diff --git a/packages/composer-common/api.txt b/packages/composer-common/api.txt
index ebf10a9182..f9d6e31274 100644
--- a/packages/composer-common/api.txt
+++ b/packages/composer-common/api.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ class IdCard {
    + Object getCredentials() 
    + Object getEnrollmentCredentials() 
    + String[] getRoles() 
-   + Promise fromArchive(Buffer) 
+   + Promise fromArchive() 
+   + Promise toArchive(Object,String) 
 }
 class IllegalModelException extends BaseFileException {
    + void constructor(String,ModelFile,Object,String,String,String,String) 
diff --git a/packages/composer-common/changelog.txt b/packages/composer-common/changelog.txt
index 5f60954df5..32308078c9 100644
--- a/packages/composer-common/changelog.txt
+++ b/packages/composer-common/changelog.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 #
 # Note that the latest public API is documented using JSDocs and is available in api.txt.
 #
-Version 0.10.2 {e07efe48c4f431525388c10979b4289b} 2017-07-27
+Version 0.10.2 {04641978245bd4326e314f0afb758b67} 2017-07-27
 - Added IdCard.getRoles function
+- Added IdCard.toArchive function
 
 Version 0.10.1 {d1fd512551ff5bb30b31f05f6817966e} 2017-07-24
 - Added InvalidQueryException, BaseFileException
diff --git a/packages/composer-common/lib/idcard.js b/packages/composer-common/lib/idcard.js
index 78eb96bc18..15578bf436 100644
--- a/packages/composer-common/lib/idcard.js
+++ b/packages/composer-common/lib/idcard.js
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ const JSZip = require('jszip');
 const Logger = require('./log/logger');
 const LOG = Logger.getLog('IdCard');
 
+const CONNECTION_FILENAME = 'connection.json';
+const METADATA_FILENAME = 'metadata.json';
+const CREDENTIALS_DIRNAME = 'credentials';
+
 /**
  * An ID card. Encapsulates credentials and other information required to connect to a specific business network
  * as a specific user.
@@ -140,24 +144,26 @@ class IdCard {
 
     /**
      * Create an IdCard from a card archive.
-     * @param {Buffer} buffer - the Buffer to a zip archive
-     * @return {Promise} Promise to the instantiated IdCard
+     * <p>
+     * Valid types for <em>zipData</em> are any of the types supported by JSZip.
+     * @param {String|ArrayBuffer|Uint8Array|Buffer|Blob|Promise} zipData - card archive data.
+     * @return {Promise} Promise to the instantiated IdCard.
      */
-    static fromArchive(buffer) {
+    static fromArchive(zipData) {
         const method = 'fromArchive';
-        LOG.entry(method, buffer.length);
+        LOG.entry(method, zipData.length);
 
-        return JSZip.loadAsync(buffer).then((zip) => {
+        return JSZip.loadAsync(zipData).then((zip) => {
             let promise = Promise.resolve();
 
             let metadata;
             let connection;
             let credentials = Object.create(null);
 
-            LOG.debug(method, 'Loading connection.json');
-            const connectionFile = zip.file('connection.json');
+            LOG.debug(method, 'Loading ' + CONNECTION_FILENAME);
+            const connectionFile = zip.file(CONNECTION_FILENAME);
             if (!connectionFile) {
-                throw Error('Required file not found: connection.json');
+                throw Error('Required file not found: ' + CONNECTION_FILENAME);
             }
 
             promise = promise.then(() => {
@@ -166,10 +172,10 @@ class IdCard {
                 connection = JSON.parse(connectionContent);
             });
 
-            LOG.debug(method, 'Loading metadata.json');
-            const metadataFile = zip.file('metadata.json');
+            LOG.debug(method, 'Loading ' + METADATA_FILENAME);
+            const metadataFile = zip.file(METADATA_FILENAME);
             if (!metadataFile) {
-                throw Error('Required file not found: metadata.json');
+                throw Error('Required file not found: ' + METADATA_FILENAME);
             }
 
             promise = promise.then(() => {
@@ -193,8 +199,8 @@ class IdCard {
                 });
             };
 
-            LOG.debug(method, 'Loading credentials');
-            loadDirectoryToObject('credentials', credentials);
+            LOG.debug(method, 'Loading ' + CREDENTIALS_DIRNAME);
+            loadDirectoryToObject(CREDENTIALS_DIRNAME, credentials);
 
             return promise.then(() => {
                 const idCard = new IdCard(metadata, connection, credentials);
@@ -204,6 +210,39 @@ class IdCard {
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Generate a card archive representing this ID card.
+     * <p>
+     * The default value for the <em>options.type</em> parameter is <em>arraybuffer</em>. See JSZip documentation
+     * for other valid values.
+     * @param {Object} [options] - JSZip generation options.
+     * @param {String} [options.type] - type of the resulting ZIP file data.
+     * @return {Promise} Promise of the generated ZIP file; by default an {@link ArrayBuffer}.
+     */
+    toArchive(options) {
+        const method = 'fromArchive';
+        LOG.entry(method, options);
+
+        const zipOptions = Object.assign({ type: 'arraybuffer' }, options);
+        const zip = new JSZip();
+
+        const connectionContents = JSON.stringify(this.connectionProfile);
+        zip.file(CONNECTION_FILENAME, connectionContents);
+
+        const metadataContents = JSON.stringify(this.metadata);
+        zip.file(METADATA_FILENAME, metadataContents);
+
+        Object.keys(this.credentials).forEach(credentialName => {
+            const filename = CREDENTIALS_DIRNAME + '/' + credentialName;
+            const credentialData = this.credentials[credentialName];
+            zip.file(filename, credentialData);
+        });
+
+        const result = zip.generateAsync(zipOptions);
+        LOG.exit(method, result);
+        return result;
+    }
+
 }
 
 module.exports = IdCard;
diff --git a/packages/composer-common/test/idcard.js b/packages/composer-common/test/idcard.js
index cb3805c734..bbd30de859 100644
--- a/packages/composer-common/test/idcard.js
+++ b/packages/composer-common/test/idcard.js
@@ -83,41 +83,41 @@ describe('IdCard', function() {
 
         it('should throw error on missing connection.json', function() {
             return readIdCardAsync('missing-connection').then((readBuffer) => {
-                return IdCard.fromArchive(readBuffer).then(function resolved(card) {
-                    throw Error('Card loaded without error');
-                }, function rejected(error) {
-                    error.message.should.include('connection.json');
-                });
+                return IdCard.fromArchive(readBuffer);
+            }).then(function resolved(card) {
+                throw Error('Card loaded without error');
+            }, function rejected(error) {
+                error.message.should.include('connection.json');
             });
         });
 
         it('should throw error on missing name field in connection.json', function() {
             return readIdCardAsync('missing-connection-name').then((readBuffer) => {
-                return IdCard.fromArchive(readBuffer).then(function resolved(card) {
-                    throw Error('Card loaded without error');
-                }, function rejected(error) {
-                    error.message.should.include('name');
-                });
+                return IdCard.fromArchive(readBuffer);
+            }).then(function resolved(card) {
+                throw Error('Card loaded without error');
+            }, function rejected(error) {
+                error.message.should.include('name');
             });
         });
 
         it('should throw error on missing metadata.json', function() {
             return readIdCardAsync('missing-metadata').then((readBuffer) => {
-                return IdCard.fromArchive(readBuffer).then(function resolved(card) {
-                    throw Error('Card loaded without error');
-                }, function rejected(error) {
-                    error.message.should.include('metadata.json');
-                });
+                return IdCard.fromArchive(readBuffer);
+            }).then(function resolved(card) {
+                throw Error('Card loaded without error');
+            }, function rejected(error) {
+                error.message.should.include('metadata.json');
             });
         });
 
         it('should throw error on missing name field in metadata', function() {
             return readIdCardAsync('missing-metadata-name').then((readBuffer) => {
-                return IdCard.fromArchive(readBuffer).then(function resolved(card) {
-                    throw Error('Card loaded without error');
-                }, function rejected(error) {
-                    error.message.should.include('name');
-                });
+                return IdCard.fromArchive(readBuffer);
+            }).then(function resolved(card) {
+                throw Error('Card loaded without error');
+            }, function rejected(error) {
+                error.message.should.include('name');
             });
         });
 
@@ -223,6 +223,48 @@ describe('IdCard', function() {
                 roles.should.be.empty;
             });
         });
+    });
+
+    describe('#toArchive', function() {
+        const minimalMetadata = { name: 'minimal'};
+        const minimalConnectionProfile = { name: 'minimal' };
+        const emptyCredentials = { };
+        const validCredentials = {
+            public: 'public-key-data',
+            private: 'private-key-data'
+        };
+
+        const minimalCard = new IdCard(minimalMetadata, minimalConnectionProfile, emptyCredentials);
+        const credentialsCard = new IdCard(minimalMetadata, minimalConnectionProfile, validCredentials);
+
+        it('should export a valid minimal ID card', function() {
+            return minimalCard.toArchive().then(cardArchive => {
+                return IdCard.fromArchive(cardArchive);
+            }).then(card => {
+                card.should.deep.equal(minimalCard);
+            });
+        });
 
+        it('should export credentials', function() {
+            return credentialsCard.toArchive().then(cardArchive => {
+                return IdCard.fromArchive(cardArchive);
+            }).then(card => {
+                card.should.deep.equal(credentialsCard);
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('should export to an ArrayBuffer by default', function() {
+            return minimalCard.toArchive().then(cardArchive => {
+                cardArchive.should.be.an.instanceof(ArrayBuffer);
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('should export to a Node Buffer if requested', function() {
+            const options = { type: 'nodebuffer' };
+            return minimalCard.toArchive(options).then(cardArchive => {
+                cardArchive.should.be.an.instanceof(Buffer);
+            });
+        });
     });
+
 });
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