diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ef73ce08c..5f564e34e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 .DS_Store
 node_modules
 landing/node_modules
 landing/dist
 lib/node_modules
 native/cpp/CommonCpp/CryptoTools/opaque-ke-cxx/target
 web/node_modules
 web/dist
 server/dist
 server/node_modules
 server/secrets
 server/facts
+services/identity/target
 .eslintcache
 .vscode
 !.vscode/extensions.json
diff --git a/services/identity/Cargo.lock b/services/identity/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec83f7ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/identity/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "identity"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/services/identity/Cargo.toml b/services/identity/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0d31bf37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/identity/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "identity"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/services/identity/src/main.rs b/services/identity/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7a11a969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/identity/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}