diff --git a/crates/rops/src/cryptography/data_key.rs b/crates/rops/src/cryptography/data_key.rs
index b57942d..e51c72b 100644
--- a/crates/rops/src/cryptography/data_key.rs
+++ b/crates/rops/src/cryptography/data_key.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ impl DataKey {
         DataKeySize::USIZE
     }
 
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        DataKey(RngKey::new())
+    }
+
     pub fn empty() -> Self {
         Self(RngKey::empty())
     }
diff --git a/crates/rops/src/integration/age.rs b/crates/rops/src/integration/age.rs
index b5082fb..c1705ea 100644
--- a/crates/rops/src/integration/age.rs
+++ b/crates/rops/src/integration/age.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ impl Integration for AgeIntegration {
 
         Ok(Some(decrypted_data_key_buffer))
     }
+
+    fn append_to_metadata(integration_metadata: &mut IntegrationMetadata, integration_metadata_unit: IntegrationMetadataUnit<Self>) {
+        integration_metadata.age.push(integration_metadata_unit)
+    }
 }
 
 mod error {
@@ -94,6 +98,16 @@ mod error {
     }
 }
 
+mod key_id {
+    use super::*;
+
+    impl IntegrationKeyId<AgeIntegration> for age::x25519::Recipient {
+        fn append_to_builder<F: FileFormat>(self, rops_file_builder: &mut RopsFileBuilder<F>) {
+            rops_file_builder.age_key_ids.push(self)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub use config::AgeConfig;
 mod config {
     use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -112,6 +126,10 @@ mod config {
     impl IntegrationConfig<AgeIntegration> for AgeConfig {
         const INCLUDE_DATA_KEY_CREATED_AT: bool = false;
 
+        fn new(key_id: <AgeIntegration as Integration>::KeyId) -> Self {
+            Self { key_id }
+        }
+
         fn key_id(&self) -> &<AgeIntegration as Integration>::KeyId {
             &self.key_id
         }
diff --git a/crates/rops/src/integration/aws_kms/config.rs b/crates/rops/src/integration/aws_kms/config.rs
index 46247cf..b5147cb 100644
--- a/crates/rops/src/integration/aws_kms/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rops/src/integration/aws_kms/config.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ pub struct AwsKmsConfig {
 impl IntegrationConfig<AwsKmsIntegration> for AwsKmsConfig {
     const INCLUDE_DATA_KEY_CREATED_AT: bool = true;
 
+    fn new(key_id: <AwsKmsIntegration as Integration>::KeyId) -> Self {
+        Self { key_id }
+    }
+
     fn key_id(&self) -> &<AwsKmsIntegration as Integration>::KeyId {
         &self.key_id
     }
diff --git a/crates/rops/src/integration/aws_kms/core.rs b/crates/rops/src/integration/aws_kms/core.rs
index 81d92f5..8ded962 100644
--- a/crates/rops/src/integration/aws_kms/core.rs
+++ b/crates/rops/src/integration/aws_kms/core.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ impl Integration for AwsKmsIntegration {
             .map(Some)
             .map_err(|error| IntegrationError::Decryption(error.into()))
     }
+
+    fn append_to_metadata(integration_metadata: &mut IntegrationMetadata, integration_metadata_unit: IntegrationMetadataUnit<Self>) {
+        integration_metadata.kms.push(integration_metadata_unit)
+    }
 }
 
 fn tokio_blocking<O>(future: impl Future<Output = O>) -> O {
diff --git a/crates/rops/src/integration/aws_kms/key_id.rs b/crates/rops/src/integration/aws_kms/key_id.rs
index 724b1d8..4ba4f2f 100644
--- a/crates/rops/src/integration/aws_kms/key_id.rs
+++ b/crates/rops/src/integration/aws_kms/key_id.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ impl FromStr for AwsKeyId {
     }
 }
 
+impl IntegrationKeyId<AwsKmsIntegration> for AwsKeyId {
+    fn append_to_builder<F: FileFormat>(self, rops_file_builder: &mut RopsFileBuilder<F>) {
+        rops_file_builder.aws_kms_key_ids.push(self)
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "test-utils")]
 mod mock {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/rops/src/integration/core.rs b/crates/rops/src/integration/core.rs
index 99d2dc9..4bde020 100644
--- a/crates/rops/src/integration/core.rs
+++ b/crates/rops/src/integration/core.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const ROPS_APPLICATION_NAME: &str = "rops";
 
 pub trait Integration: Sized {
     const NAME: &'static str;
-    type KeyId;
+    type KeyId: IntegrationKeyId<Self>;
     type PrivateKey;
     type Config: IntegrationConfig<Self>;
 
@@ -66,11 +66,15 @@ pub trait Integration: Sized {
     fn encrypt_data_key(key_id: &Self::KeyId, data_key: &DataKey) -> IntegrationResult<String>;
 
     fn decrypt_data_key(key_id: &Self::KeyId, encrypted_data_key: &str) -> IntegrationResult<Option<DataKey>>;
+
+    fn append_to_metadata(integration_metadata: &mut IntegrationMetadata, integration_metadata_unit: IntegrationMetadataUnit<Self>);
 }
 
 pub trait IntegrationConfig<I: Integration>: Debug + PartialEq {
     const INCLUDE_DATA_KEY_CREATED_AT: bool;
 
+    fn new(key_id: I::KeyId) -> Self;
+
     fn key_id(&self) -> &I::KeyId;
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/rops/src/integration/key_id.rs b/crates/rops/src/integration/key_id.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c772303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rops/src/integration/key_id.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+use crate::*;
+
+pub trait IntegrationKeyId<I: Integration> {
+    fn append_to_builder<F: FileFormat>(self, rops_file_builder: &mut RopsFileBuilder<F>);
+}
diff --git a/crates/rops/src/integration/mod.rs b/crates/rops/src/integration/mod.rs
index 7ea5955..87eeea9 100644
--- a/crates/rops/src/integration/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rops/src/integration/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 mod core;
 pub use core::{Integration, IntegrationConfig};
 
+mod key_id;
+pub use key_id::IntegrationKeyId;
+
 mod error;
 pub use error::{IntegrationError, IntegrationResult};
 
diff --git a/crates/rops/src/integration/test_utils.rs b/crates/rops/src/integration/test_utils.rs
index b080ef3..e6c0166 100644
--- a/crates/rops/src/integration/test_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/rops/src/integration/test_utils.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ mod stub_integration {
 
     impl Integration for StubIntegration {
         const NAME: &'static str = "stub";
-        type KeyId = ();
+        type KeyId = String;
         type PrivateKey = String;
         type Config = StubIntegrationConfig;
 
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ mod stub_integration {
         fn decrypt_data_key(_key_id: &Self::KeyId, _encrypted_data_key: &str) -> IntegrationResult<Option<DataKey>> {
             unimplemented!()
         }
+
+        fn append_to_metadata(_integration_metadata: &mut IntegrationMetadata, _integration_metadata_unit: IntegrationMetadataUnit<Self>) {
+            unimplemented!()
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl IntegrationKeyId<StubIntegration> for String {
+        fn append_to_builder<F: FileFormat>(self, _rops_file_builder: &mut RopsFileBuilder<F>) {
+            unimplemented!()
+        }
     }
 
     #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -56,8 +66,12 @@ mod stub_integration {
     impl IntegrationConfig<StubIntegration> for StubIntegrationConfig {
         const INCLUDE_DATA_KEY_CREATED_AT: bool = false;
 
+        fn new(key_id: <StubIntegration as Integration>::KeyId) -> Self {
+            Self(key_id)
+        }
+
         fn key_id(&self) -> &<StubIntegration as Integration>::KeyId {
-            &()
+            &self.0
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/rops/src/rops_file/builder.rs b/crates/rops/src/rops_file/builder.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76c8c79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/rops/src/rops_file/builder.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+use crate::*;
+
+pub struct RopsFileBuilder<F: FileFormat> {
+    plaintext_map: F::Map,
+    partial_encryption: Option<PartialEncryptionConfig>,
+    mac_only_encrypted: Option<bool>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "age")]
+    pub(crate) age_key_ids: Vec<<AgeIntegration as Integration>::KeyId>,
+    #[cfg(feature = "aws-kms")]
+    pub(crate) aws_kms_key_ids: Vec<<AwsKmsIntegration as Integration>::KeyId>,
+}
+
+impl<F: FileFormat> RopsFileBuilder<F> {
+    pub fn new(plaintext_map: F::Map) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            plaintext_map,
+            partial_encryption: None,
+            mac_only_encrypted: None,
+            age_key_ids: Vec::new(),
+            aws_kms_key_ids: Vec::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_partial_encryption(mut self, partial_encryption: PartialEncryptionConfig) -> Self {
+        self.partial_encryption = Some(partial_encryption);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn mac_only_encrypted(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.mac_only_encrypted = Some(true);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_integration_key<I: Integration>(mut self, key_id: I::KeyId) -> Self {
+        key_id.append_to_builder(&mut self);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn encrypt<C: Cipher, H: Hasher>(self) -> Result<RopsFile<EncryptedFile<C, H>, F>, RopsFileEncryptError> {
+        #[rustfmt::skip]
+        let Self { plaintext_map, partial_encryption, mac_only_encrypted, age_key_ids, aws_kms_key_ids } = self;
+
+        let data_key = DataKey::new();
+
+        let decrypted_map = plaintext_map.decrypted_to_internal()?;
+
+        let mac = Mac::<H>::compute(
+            MacOnlyEncryptedConfig::new(mac_only_encrypted, partial_encryption.as_ref()),
+            &decrypted_map,
+        );
+
+        let encrypted_map_result = decrypted_map.encrypt(&data_key, partial_encryption.as_ref());
+
+        let mut integration_metadata = IntegrationMetadata::default();
+        #[cfg(feature = "age")]
+        integration_metadata.add_integration_keys::<AgeIntegration>(age_key_ids, &data_key)?;
+        #[cfg(feature = "aws-kms")]
+        integration_metadata.add_integration_keys::<AwsKmsIntegration>(aws_kms_key_ids, &data_key)?;
+
+        let encrypted_metadata_result = RopsFileMetadata {
+            intregation: integration_metadata,
+            last_modified: LastModifiedDateTime::now(),
+            mac,
+            partial_encryption,
+            mac_only_encrypted,
+        }
+        .encrypt(&data_key);
+
+        RopsFile::from_parts_results(encrypted_map_result, encrypted_metadata_result)
+    }
+}
+
+// Redundant to test combinations of file formats, integrations, ciphers and hashers if the
+// respective trait implementations are well tested.
+#[cfg(all(test, feature = "yaml", feature = "age", feature = "aes-gcm", feature = "sha2"))]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn encrypts_with_builder() {
+        AgeIntegration::set_mock_private_key_env_var();
+
+        let builder_rops_file =
+            RopsFileBuilder::<YamlFileFormat>::new(RopsFileFormatMap::<DecryptedMap, YamlFileFormat>::mock().into_inner_map())
+                .with_partial_encryption(MockTestUtil::mock())
+                .mac_only_encrypted()
+                .add_integration_key::<AgeIntegration>(AgeIntegration::mock_key_id())
+                .encrypt::<AES256GCM, SHA512>()
+                .unwrap()
+                .decrypt::<YamlFileFormat>()
+                .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(RopsFileFormatMap::mock(), builder_rops_file.map);
+        assert_ne!(RopsFileMetadata::mock(), builder_rops_file.metadata);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/rops/src/rops_file/core.rs b/crates/rops/src/rops_file/core.rs
index b5e8421..9bf8410 100644
--- a/crates/rops/src/rops_file/core.rs
+++ b/crates/rops/src/rops_file/core.rs
@@ -18,30 +18,6 @@ where
     pub metadata: RopsFileMetadata<S::MetadataState>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum RopsFileEncryptError {
-    #[error("invalid decrypted map format: {0}")]
-    FormatToIntenrnalMap(#[from] FormatToInternalMapError),
-    #[error("unable to retrieve data key: {0}")]
-    DataKeyRetrieval(#[from] RopsFileMetadataDataKeyRetrievalError),
-    #[error("unable to encrypt map: {0}")]
-    MapEncryption(anyhow::Error),
-    #[error("unable to encrypt metadata: {0}")]
-    MetadataEncryption(anyhow::Error),
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Error)]
-pub enum RopsFileDecryptError {
-    #[error("invalid encrypted map format; {0}")]
-    FormatToIntenrnalMap(#[from] FormatToInternalMapError),
-    #[error("unable to decrypt map value: {0}")]
-    DecryptValue(#[from] DecryptRopsValueError),
-    #[error("unable to decrypt file metadata")]
-    Metadata(#[from] RopsFileMetadataDecryptError),
-    #[error("invalid MAC, computed {0}, stored {0}")]
-    MacMismatch(String, String),
-}
-
 impl<S: RopsFileState, F: FileFormat> RopsFile<S, F>
 where
     <<S::MetadataState as RopsMetadataState>::Mac as FromStr>::Err: Display,
@@ -88,7 +64,7 @@ impl<H: Hasher, F: FileFormat> RopsFile<DecryptedFile<H>, F> {
             .to_internal()?
             .encrypt::<C>(&data_key, self.metadata.partial_encryption.as_ref());
         let encrypted_metadata = self.metadata.encrypt::<C>(&data_key);
-        Self::file_from_parts_results(encrypted_map, encrypted_metadata)
+        RopsFile::from_parts_results(encrypted_map, encrypted_metadata)
     }
 
     pub fn encrypt_with_saved_parameters<C: Cipher, Fo: FileFormat>(
@@ -104,16 +80,7 @@ impl<H: Hasher, F: FileFormat> RopsFile<DecryptedFile<H>, F> {
                 .encrypt_with_saved_nonces(&data_key, self.metadata.partial_encryption.as_ref(), &saved_map_nonces);
 
         let encrypted_metadata = self.metadata.encrypt_with_saved_mac_nonce::<C>(&data_key, saved_mac_nonce);
-        Self::file_from_parts_results(encrypted_map, encrypted_metadata)
-    }
-
-    fn file_from_parts_results<C: Cipher, Fo: FileFormat>(
-        encrypted_map_result: Result<RopsMap<EncryptedMap<C>>, C::Error>,
-        encrypted_metadata_result: Result<RopsFileMetadata<EncryptedMetadata<C, H>>, C::Error>,
-    ) -> Result<RopsFile<EncryptedFile<C, H>, Fo>, RopsFileEncryptError> {
-        let encrypted_map = encrypted_map_result.map_err(|error| RopsFileEncryptError::MetadataEncryption(error.into()))?;
-        let encrypted_metadata = encrypted_metadata_result.map_err(|error| RopsFileEncryptError::MetadataEncryption(error.into()))?;
-        Ok(RopsFile::new(encrypted_map, encrypted_metadata))
+        RopsFile::from_parts_results(encrypted_map, encrypted_metadata)
     }
 }
 
@@ -154,7 +121,13 @@ impl<C: Cipher, F: FileFormat, H: Hasher> RopsFile<EncryptedFile<C, H>, F> {
         decrypted_map: &RopsMap<DecryptedMap>,
         decrypted_metadata: &RopsFileMetadata<DecryptedMetadata<H>>,
     ) -> Result<(), RopsFileDecryptError> {
-        let computed_mac = Mac::<H>::compute(MacOnlyEncryptedConfig::new(decrypted_metadata), decrypted_map);
+        let computed_mac = Mac::<H>::compute(
+            MacOnlyEncryptedConfig::new(
+                decrypted_metadata.mac_only_encrypted,
+                decrypted_metadata.partial_encryption.as_ref(),
+            ),
+            decrypted_map,
+        );
         let stored_mac = &decrypted_metadata.mac;
 
         match &computed_mac != stored_mac {
@@ -162,9 +135,18 @@ impl<C: Cipher, F: FileFormat, H: Hasher> RopsFile<EncryptedFile<C, H>, F> {
             false => Ok(()),
         }
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn from_parts_results(
+        encrypted_map_result: Result<RopsMap<EncryptedMap<C>>, C::Error>,
+        encrypted_metadata_result: Result<RopsFileMetadata<EncryptedMetadata<C, H>>, C::Error>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, RopsFileEncryptError> {
+        let encrypted_map = encrypted_map_result.map_err(|error| RopsFileEncryptError::MetadataEncryption(error.into()))?;
+        let encrypted_metadata = encrypted_metadata_result.map_err(|error| RopsFileEncryptError::MetadataEncryption(error.into()))?;
+        Ok(RopsFile::new(encrypted_map, encrypted_metadata))
+    }
 }
 
-// Reduntant to test combinations of file formats, integrations, ciphers and hashers if the
+// Redundant to test combinations of file formats, integrations, ciphers and hashers if the
 // respective trait implementations are well tested.
 #[cfg(all(test, feature = "yaml", feature = "age", feature = "aes-gcm", feature = "sha2"))]
 mod tests {
diff --git a/crates/rops/src/rops_file/metadata/integration/core.rs b/crates/rops/src/rops_file/metadata/integration/core.rs
index 72a1adf..7b4342d 100644
--- a/crates/rops/src/rops_file/metadata/integration/core.rs
+++ b/crates/rops/src/rops_file/metadata/integration/core.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ pub struct IntegrationMetadata {
 }
 
 impl IntegrationMetadata {
+    pub fn add_integration_keys<I: Integration>(&mut self, key_ids: Vec<I::KeyId>, data_key: &DataKey) -> IntegrationResult<()> {
+        key_ids
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|key_id| I::Config::new(key_id))
+            .map(|integration_config| IntegrationMetadataUnit::<I>::new(integration_config, data_key))
+            .try_for_each(|integation_metada_unit_result| {
+                integation_metada_unit_result.map(|integration_metadata| I::append_to_metadata(self, integration_metadata))
+            })
+    }
+
     pub fn find_data_key(&self) -> IntegrationResult<Option<DataKey>> {
         // In order of what is assumed to be quickest:
 
diff --git a/crates/rops/src/rops_file/metadata/mac/mac_only_encrypted.rs b/crates/rops/src/rops_file/metadata/mac/mac_only_encrypted.rs
index f2a38e6..58b6206 100644
--- a/crates/rops/src/rops_file/metadata/mac/mac_only_encrypted.rs
+++ b/crates/rops/src/rops_file/metadata/mac/mac_only_encrypted.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::{fmt::Display, str::FromStr};
-
 use crate::*;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
@@ -9,13 +7,13 @@ pub struct MacOnlyEncryptedConfig<'a> {
 }
 
 impl MacOnlyEncryptedConfig<'_> {
-    pub fn new<'a, S: RopsMetadataState>(metadata: &'a RopsFileMetadata<S>) -> MacOnlyEncryptedConfig<'a>
-    where
-        <S::Mac as FromStr>::Err: Display,
-    {
+    pub fn new<'a>(
+        mac_only_encrypted: Option<bool>,
+        partial_encryption: Option<&'a PartialEncryptionConfig>,
+    ) -> MacOnlyEncryptedConfig<'a> {
         MacOnlyEncryptedConfig::<'a> {
-            mac_only_encrypted: metadata.mac_only_encrypted.unwrap_or_default(),
-            resolved_partial_encryption: metadata.partial_encryption.as_ref().into(),
+            mac_only_encrypted: mac_only_encrypted.unwrap_or_default(),
+            resolved_partial_encryption: partial_encryption.into(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/rops/src/rops_file/mod.rs b/crates/rops/src/rops_file/mod.rs
index 3939472..12a6582 100644
--- a/crates/rops/src/rops_file/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rops/src/rops_file/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,38 @@
 mod core;
-pub use core::{RopsFile, RopsFileDecryptError, RopsFileEncryptError, RopsFileFromStrError};
+pub use core::{RopsFile, RopsFileFromStrError};
+
+pub use error::{RopsFileDecryptError, RopsFileEncryptError};
+mod error {
+    use thiserror::Error;
+
+    use crate::*;
+
+    #[derive(Debug, Error)]
+    pub enum RopsFileEncryptError {
+        #[error("invalid decrypted map format: {0}")]
+        FormatToIntenrnalMap(#[from] FormatToInternalMapError),
+        #[error("unable to retrieve data key: {0}")]
+        DataKeyRetrieval(#[from] RopsFileMetadataDataKeyRetrievalError),
+        #[error("unable to encrypt map: {0}")]
+        MapEncryption(anyhow::Error),
+        #[error("unable to encrypt metadata: {0}")]
+        MetadataEncryption(anyhow::Error),
+        #[error(transparent)]
+        Integration(#[from] IntegrationError),
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Debug, Error)]
+    pub enum RopsFileDecryptError {
+        #[error("invalid encrypted map format; {0}")]
+        FormatToIntenrnalMap(#[from] FormatToInternalMapError),
+        #[error("unable to decrypt map value: {0}")]
+        DecryptValue(#[from] DecryptRopsValueError),
+        #[error("unable to decrypt file metadata")]
+        Metadata(#[from] RopsFileMetadataDecryptError),
+        #[error("invalid MAC, computed {0}, stored {0}")]
+        MacMismatch(String, String),
+    }
+}
 
 mod state;
 pub use state::{DecryptedFile, EncryptedFile, RopsFileState};
@@ -10,6 +43,9 @@ pub use map::*;
 mod metadata;
 pub use metadata::*;
 
+mod builder;
+pub use builder::RopsFileBuilder;
+
 mod format;
 pub use format::*;