diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx/src/errors/error.rs b/aries/aries_vcx/src/errors/error.rs
index fb6dc35da4..3c82c1f02e 100644
--- a/aries/aries_vcx/src/errors/error.rs
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx/src/errors/error.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ pub enum AriesVcxErrorKind {
     #[error("Could not parse a value")]
     ParsingError,
 
+    #[error("Unexpected wallet error")]
+    WalletUnexpected,
+
     // A2A
     #[error("Invalid HTTP response.")]
     InvalidHttpResponse,
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx/src/errors/mapping_others.rs b/aries/aries_vcx/src/errors/mapping_others.rs
index 192ec1ced1..bdaa56de07 100644
--- a/aries/aries_vcx/src/errors/mapping_others.rs
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx/src/errors/mapping_others.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ impl From<AriesVcxCoreError> for AriesVcxError {
                 AriesVcxErrorKind::DuplicationMasterSecret
             }
             AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::DuplicationDid => AriesVcxErrorKind::DuplicationDid,
+            AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::WalletUnexpected => AriesVcxErrorKind::WalletUnexpected,
             AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::LoggingError => AriesVcxErrorKind::LoggingError,
             AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::EncodeError => AriesVcxErrorKind::EncodeError,
             AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::UnknownError => AriesVcxErrorKind::UnknownError,
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ impl From<AriesVcxError> for AriesVcxCoreError {
             AriesVcxErrorKind::DuplicationMasterSecret => {
                 AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::DuplicationMasterSecret
             }
+            AriesVcxErrorKind::WalletUnexpected => AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::WalletUnexpected,
             AriesVcxErrorKind::DuplicationDid => AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::DuplicationDid,
             AriesVcxErrorKind::LoggingError => AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::LoggingError,
             AriesVcxErrorKind::EncodeError => AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::EncodeError,
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/errors/error.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/errors/error.rs
index 340777557d..9a3e729c63 100644
--- a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/errors/error.rs
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/errors/error.rs
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ pub enum AriesVcxCoreErrorKind {
     #[error("Attempted to add a DID to wallet when that DID already exists in wallet")]
     DuplicationDid,
 
+    #[error("Unexpected wallet error")]
+    WalletUnexpected,
+
     // Logger
     #[error("Logging Error")]
     LoggingError,
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/lib.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/lib.rs
index adbbf43082..1dd1913381 100644
--- a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ pub mod global;
 pub mod ledger;
 pub mod utils;
 pub mod wallet;
+pub mod wallet2;
 
 pub use indy_ledger_response_parser::ResponseParser;
 pub use indy_vdr::config::PoolConfig;
diff --git a/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet2/mod.rs b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet2/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b452f1146c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aries/aries_vcx_core/src/wallet2/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+
+use crate::errors::error::VcxCoreResult;
+
+pub enum SigType {
+    EdDSA,
+    ES256,
+    ES256K,
+    ES384,
+}
+
+impl From<SigType> for &str {
+    fn from(value: SigType) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            SigType::EdDSA => "eddsa",
+            SigType::ES256 => "es256",
+            SigType::ES256K => "es256k",
+            SigType::ES384 => "es384",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait Wallet: RecordWallet + DidWallet {}
+
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait DidWallet {
+    type DidAttrs;
+    type CreatedDid;
+    type DidKey;
+    type KeyAttrs;
+    type FindDidKeyAttrs;
+
+    async fn create_key(&self, key_attrs: Self::KeyAttrs) -> VcxCoreResult<()>;
+
+    async fn create_did(&self, attrs: Self::DidAttrs) -> VcxCoreResult<Self::CreatedDid>;
+
+    async fn did_key(&self, attrs: Self::FindDidKeyAttrs) -> VcxCoreResult<Self::DidKey>;
+
+    async fn replace_did_key(&self, did: &str, new_key_name: &str) -> VcxCoreResult<Self::DidKey>;
+
+    async fn sign(&self, verkey: &str, msg: &[u8], sig_type: SigType) -> VcxCoreResult<Vec<u8>>;
+
+    async fn verify(
+        &self,
+        verkey: &str,
+        msg: &[u8],
+        signature: &[u8],
+        sig_type: SigType,
+    ) -> VcxCoreResult<bool>;
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait RecordWallet {
+    type Record;
+    type RecordId;
+    type FoundRecord;
+    type SearchFilter;
+
+    async fn add_record(&self, record: Self::Record) -> VcxCoreResult<()>;
+
+    async fn get_record(&self, id: &Self::RecordId) -> VcxCoreResult<Self::FoundRecord>;
+
+    async fn update_record(&self, update: Self::Record) -> VcxCoreResult<()>;
+
+    async fn delete_record(&self, id: &Self::RecordId) -> VcxCoreResult<()>;
+
+    async fn search_record(
+        &self,
+        filter: Self::SearchFilter,
+    ) -> VcxCoreResult<Vec<Self::FoundRecord>>;
+}
diff --git a/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/errors/error.rs b/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/errors/error.rs
index 4f0241e211..c1b2f6b913 100644
--- a/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/errors/error.rs
+++ b/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/errors/error.rs
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ pub enum LibvcxErrorKind {
     #[error("Attempted to add a DID to wallet when that DID already exists in wallet")]
     DuplicationDid,
 
+    #[error("Unexpected wallet error")]
+    WalletUnexpected,
+
     // Logger
     #[error("Logging Error")]
     LoggingError,
diff --git a/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/errors/mapping_from_ariesvcx.rs b/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/errors/mapping_from_ariesvcx.rs
index 8cfe0ce84c..4350f7ff0f 100644
--- a/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/errors/mapping_from_ariesvcx.rs
+++ b/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/errors/mapping_from_ariesvcx.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ impl From<AriesVcxErrorKind> for LibvcxErrorKind {
             AriesVcxErrorKind::WalletAlreadyOpen => LibvcxErrorKind::WalletAlreadyOpen,
             AriesVcxErrorKind::DuplicationMasterSecret => LibvcxErrorKind::DuplicationMasterSecret,
             AriesVcxErrorKind::DuplicationDid => LibvcxErrorKind::DuplicationDid,
+            AriesVcxErrorKind::WalletUnexpected => LibvcxErrorKind::WalletUnexpected,
             AriesVcxErrorKind::LoggingError => LibvcxErrorKind::LoggingError,
             AriesVcxErrorKind::EncodeError => LibvcxErrorKind::EncodeError,
             AriesVcxErrorKind::UnknownError => LibvcxErrorKind::UnknownError,
diff --git a/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/errors/mapping_from_ariesvcxcore.rs b/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/errors/mapping_from_ariesvcxcore.rs
index 05ab64debf..71dfc66af3 100644
--- a/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/errors/mapping_from_ariesvcxcore.rs
+++ b/aries/misc/legacy/libvcx_core/src/errors/mapping_from_ariesvcxcore.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ impl From<AriesVcxCoreErrorKind> for LibvcxErrorKind {
                 LibvcxErrorKind::DuplicationMasterSecret
             }
             AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::DuplicationDid => LibvcxErrorKind::DuplicationDid,
+            AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::WalletUnexpected => LibvcxErrorKind::WalletUnexpected,
             AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::LoggingError => LibvcxErrorKind::LoggingError,
             AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::EncodeError => LibvcxErrorKind::EncodeError,
             AriesVcxCoreErrorKind::UnknownError => LibvcxErrorKind::UnknownError,