diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a6aa0c3..8696d77 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "group",
  "rand_core",
  "subtle",
+ "zeroize 1.2.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2879bab..3cb5cd6 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ dialoguer = "0.7"
 elliptic-curve = "0.6"
 gumdrop = "0.8"
 hex = "0.4"
-p256 = "0.5"
+p256 = {version = "0.5", features = ["zeroize"]}
 rand = "0.7"
 ring = "0.16.15"
 secrecy = "0.7"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index af1980e..32725be 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ use std::thread::sleep;
 use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
 use yubikey_piv::{
     certificate::{Certificate, PublicKeyInfo},
-    key::{generate as yubikey_generate, AlgorithmId, Key, RetiredSlotId, SlotId},
+    key::{
+        generate as yubikey_generate, import_ecc_key as yubikey_import, AlgorithmId, Key,
+        RetiredSlotId, SlotId,
+    },
     policy::{PinPolicy, TouchPolicy},
     MgmKey, Readers,
 };
@@ -296,21 +299,85 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                     yubikey.verify_pin(pin.as_bytes())?;
                 }
 
-                if let TouchPolicy::Never = touch_policy {
-                    // No need to touch YubiKey
-                } else {
-                    eprintln!("👆 Please touch the YubiKey");
-                }
+                let touch_prompt = || {
+                    if let TouchPolicy::Never = touch_policy {
+                        // No need to touch YubiKey
+                    } else {
+                        eprintln!("👆 Please touch the YubiKey");
+                    }
+                };
 
                 // Generate a new key in the selected slot.
-                let generated = yubikey_generate(
-                    &mut yubikey,
-                    SlotId::Retired(slot),
-                    AlgorithmId::EccP256,
-                    pin_policy,
-                    touch_policy,
-                )?;
-
+                let generated = match Select::new()
+                    .with_prompt("Select how the key should be generated")
+                    .items(&[
+                        "On the YubiKey  (The secure option, your computer never sees the private \
+                        key)",
+                        "On the computer (Less secure, you can backup the private key this way, \
+                        but the key can be exfiltrated or manipulated during import to the \
+                        YubiKey)",
+                        "Import existing (Also less secure, see above)",
+                    ])
+                    .default(0)
+                    .interact_opt()?
+                {
+                    Some(0) => {
+                        touch_prompt();
+                        yubikey_generate(
+                            &mut yubikey,
+                            SlotId::Retired(slot),
+                            AlgorithmId::EccP256,
+                            pin_policy,
+                            touch_policy,
+                        )?
+                    }
+                    Some(option @ 1..=2) => {
+                        let private_key = match option {
+                            1 => p256::PrivateKey::generate(),
+                            2 => {
+                                let private_key_input = Password::new()
+                                    .with_prompt("🔐 Enter the private key as a hex string")
+                                    .interact()?;
+
+                                match hex::decode(private_key_input) {
+                                    Ok(private_key_bytes) => {
+                                        match p256::PrivateKey::from_bytes(&private_key_bytes[..]) {
+                                            Some(private_key) => private_key,
+                                            None => {
+                                                eprintln!("Incorrect private key size");
+                                                return Ok(());
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    Err(_) => {
+                                        eprintln!("Private key must be a hex string");
+                                        return Ok(());
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            _ => unreachable!(),
+                        };
+                        touch_prompt();
+                        yubikey_import(
+                            &mut yubikey,
+                            SlotId::Retired(slot),
+                            AlgorithmId::EccP256,
+                            private_key.to_bytes().as_ref(),
+                            touch_policy,
+                            pin_policy,
+                        )?;
+                        if option == 1 {
+                            eprintln!(
+                                "Your private key (keep it safe, secure and treat it with the care \
+                                it deserves, you don't need to use it directly as it's stored on \
+                                the YubiKey): {}",
+                                hex::encode(private_key.to_bytes()));
+                        }
+                        PublicKeyInfo::EcP256(private_key.to_pubkey())
+                    }
+                    Some(_) => unreachable!(),
+                    None => return Ok(()),
+                };
                 let mut serial = [0; 20];
                 OsRng.fill_bytes(&mut serial);
 
diff --git a/src/p256.rs b/src/p256.rs
index 822e895..5888e3f 100644
--- a/src/p256.rs
+++ b/src/p256.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use elliptic_curve::sec1::EncodedPoint;
-use p256::NistP256;
+use p256::{NistP256, SecretKey};
+use rand::rngs::OsRng;
 use std::fmt;
 
 /// Wrapper around a compressed secp256r1 curve point.
@@ -43,3 +44,26 @@ impl PublicKey {
         self.0.decompress().unwrap()
     }
 }
+
+pub struct PrivateKey(SecretKey);
+
+impl PrivateKey {
+    pub(crate) fn generate() -> PrivateKey {
+        PrivateKey(SecretKey::random(&mut OsRng))
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn to_bytes(&self) -> impl AsRef<[u8]> {
+        self.0.to_bytes()
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn to_pubkey(&self) -> EncodedPoint<NistP256> {
+        EncodedPoint::from_secret_key(&self.0, false)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn from_bytes(bytes: impl AsRef<[u8]>) -> Option<PrivateKey> {
+        match SecretKey::from_bytes(bytes) {
+            Ok(secret_key) => Some(PrivateKey(secret_key)),
+            Err(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+}