diff --git a/include/libaries_askar.h b/include/libaries_askar.h
index fdcceffc..103dc47f 100644
--- a/include/libaries_askar.h
+++ b/include/libaries_askar.h
@@ -219,6 +219,14 @@ typedef struct ArcHandle_FfiKeyEntryList {
 
 typedef struct ArcHandle_FfiKeyEntryList KeyEntryListHandle;
 
+typedef struct FfiResultList_String FfiStringList;
+
+typedef struct ArcHandle_FfiStringList {
+  const FfiStringList *_0;
+} ArcHandle_FfiStringList;
+
+typedef struct ArcHandle_FfiStringList StringListHandle;
+
 typedef int64_t CallbackId;
 
 typedef void (*LogCallback)(const void *context,
@@ -229,14 +237,6 @@ typedef void (*LogCallback)(const void *context,
                             const char *file,
                             int32_t line);
 
-typedef struct FfiResultList_String FfiStringList;
-
-typedef struct ArcHandle_FfiStringList {
-  const FfiStringList *_0;
-} ArcHandle_FfiStringList;
-
-typedef struct ArcHandle_FfiStringList StringListHandle;
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif // __cplusplus
@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@ ErrorCode askar_key_get_public_bytes(LocalKeyHandle handle, struct SecretBuffer
 
 ErrorCode askar_key_get_secret_bytes(LocalKeyHandle handle, struct SecretBuffer *out);
 
+ErrorCode skar_key_get_supported_backends(StringListHandle *out);
+
 ErrorCode askar_key_sign_message(LocalKeyHandle handle,
                                  struct ByteBuffer message,
                                  FfiStr sig_type,
diff --git a/src/ffi/key.rs b/src/ffi/key.rs
index 70ff2c41..67526867 100644
--- a/src/ffi/key.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/key.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use super::{
     handle::ArcHandle,
+    result_list::{FfiStringList, StringListHandle},
     secret::{EncryptedBuffer, SecretBuffer},
     ErrorCode,
 };
@@ -576,3 +577,29 @@ pub extern "C" fn askar_key_derive_ecdh_1pu(
         Ok(ErrorCode::Success)
     }
 }
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "C" fn askar_key_get_supported_backends(out: *mut StringListHandle) -> ErrorCode {
+    catch_err! {
+        trace!("Retrieving supported key backends");
+        check_useful_c_ptr!(out);
+
+        let mut backends = vec![KeyBackend::Software];
+
+        if cfg!(feature = "mobile_secure_element") {
+            backends.push(KeyBackend::SecureElement);
+        }
+
+        let backends: Vec<String> = backends
+            .iter()
+            .map(|b| <KeyBackend as Into<&str>>::into(b.clone()).to_owned())
+            .collect();
+
+        let string_list = StringListHandle::create(FfiStringList::from(backends));
+
+
+        unsafe { *out = string_list };
+
+        Ok(ErrorCode::Success)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ffi/mod.rs b/src/ffi/mod.rs
index baa78d32..0d47ecfb 100644
--- a/src/ffi/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/mod.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ mod macros;
 mod error;
 mod key;
 mod log;
-mod result_list;
+pub(crate) mod result_list;
 mod secret;
 mod store;
 mod tags;
diff --git a/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/src/NodeJSAriesAskar.ts b/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/src/NodeJSAriesAskar.ts
index 8b01ddb6..950cbbab 100644
--- a/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/src/NodeJSAriesAskar.ts
+++ b/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/src/NodeJSAriesAskar.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ import {
 } from '@hyperledger/aries-askar-shared'
 
 import {
+  allocateStringListHandle,
   serializeArguments,
   encryptedBufferStructToClass,
   deallocateCallbackBuffer,
@@ -616,7 +617,7 @@ export class NodeJSAriesAskar implements AriesAskar {
   }
 
   public keyGenerate(options: KeyGenerateOptions): LocalKeyHandle {
-    const { algorithm, ephemeral,backend } = serializeArguments(options)
+    const { algorithm, ephemeral, backend } = serializeArguments(options)
     const ret = allocatePointer()
 
     const errorCode = this.nativeAriesAskar.askar_key_generate(algorithm, backend, ephemeral, ret)
@@ -742,6 +743,31 @@ export class NodeJSAriesAskar implements AriesAskar {
     return encryptedBufferStructToClass(encryptedBuffer)
   }
 
+  public keyGetSupportedBackends(): Array<string> {
+    const stringListHandlePtr = allocateStringListHandle()
+
+    const keyGetSupportedBackendsErrorCode = this.nativeAriesAskar.askar_key_get_supported_backends(stringListHandlePtr)
+    this.handleError(keyGetSupportedBackendsErrorCode)
+    const stringListHandle = stringListHandlePtr.deref() as Buffer
+
+    const listCountPtr = allocateInt32Buffer()
+    const stringListCountErrorCode = this.nativeAriesAskar.askar_string_list_count(stringListHandle, listCountPtr)
+    this.handleError(stringListCountErrorCode)
+    const count = listCountPtr.deref() as number
+
+    const supportedBackends = []
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+      const strPtr = allocateStringBuffer()
+      const errorCode = this.nativeAriesAskar.askar_string_list_get_item(stringListHandle, i, strPtr)
+      this.handleError(errorCode)
+      supportedBackends.push(strPtr.deref() as string)
+    }
+    this.nativeAriesAskar.askar_string_list_free(stringListHandle)
+
+    return supportedBackends
+  }
+
   public scanFree(options: ScanFreeOptions): void {
     const { scanHandle } = serializeArguments(options)
 
diff --git a/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/src/ffi/alloc.ts b/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/src/ffi/alloc.ts
index 415760c4..2cff8d2f 100644
--- a/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/src/ffi/alloc.ts
+++ b/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/src/ffi/alloc.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export const allocateAeadParams = (): Buffer => alloc(AeadParamsStruct)
 
 export const allocateLocalKeyHandle = allocatePointer
 
+export const allocateStringListHandle = allocatePointer
+
 export const allocateCallbackBuffer = (callback: Buffer) => setTimeout(() => callback, 1000000)
 
 export const deallocateCallbackBuffer = (id: number) => clearTimeout(id as unknown as NodeJS.Timeout)
diff --git a/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/src/library/bindings.ts b/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/src/library/bindings.ts
index 169a530c..e1007d5e 100644
--- a/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/src/library/bindings.ts
+++ b/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/src/library/bindings.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ export const nativeBindings = {
     [FFI_POINTER, ByteBufferStruct, ByteBufferStruct, FFI_STRING, FFI_INT8_PTR],
   ],
   askar_key_wrap_key: [FFI_ERROR_CODE, [FFI_POINTER, FFI_POINTER, ByteBufferStruct, EncryptedBufferStructPtr]],
+  askar_key_get_supported_backends: [FFI_ERROR_CODE, [FFI_STRING_LIST_HANDLE]],
 
   askar_scan_free: [FFI_ERROR_CODE, [FFI_SCAN_HANDLE]],
   askar_scan_next: [FFI_ERROR_CODE, [FFI_SCAN_HANDLE, FFI_CALLBACK_PTR, FFI_CALLBACK_ID]],
diff --git a/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/tests/keys.test.ts b/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/tests/keys.test.ts
index 587489c6..8d7b34d8 100644
--- a/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/tests/keys.test.ts
+++ b/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-nodejs/tests/keys.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 import { Key, KeyAlgs, KeyMethod } from '@hyperledger/aries-askar-shared'
 
+import { ariesAskarNodeJS } from '../src'
+
 describe('keys', () => {
   beforeAll(() => {
     require('@hyperledger/aries-askar-nodejs')
   })
 
+  test('supported backends', () => {
+    const backends = ariesAskarNodeJS.keyGetSupportedBackends()
+
+    expect(backends.length).toStrictEqual(1)
+    expect(backends).toStrictEqual(expect.arrayContaining(['software']))
+  })
+
   test('aes cbc hmac', () => {
     const key = Key.generate(KeyAlgs.AesA128CbcHs256)
     expect(key.algorithm).toStrictEqual(KeyAlgs.AesA128CbcHs256)
diff --git a/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-shared/src/ariesAskar/AriesAskar.ts b/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-shared/src/ariesAskar/AriesAskar.ts
index a0e07844..aac70012 100644
--- a/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-shared/src/ariesAskar/AriesAskar.ts
+++ b/wrappers/javascript/aries-askar-shared/src/ariesAskar/AriesAskar.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ import type {
   SessionHandle,
   StoreHandle,
 } from '../crypto'
-import type { KeyAlgs, LogLevel, SigAlgs } from '../enums'
-import { KeyBackend } from '../enums'
+import type { KeyAlgs, LogLevel, SigAlgs, KeyBackend } from '../enums'
 import type { AriesAskarErrorObject } from '../error'
 import type { AeadParams, EncryptedBuffer } from '../types'
 
diff --git a/wrappers/python/aries_askar/bindings/__init__.py b/wrappers/python/aries_askar/bindings/__init__.py
index ec0abddf..3bdc4948 100644
--- a/wrappers/python/aries_askar/bindings/__init__.py
+++ b/wrappers/python/aries_askar/bindings/__init__.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ async def store_list_profiles(handle: StoreHandle) -> Sequence[str]:
             byref(buf),
         )
         ret.append(str(buf))
+
     return ret
 
 
@@ -865,6 +866,31 @@ def key_unwrap_key(
     return result
 
 
+def key_get_supported_backends() -> Sequence[str]:
+    handle = StringListHandle()
+    invoke("askar_key_get_string_handle", POINTER(StringListHandle), byref(handle))
+    count = c_int32()
+    invoke(
+        "askar_string_list_count",
+        (StringListHandle, POINTER(c_int32)),
+        handle,
+        byref(count),
+    )
+    ret = []
+    for idx in range(count.value):
+        buf = StrBuffer()
+        invoke(
+            "askar_string_list_get_item",
+            (StringListHandle, c_int32, POINTER(StrBuffer)),
+            handle,
+            idx,
+            byref(buf),
+        )
+        ret.append(str(buf))
+
+    return ret
+
+
 def key_crypto_box_random_nonce() -> ByteBuffer:
     buf = ByteBuffer()
     invoke(
diff --git a/wrappers/python/aries_askar/key.py b/wrappers/python/aries_askar/key.py
index 7e96bca1..d622c9ba 100644
--- a/wrappers/python/aries_askar/key.py
+++ b/wrappers/python/aries_askar/key.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Handling of Key instances."""
 
-from typing import Union, Optional
+from typing import Union, Optional, Sequence
 
 from . import bindings
 from .bindings import AeadParams, Encrypted, LocalKeyHandle
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ def __init__(self, handle: LocalKeyHandle):
         self._handle = handle
 
     @classmethod
-    def generate(cls, alg: Union[str, KeyAlg], *, key_backend: Optional[KeyBackend] = None, ephemeral: bool = False) -> "Key":
+    def generate(
+        cls,
+        alg: Union[str, KeyAlg],
+        *,
+        key_backend: Optional[KeyBackend] = None,
+        ephemeral: bool = False,
+    ) -> "Key":
         return cls(bindings.key_generate(alg, key_backend, ephemeral))
 
     @classmethod
@@ -40,6 +46,10 @@ def from_public_bytes(cls, alg: Union[str, KeyAlg], public: bytes) -> "Key":
     def from_jwk(cls, jwk: Union[dict, str, bytes]) -> "Key":
         return cls(bindings.key_from_jwk(jwk))
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_supported_backends(cls) -> Sequence[str]:
+        return bindings.key_get_supported_backends()
+
     @property
     def handle(self) -> LocalKeyHandle:
         """Accessor for the key handle."""
diff --git a/wrappers/python/tests/test_keys.py b/wrappers/python/tests/test_keys.py
index 49a79f9e..b2d03e63 100644
--- a/wrappers/python/tests/test_keys.py
+++ b/wrappers/python/tests/test_keys.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
 
+from aries_askar.types import KeyBackend
 import pytest
 
 from aries_askar import (
@@ -9,6 +10,12 @@
 )
 
 
+def test_get_supported_backends():
+    backends = Key.get_supported_backends()
+
+    assert backends == [str(KeyBackend.Software)]
+
+
 def test_aes_cbc_hmac():
     key = Key.generate(KeyAlg.A128CBC_HS256)
     assert key.algorithm == KeyAlg.A128CBC_HS256