private key associated with a verifification method.
     public func export() throws -> PortableDID {
@@ -84,6 +113,7 @@ extension BearerDID {
     public enum Error: LocalizedError {
         case keyManagerNotExporter(KeyManager)
         case keyManagerNotImporter(KeyManager)
+        case getSignerError(String)
         case exportError(String)
 
         public var errorDescription: String? {
@@ -92,9 +122,30 @@ extension BearerDID {
                 return "\(String(describing: type(of: keyManager))) does not support exporting keys"
             case let .keyManagerNotImporter(keyManager):
                 return "\(String(describing: type(of: keyManager))) does not support importing keys"
-            case let .exportError(error):
-                return "Export error: \(error)"
+            case let .getSignerError(reason):
+                return "Error getting signer: \(reason)"
+            case let .exportError(reason):
+                return "Error exporting: \(reason)"
             }
         }
     }
 }
+
+// MARK: - BearerDIDSigner
+
+public struct BearerDIDSigner {
+
+    let keyAlias: String
+    let keyManager: KeyManager
+
+    public func sign<P>(payload: P) throws -> Data
+    where P: DataProtocol {
+        return try self.keyManager.sign(keyAlias: keyAlias, payload: payload)
+    }
+    
+    public func verify<P, S>(payload: P, signature: S) throws -> Bool
+    where P: DataProtocol, S: DataProtocol {
+        let publicKey = try keyManager.getPublicKey(keyAlias: keyAlias)
+        return try Crypto.verify(payload: payload, signature: signature, publicKey: publicKey)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/Web5Tests/Dids/BearerDIDTests.swift b/Tests/Web5Tests/Dids/BearerDIDTests.swift
index 64b70dd..9fbd58b 100644
--- a/Tests/Web5Tests/Dids/BearerDIDTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/Web5Tests/Dids/BearerDIDTests.swift
@@ -5,13 +5,43 @@ import XCTest
 
 final class BearerDIDTests: XCTestCase {
 
-    func test_export() async throws {
+    func test_export() throws {
         let didJWK = try DIDJWK.create(keyManager: InMemoryKeyManager())
-        let portableDID = try await didJWK.export()
+        let portableDID = try didJWK.export()
 
         XCTAssertNoDifference(portableDID.uri, didJWK.uri)
         XCTAssertNoDifference(portableDID.document, didJWK.document)
         XCTAssertNoDifference(portableDID.privateKeys.count, 1)
         XCTAssertNil(portableDID.metadata)
     }
+
+    func test_getSigner() throws {
+        let payload = "Hello, world!".data(using: .utf8)!
+
+        let didJWK = try DIDJWK.create(keyManager: InMemoryKeyManager())
+        let signer = try didJWK.getSigner()
+
+        let signature = try signer.sign(payload: payload)
+        let isValid = try signer.verify(payload: payload, signature: signature)
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(isValid)
+    }
+
+    func test_getSigner_verificationMethodID() throws {
+        let payload = "Hello, world!".data(using: .utf8)!
+
+        let didJWK = try DIDJWK.create(keyManager: InMemoryKeyManager())
+        let verificationMethodID = try XCTUnwrap(didJWK.document.verificationMethod?.first?.id)
+
+        let signer = try didJWK.getSigner(verificationMethodID: verificationMethodID)
+        let signature = try signer.sign(payload: payload)
+        let isValid = try signer.verify(payload: payload, signature: signature)
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(isValid)
+    }
+
+    func test_getSigner_invalidVerificationMethodID() throws {
+        let didJWK = try DIDJWK.create(keyManager: InMemoryKeyManager())
+        XCTAssertThrowsError(try didJWK.getSigner(verificationMethodID: "not-real"))
+    }
 }