diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/KeyRingEditor.java b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/KeyRingEditor.java
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+package org.pgpainless.key.modification;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSecretKeyRing;
+import org.pgpainless.key.OpenPgpV4Fingerprint;
+import org.pgpainless.key.generation.KeySpec;
+import org.pgpainless.util.Passphrase;
+
+public class KeyRingEditor implements KeyRingEditorInterface {
+
+    private PGPSecretKeyRing secretKeyRing;
+
+    public KeyRingEditor(PGPSecretKeyRing secretKeyRing) {
+        this(secretKeyRing, null);
+    }
+
+    public KeyRingEditor(PGPSecretKeyRing secretKeyRing, @Nullable Passphrase passphrase) {
+        if (secretKeyRing == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("SecretKeyRing MUST NOT be null.");
+        }
+        this.secretKeyRing = secretKeyRing;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public KeyRingEditorInterface addUserId(String userId) {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public KeyRingEditorInterface deleteUserId(String userId) {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public KeyRingEditorInterface addSubKey(KeySpec keySpec) {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public KeyRingEditorInterface deleteSubKey(OpenPgpV4Fingerprint fingerprint) {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public KeyRingEditorInterface deleteSubKey(long subKeyId) {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public KeyRingEditorInterface revokeSubKey(OpenPgpV4Fingerprint fingerprint) {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public KeyRingEditorInterface revokeSubKey(long subKeyId) {
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public PGPSecretKeyRing done() {
+        return secretKeyRing;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/KeyRingEditorInterface.java b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/KeyRingEditorInterface.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Paul Schaub.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.pgpainless.key.modification;
+
+import org.bouncycastle.openpgp.PGPSecretKeyRing;
+import org.pgpainless.key.OpenPgpV4Fingerprint;
+import org.pgpainless.key.generation.KeySpec;
+
+public interface KeyRingEditorInterface {
+
+    /**
+     * Add a user-id to the primary key of the key ring.
+     *
+     * @param userId user-id
+     * @return the builder
+     */
+    KeyRingEditorInterface addUserId(String userId);
+
+    /**
+     * Remove a user-id from the primary key of the key ring.
+     *
+     * @param userId exact user-id to be removed
+     * @return the builder
+     */
+    KeyRingEditorInterface deleteUserId(String userId);
+
+    /**
+     * Add a subkey to the key ring.
+     * The subkey will be generated from the provided {@link KeySpec}.
+     *
+     * @param keySpec key specification
+     * @return the builder
+     */
+    KeyRingEditorInterface addSubKey(KeySpec keySpec);
+
+    /**
+     * Delete a subkey from the key ring.
+     * The subkey with the provided fingerprint will be remove from the key ring.
+     * If no suitable subkey is found, a {@link java.util.NoSuchElementException} will be thrown.
+     *
+     * @param fingerprint fingerprint of the subkey to be removed
+     * @return the builder
+     */
+    KeyRingEditorInterface deleteSubKey(OpenPgpV4Fingerprint fingerprint);
+
+    /**
+     * Delete a subkey from the key ring.
+     * The subkey with the provided key-id will be removed from the key ring.
+     * If no suitable subkey is found, a {@link java.util.NoSuchElementException} will be thrown.
+     *
+     * @param subKeyId id of the subkey
+     * @return the builder
+     */
+    KeyRingEditorInterface deleteSubKey(long subKeyId);
+
+    /**
+     * Revoke the subkey binding signature of a subkey.
+     * The subkey with the provided fingerprint will be revoked.
+     * If no suitable subkey is found, a {@link java.util.NoSuchElementException} will be thrown.
+     *
+     * @param fingerprint fingerprint of the subkey to be revoked
+     * @return the builder
+     */
+    KeyRingEditorInterface revokeSubKey(OpenPgpV4Fingerprint fingerprint);
+
+    /**
+     * Revoke the subkey binding sugnature of a subkey.
+     * The subkey with the provided key-id will be revoked.
+     * If no suitable subkey is found, q {@link java.util.NoSuchElementException} will be thrown.
+     *
+     * @param subKeyId id of the subkey
+     * @return the builder
+     */
+    KeyRingEditorInterface revokeSubKey(long subKeyId);
+
+    /**
+     * Return the {@link PGPSecretKeyRing}
+     * @return the key
+     */
+    PGPSecretKeyRing done();
+}